Role overview
Our client is an international law firm with a well-established Middle East presence, looking to hire a financial services regulatory lawyer into its growing practice. This is a growth hire driven by increasing client demand across the region. The practice advises a strong base of broker-dealers, asset managers, payment firms and government-related entities, and is now looking to bring in a lawyer who can take on real responsibility from day one. This is an excellent opportunity for a lawyer who wants to be part of a growing practice, have direct exposure to clients and genuine scope to help shape the direction of the regional practice.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on financial services regulatory matters across the UAE and KSA, including DFSA, ADGM, SAMA and wider federal frameworks
- Support broker-dealer, asset management and capital markets clients on regulatory compliance, licensing and structuring
- Advise on payments regulation, including e-money, stored value and payment service provider licensing
- Draft and review regulatory submissions, client advisories and transactional regulatory analysis
- Manage matters with a high degree of autonomy, including direct client contact
- Respond to ad hoc regulatory queries from the firm's existing client base, including government-related entities
- Contribute to business development efforts and the continued growth of the practice
- Support on strategy, pitches and client relationship development
Candidate profile
- Approximately 3 to 6 years' PQE
- UK-qualified preferred, though strong candidates from other common law jurisdictions will be considered
- Private practice trained with a strong technical financial services regulatory background
- Markets-focused experience is strongly preferred: broker-dealers, asset managers, banking regulation or capital markets-related regulation
- About Meyssa Legal
- Meyssa Legal specialises in placing high-calibre legal professionals across the UAE and the wider Middle East. We offer discreet, strategic career advice and long-term relationship support.
- All applications are treated with strict confidence.
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.
