Senior Legal Counsel, Construction and Disputes

We are supporting one of the region's most strategically important infrastructure organisations, in the search for a Senior Legal Counsel to join its high-calibre legal team in Abu Dhabi. This is a rare opportunity for a construction and disputes lawyer to move into a genuinely strategic in-house role, supporting some of the UAE's largest and most significant assets and projects.

Why consider this opportunity

• Exceptional quality of work - advise on multi-billion-dollar infrastructure, utilities and energy projects.
• True strategic exposure - work directly with senior stakeholders on matters critical to national development.
• Rare in-house disputes focus - opportunities combining construction disputes and operational advisory work are exceptionally uncommon in the region.
• Outstanding team environment - join an experienced and collaborative legal function with an excellent reputation in the market.
• Long-term career platform - gain broad exposure across project development, operations, asset management and contentious matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Advise on a broad range of construction, infrastructure and operational disputes.
• Manage external counsel and support dispute avoidance and resolution strategies.
• Provide legal support on project delivery, operations and asset management matters.
• Advise internal stakeholders on risk management, regulatory compliance and legal strategy.
• Deliver practical legal guidance across the lifecycle of major infrastructure and utilities assets.

Candidate Profile

We are keen to speak with lawyers who combine strong technical construction and disputes expertise with a commercial and solutions-oriented mindset.

The successful candidate is likely to possess:

• Common law qualification with approximately 5-8 years post-qualification experience.
• Strong construction disputes experience gained within a leading international law firm.
• Experience handling complex claims, arbitrations and dispute resolution processes.
• Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
• A desire to move into a broader business-facing role within a market-leading organisation.

Candidates based in the UAE and those currently overseas are encouraged to apply.

Interested

For a confidential discussion about this opportunity, or to explore the wider in-house legal market across the Middle East, please contact the Taylor Root team in Dubai.

Job ref: 092026-295627

Note that the job advertised here represents just a selection of all the in-house roles we have running across the Middle East, Turkey and Africa region from our hub office in Dubai.

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