Trust Lawyer

Role Overview

We are seeking a highly skilled Trust Lawyer to join our team in Dubai. This is a full-time, 

single-hire position for a candidate with strong expertise in trust law, AML/CFT compliance,

and international legal frameworks. The ideal candidate will support our Trust Division by 

providing legal advisory, drafting trust documentation, and ensuring regulatory compliance 

across our operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Draft trust deeds and other trust documents for the Trust Division (TD).

• Prepare and/or commission new document precedents that may be required by TD 

personnel.

• Review trust-related documents prepared by other Frontier staff and TD personnel.

• Provide technical advice to Frontier employees, Group employees, individual clients 

and professional intermediaries concerning trust matters and trust products.

• Assist with the review of trust accounts and accounts of underlying entities from a legal, 

documentation and trustee-approval perspective.

• Keep the Company's KYC, AML and other applicable legal and compliance manuals 

relevant and up to date.

• Review, prepare resolutions for, and arrange sign-off on accounts prepared for the TD.

• Draft memoranda concerning trust issues and trust products for internal, marketing 

and training purposes.

• Prepare articles on trust issues and products for online and print publication, subject 

to internal approval.

• Train Frontier staff and other employees on trust law, trustee documentation and 

various trust products.

• Assist with the development of new trust products and the marketing of the same from 

time to time.

• Develop and maintain familiarity with international tax, CRS/FATCA and regulatory 

issues that affect trusts and the use of trusts by clients in target markets.

• Prepare and review trustee resolutions, minutes, deeds of addition, deeds of 

distribution, deeds of appointment and retirement, and related fiduciary 

documentation.

• Maintain and improve trust deed, corporate resolution, letter of wishes and internal 

precedent libraries in coordination with management and external counsel.

• Support onboarding, periodic review and bank-facing documentation from a legal and 

fiduciary perspective.

• Liaise with external counsel where specialist advice is required and coordinate the 

implementation of such advice into Frontier documentation.

• Maintain legal matter trackers and ensure timely follow-up on assigned trust, corporate 

and client matters.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Law, with specialization or experience in trust law, corporate 

law, or financial services law.

• Strong knowledge of UAE AML/CFT regulations and Free Zone compliance 

frameworks.

• Experience with goAML, CDD/EDD, and sanctions screening is an advantage.

• Excellent drafting, analytical, and advisory skills.

• Ability to communicate effectively in Russian (speaking and understanding).