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From £30,000 to £35,000 per year

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Full time

Job Title: Senior Staff Lawyer Reports to: Head of Legal Projects Team Overall Purpose: To lead the implementation of IBA projects for the Middle East region. To create, promote, develop, manage and execute legal projects of interest and ramification to the international legal community and the general public, and to support and contribute to IBA committee projects to enable their success. The International Bar Association (IBA) is a global federation of judges, lawyers, Law Societies and Bar Associations which works to influence the development of international law reform and shape the future of the legal profession. Its 197 member organisations and over 35,000 individual members cover all continents. The International Bar Association's Legal Projects Team works to create strategies and initiatives aimed at addressing some of the most pressing concerns faced by the global legal profession. Key Accountabilities: Middle East Representing the IBA for the Middle East, manage the IBA's programmes, initiatives and membership activity for the Middle East Region building awareness of the IBA in the region. Assist with holding local and regional events that will highlight the IBA's presence in the region; making contact with lawyers, legal organisations and government bodies. Develop, organise and implement local and regional legal programmes/events together with Middle Eastern lawyers and members of the IBA from other jurisdictions to discuss timely and cutting edge issues, including high profile events or training programmes with government organisations, such as the Ministry of Justice - with the objective of developing individual and group membership in the UAE and across the Middle East. Keep abreast of local and regional developments by reading relevant journals etc and holding discussions with local members and the wider legal profession with a view to identifying topical conferences and other events. Develop a deep understanding of what services members in the region will most value, and seeking ways to implement them. Establish strong contacts and working relationships with law firms, legal organisations, bar associations and law societies in the region. Managing and leading relationships with the Arab Regional Forum (ARF) and local members and providing administrative support for ARF meetings. Working closely with the Sponsorship team, identify potential sponsorships leads and media contacts. Encourage and develop the Arab voice within the IBA, ensuring, for example, that relevant regional issues are brought to the notice of the IBA Committees, and that articles from and about the region are appearing regularly in IBA publications. Other Legal Projects Propose, promote, develop, manage and execute legal projects as described above, in particular projects relating to economic and business law and other legal and public policy areas from across the Association; Support projects managed by other lawyers from the Legal Projects Team; Encourage and coordinate IBA committee member involvement in the projects led or promoted by the Legal Projects Team; Draft legal reports and recommendations on a variety of legal topics, particularly in the areas listed above; Identify and write items of interest for IBA publications and other professional publications; Attend and/or present at conferences, seminars, workshops, trainings, roundtables and lectures in various international locations and provide written reports; Develop and sustain relationships with other international and professional organisations, governments, academic institutions, and other entities as required for project development; Provide research for IBA committee projects as needed; Job Requirements Education and Training Essential: Law degree, legal qualification (but not necessarily in the UK). Desirable: Master of Laws, Master of Public Policy or equivalent. Work Experience Essential: Minimum one year experience working in a legal environment. Experience dealing with senior legal professionals and management of support staff. Experience working in economic and business matters in a legal capacity. Desirable: Preferably 2-3 years' experience as a practitioner (in private legal practice as a corporate lawyer of economic and business law) would be an advantage) or in legal policy in the public sector or in an international organisation. Experience with the work of bar associations Experience with legal drafting would be an advantage. Experience working with individuals from a variety of cultures would be an advantage. Technical/Professional Skills and Knowledge Essential: Strong knowledge of commercial legal issues. Strong interest in international legal work in many different fields. Impeccable verbal and written communication skills in English. Competence in the MS Office suite of programmes. Competent in use of legal databases and other on-line research tools. Confident presenter. Desirable: Fluent in Arabic and English Legal drafting skills would be an advantage. Experience with web-based content management tools would be an advantage. Experience with writing articles or marketing material would be an advantage. If you would like to apply for this position please apply online with your CV and a covering letter addressing the job requirements. senior staff lawyer solicitor attorney middle east iba economic business law public sector