Associate

Summary : Clifford Chance is one of the world's leading law firms, helping
clients achieve their goals by combining the highest global standards with
local expertise. The firm has unrivalled scale and depth of legal resources
across the three key markets of the Americas, Asia and Europe and focuses on
the core areas of: commercial activity; capital markets; corporate and M&A;
finance and banking; real estate; tax; pensions and employment; and litigation
and dispute resolution. Clifford Chance has ‎33 offices in ‎23 countries and
over ‎3,300 legal advisers.
Clifford Chance Dubai is a full service office which is completely integrated
with, and supported by, our global network. We advise clients on major
transactions in the Middle East and beyond. Our clients include public and
private corporations, investment banks and financial institutions, governments
and international bodies. Our lawyers specialise in providing a seamless
integrated service.
We have the leading finance practice in the region and have the depth and
breadth to manage large scale local and cross-border transactions. Our clients
include governments, project sponsors, lenders, debt and equity financiers,
borrowers, export-credit agencies and international financial organisations.
We provide top-tier legal expertise in the projects sector across a wide range
of asset classes, including in oil & gas, petrochemicals, renewables, water &
wastewater, mining & metals, infrastructure and telecomms.
" A leading project finance practice, particularly commended for its
experience with ECAs and both conventional and Islamic financing. Acclaimed
for its work acting for project companies, notably in the energy sector,
including in renewables, and is active on major IPPs."
Chambers Global ‎2018, Middle East: Projects & Energy
" Highly active across the project development and finance space. Advises on
high-profile mandates in Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE. Distinguished bench
that dominates in the petrochemical and gas sectors."
Chambers Global ‎2017: Middle East - Projects & Energy

The Work: Our work spans the whole of the MENA region and beyond. We work
on a broad variety of matters under both English and UAE law. Recent deal
highlights include:
* Advising on the PPP procurement of a fully integrated, multi-utility solution for the Red Sea Project, one of the giga-projects in Saudi Arabia;
* Advising on the privatization of ‎5 airports in Saudi Arabia;
* Advising on the landmark development of six IPPs in Iran;
* Advising on the privatization of the world's largest desalination plant in Abu Dhabi;
* Advising on the privatization of ‎17 wastewater projects in Saudi Arabia; and
* Advising on major renewable projects in the UAE, Kuwait, Iran, Saudi Arabia Egypt and Jordan.
Key Attractions: Recent awards include:
* Tier One: Projects & Energy - Middle East Chambers Global ‎2018: Middle East - Projects & Energy
* Ranked #‎1 Projects & Energy - Global-wide Chambers Global ‎2018 *
* Tier One: Energy & Infrastructure - UAE Chambers Global ‎2018: Middle East - Projects & Energy
* Tier One: Projects and Energy - Saudi Arabia Legal ‎500 ‎2017
* Renewables Deal of the Year: DEWA Solar PFI Awards ‎2017
* Petchem Deal of the Year: Salalah Methanol Company PFI Awards ‎2017
* Scatec Solar Egypt IFN Deal of the Year ‎2017
You will work on ground-breaking deals for top tier clients. The range,
calibre and international scope of our deal flow is unique - and makes us
stand out from our competitors.
We are proud of our reputation for being a very informal, supportive,
meritocratic and diverse group and reinforce this with regular social events -
both ad hoc and organised.
We are based in one of the most prestigious business developments in Dubai.
We run a sophisticated internal training programme that is unmatched in Dubai,
including local monthly courses run by The Academy plus annual residential
training courses in Amsterdam or London.
Our remuneration package is one of the most attractive in the market.
Key Responsibilities: You will be given responsibility for running
transactions and working closely with clients. This means that you will
develop outstanding transaction management and organisational skills as well
as developing superb technical abilities.
Skills & Experience: We are currently seeking a committed and ambitious
mid-level Projects lawyer.
In all cases, you should have first class legal ability coupled with a
practical commercial approach; and excellent drafting, analytical and
communication skills.
All candidates should be fluent in English.
You must also have exceptional results throughout your academic history.
Equal Opportunities: It is the Firm's policy to treat all employees and
job applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender, marital or civil
partnership status, race, colour, national or ethnic origin, social or
economic background, disability, religious belief, sexual orientation, or age.
Furthermore, the Firm will ensure that no requirement or condition will be
imposed without justification which could disadvantage individuals purely on
any of the above grounds.
The policy applies to recruitment and selection, terms and conditions of
employment including pay, promotion, training, transfer and every other aspect
of employment.
The Firm will regularly review its procedures and selection criteria to ensure
that individuals are selected, promoted and otherwise treated according to
their relevant individual abilities and merits.
The firm is committed to the implementation of this policy and to a programme
of action to ensure that the policy is, and continues to be, fully effective.
All staff are required to comply with the policy and to act in accordance with
its objectives so as to remove any barriers to equal opportunity. Any act of
discrimination by employees or any failure to comply with the terms of the
policy will result in disciplinary action.
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