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Peerpoint is A&O Shearman’s global platform for self-directed consultant lawyers who want to access the best work, clients, resources and bespoke support, while undertaking assignments of typically six months or more, either within A&O Shearman’s practice groups or directly with clients.
Typical assignments based in Abu Dhabi or Dubai are 6 months in length and full time. There can also be opportunities that allow for flexible working arrangements.
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We are currently looking for a lawyer with 4-8 years’ top-tier post-qualification experience in Shipping for our client, an International Manufacturing company in the UAE.
During this 6 mth contract you will manage a diverse range of maritime contracts, including: buying and selling of shipping vessels, shipping services agreements, crew management agreements, concession agreements and port services agreements.
Commodities experience advantageous but not essential.
Our Criteria

Successful candidates will:

• have a minimum of four years’ post-qualification experience at a law firm ranked as top tier for Shipping work;
• ideally have recent in-house legal experience within a shipping/maritime environment.
• preferably have experience in the Middle East and fluency in Arabic
• have a desire to take ownership of their career and be responsible for their own professional development and network, proactively making use of any support and resources available;
• have researched the personal and financial factors that you need to consider when commencing a career as a legal consultant and be comfortable with the ways in which it differs from permanent employment;
• have a consultant mindset, including a highly professional, flexible and adaptable outlook and approach;
• have a practising certificate (or equivalent) which entitles them to practise as a lawyer in the region.

Please refer the Job description for details