Role overview
Our client is one of a small number of international law firms whose funds practice is consistently ranked in the top tier across all major legal directories. The firm is hiring an associate into its Dubai office to join a team that advises on some of the most complex and high-profile fund formation and structuring work in the region. The practice acts for a client base that includes the region's largest sovereign wealth funds, global asset managers and leading financial institutions. The work is technically demanding, the clients are first-rate, and the platform offers genuine exposure to transactions that define the market. For a funds lawyer looking to work at the highest level in the Gulf, this is one of the strongest practices in the region.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on the establishment, structuring and launch of onshore funds across DIFC, ADGM and wider UAE frameworks
- Draft and negotiate fund formation documents including partnership agreements, management agreements, subscription documents and side letters
- Advise sponsors, asset managers and institutional investors on regulatory structuring, fund governance and compliance
- Support on cross-border fund structures involving coordination with offshore and international counsel
- Advise on DFSA and ADGM regulatory authorisation, fund manager licensing and ongoing compliance obligations
- Assist with fund restructurings, secondary transactions and co-investment arrangements
- Work directly with partners and senior associates on client-facing matters from an early stage
Candidate profile
- Approximately 3 to 6 years' PQE
- Onshore funds experience from a recognised international law firm
- Strong technical grounding in fund formation, structuring and financial services regulation
- Experience of DIFC, ADGM or comparable international financial centre fund regimes is beneficial but not essential
- Excellent drafting skills and the ability to manage complex documentation
- A lawyer who is motivated by working on market-leading transactions with high-calibre clients
- 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.
