RECRUITMENT SERVICES

LEGAL SECTOR

We are market leaders in the provision of recruitment services for, and to, the legal sector in UAE and beyond. We offer long established experience in all aspects of the recruitment process, unrivalled local market knowledge in UAE, and an approach based on trust, openness and confidentiality.

We can demonstrate a track record of success for clients and candidates.

LEGAL SEARCH - We offer professional executive search for the legal profession, whether on behalf of law firms in private practice or on behalf of companies and financial institutions seeking to recruit in house counsel. More particularly, this includes:

• Searches for Individual Partner(s) and/or Associates;
• Team bolt-ons or moves, for and between, private practice law firms;
• Law firm mergers (within/out of jurisdiction or multi-jurisdictional);
• Law firm set up in UAE;
• Appointments of In-House General Counsel and Senior/Regional/Legal Counsel;
• Appointments of Registrar and legally qualified staff for organisations/bodies.

LAWYER PLACEMENTS (CANDIDATE DRIVEN)

We are happy to represent individual lawyers at all levels and introduce them to private practice law firms or to corporates/institutions for in-house roles, using our honed and developed network of client relations.

RECRUITMENT OF LAW FIRM SUPPORT PERSONNEL

We use the latest technology, including cv videos, to enhance and streamline the client’s hiring process. We source the following roles on behalf of private practice law firms:

• COO or Office Manager
• HR Director, HR Manager, HR Assistant
• Personal Assistant/Legal Secretary
• Paralegals
• Accounts/Administrative positions
• Business Development/Marketing staff
• PSL or Knowledge Management role

UAE COMPLIANCE & ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SECTOR

With the issue of the Federal Decree on Anti Money Laundering and Countering the Financing of Terrorism in October 2018, the UAE has demonstrated its determination to bring to the UAE the most stringent of compliance and AML frameworks.

Our dedicated team will serve to assist clients (financial or corporate institutions or Regulatory bodies in Dubai and Abu Dhabi) in ensuring they recruit individuals with the relevant experience and expertise to ensure the structures and processes are in place to comply with the new requirements.

We will typically source the following types of roles on behalf of clients:

• Regulatory Compliance Consultants
• AML officers
• Anti-Bribery and Corruption Specialists
• Compliance Managers and Analysts
• Risk/Operational Risk Consultants
• Legal Compliance and Internal Audit
• Fraud Analysts
• Financial Crimes experts
• Forensic Accountants
• Regulatory Enforcement Specialists
• Cyber Security Specialists

In order to resource candidates with appropriate expertise, we will use our connections in other developed markets (London, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia) to attract new talent to UAE. We aim to be the stand-out trusted adviser in this market in UAE.