The Role

Department : Legal and Risk team

Location : Dubai

Reporting to : In-House Lawyer

Role : Risk Paralegal

Working Pattern: Monday to Friday

Hours: 08:30 to 17:30

The role is to provide risk and compliance support to the MEA Risk Team and to the wider business, to ensure that the firm develops and maintains the very highest standards in the manner in which the professional standards of conduct are applied in client relationships, in its management of risk and its compliance with regulatory requirements. The role will also assist in promoting best practice in these areas throughout the firm's international network. The successful candidate will work with others in the firm's global Risk Team.

The Team

The Legal and Risk Team provides support to the firm's senior management and to the wider business, to ensure that the firm develops and maintains the very highest standards of professional conduct, optimally manages risk and ensures compliance with legal and regulatory requirements.

Key Responsibilities

• Assisting with MEA Risk projects.
• Researching legal and regulatory issues and assisting in the production of related guidance, practice notes, templates and training materials .
• Assisting with the firm's information barrier systems .
• Assisting with the administration of the MEA Risk Team's email inbox .
• Maintaining and updating the MEA Risk Team's intranet pages .
• Helping with the administration and delivery of training and awareness programmes and materials for lawyers and other staff .

• Assisting with the regular review and updating of the firm's policies and procedures, risk registers, breach registers, compliance plans, engagement letters and another documentation and records .

Experience and Skills Required

• E xperience working in a leading law firm .
• Strong organisational, communication and project management skills .
• Excellent interpersonal skills - the person will liaise with both lawyers and business services groups, in each case at all levels of seniority .
• Strong analytical skills and ability to focus on detail but also on the larger picture .
• Ability to write clear, accurate and practical guidance and precedents .

Business Services Competencies

Clyde & Co is committed to providing extensive, person al and professional development opportunities for our people enabling them to be highly effective in their current role as well as assist ing them to fulfil their career aspirations.

The competencies are used to inform all aspects of Business Services career development. They vary across levels and different business areas and fall under the following areas:

• Technical Excellence
• People and Team
• Client/Stakeholder Relationships
• Service Delivery and Commercial Awareness
• Personal Effectiveness

Please note: Internal applications only. The deadline to apply is by Friday 26th April 2024