Band 1 Global Firm | Corporate Associate | 1-5 PQE | Riyadh

Private Practice

Junior 1-3 Mid 3-6

Saudi Arabia

A top tier Band 1 law firm is looking for an experienced and high calibre KSA qualified junior to mid-level associate to join their Corporate practice in Riyadh. The practice has a solid pipeline of work for the most high profile and highly sophisticated clients in the region.

The firm acts for a variety of organisations including sovereign wealth funds and government investment vehicles, leading regional and international corporates, international and regional banks, some of the most successful regional and international private equity houses, supporting them with their most complex and strategically important transactions.

Their core sectors include financial institutions, energy (especially oil & gas) and utilities, healthcare, retail and consumer and telecommunications within which they advise on outbound investments across the globe as well mandates throughout the region including in the GCC, wider Middle East and North Africa.

The ideal candidate will have 1 – 5 years PQE and is qualified to practice in KSA.

Excellent package, relocation and progression opportunities for this truly global firm which has a full-service network of global offices.

The practice is ranked Band 1 across the Middle East by all of the leading legal research directories.

You will work on a broad mix of transactions, with primary focus on private and public M&A work and joint ventures. Most of the work will have a significant international dimension (bringing with it real visibility across the firms full-service global network), and will range from some of the largest and most complex transactions to smaller deals which provide greater responsibility.

Candidate requirements:

• Admission in KSA

• Strong academic record and qualifications

• Strong technical and commercial background

• Excellent communications in English (oral and written)

• Enthusiastic participant in business development activities, including networking, organising and delivering seminars, attending conferences and publishing as well as proactive involvement in knowledge management

• Lawyers in the Riyadh team work closely with colleagues in other offices and are responsible for transactions throughout the MENA region. The candidate must be willing and able to travel across the MENA region and further afield as and when required

If you think you meet the above requirements and would like to apply, please send:

• your CV; and

• a short cover note to bella.schick@horizon-recruit.com and jessica.deery@horizon-recruit.com for us to determine your suitability for this role.

If you’d like to arrange a confidential discussion prior to applying please call our Singapore office on +65 6808 6635, Hong Kong office on +852 3978 1369 or London office on +44 20 3745 2513.

Please share this opportunity with any colleagues that you think would be interested.

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