Role overview
Our client is a leading UAE banking group with a busy in-house legal function. Due to movement in the team, the bank is looking to hire an experienced Banking Lawyer on a fixed-term contract. The successful candidate will advise the business on a broad range of general banking matters, with a particular focus on corporate lending. This is a strong opportunity for a banking lawyer with both private practice and in-house experience to work with a major regional bank, with an end of year start.
Key responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate facility agreements and related security documents
- Advise relationship teams on bilateral and syndicated lending transactions
- Support general banking matters, including account documentation, guarantees and trade finance
- Review and approve transaction documentation within internal policies
- Work closely with credit, risk and business stakeholders
- Support the wider legal team on general banking matters as required
Candidate profile
- Common law qualified with 8+ years' PQE
- A mix of private practice and in-house banking experience
- Strong general banking experience, with solid corporate lending experience essential
- UAE or GCC banking experience preferred
- Commercially minded and comfortable working directly with the business
About Meyssa Legal
Meyssa Legal places lawyers across private practice and in-house roles in the UAE, with deep experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We work consultatively with leading firms, in-house teams, and senior counsel across banking and finance, disputes, corporate, regulatory, and TMT.
Our approach prioritises judgment over targets and discretion over volume. We brief every role in confidence, submit only candidates we genuinely believe fit, and treat every conversation as the start of a long-term relationship.
