We provide high-caliber, and innovative, opportunities to maximize our lawyers’ technical know-how, commercial awareness and professional effectiveness. Our lawyers shape the legal landscape by working with Governments and have access to marketing leading deals, and cases, groundbreaking legal developments across all disciplines. We encourage collaboration and are committed to helping develop knowledge and skills, deliver results, drive innovation and fulfill potential.

A paralegal’s job purpose is to support Associates, Senior Associates and Partners in handling cases and preparing for hearings, trials, and meetings. A Paralegal performs administrative and clerical tasks as well as legal research, maintains case files and drafts legal documents.

Responsibilities are as follows:

• Expected to assist associates of all levels on research of laws and judgments
• Perform legal research, checking facts, gathering client information and evidence and completing paperwork
• Assist associates of all levels with drafting formal legal documents, such as contracts and pleadings, as well as correspondence with clients and other parties
• Expected to prepare standard legal documents for matters as and when requested
• Keeps client files organised and up to date in paper and/or electronic format
• Expected to assist the Head of Department/Partner in monitoring and coordinating work between associates by preparing client consolidation reports
• Responsible to liaise and finalize with marketing on new laws and regulation articles to be published in ‘Law Update’
• Translation of documents from Arabic to English and vice versa
• Informing clients on court hearing updates
• Assisting in PoA processes, Engagement letters and other various admin duties.

Qualifications:

• A law degree or similar paralegal qualifications

Essential to our success as a regional law firm is our ability to attract and retain the best talent from a diverse range of backgrounds. We are committed to a work environment where everyone can reach their potential and we have an inclusive culture which respects individual differences.

We undertake and support a number of internal and external initiatives aimed at increasing diversity within the profession and we encourage all our partners and staff to get involved.

Al Tamimi & Company is committed to providing equal opportunities for all. We welcome applications from candidates with disabilities and support those in the workplace who have a disability