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Junior Legal Counsel

Description

A client of byteSpark.ai is seeking a Junior Legal Counsel to join its Legal team in Dubai, UAE, offering an excellent opportunity for a newly qualified lawyer or someone with up to two years of PQE to build broad, hands-on experience within a dynamic investment and finance environment. The role will provide exposure across commercial contracts, NDAs, UAE company formations, corporate restructurings, constitutional documents, powers of attorney, free-zone authorities, corporate governance, licence renewals, trademarks and dispute support, while working closely with internal stakeholders and external counsel. This is a strong opportunity for an ambitious lawyer who wants to move beyond narrow legal work, develop practical commercial judgement and gain meaningful exposure across a wide range of corporate and business matters in the UAE.

Requirements

  • Law degree and professional qualification as a lawyer, with newly qualified status to two years of post-qualification experience (PQE).
  • Relevant legal experience within a law firm, investment company, financial services business or comparable corporate environment.
  • Hands-on knowledge of UAE corporate law and company formation procedures, including incorporations, corporate restructuring and amendments to constitutional documents.
  • Experience drafting, reviewing and supporting negotiation of commercial contracts and NDAs.
  • Experience preparing or coordinating memoranda of association, powers of attorney, corporate resolutions and other corporate documentation, including notarisation where required.
  • Experience dealing with UAE free-zone or government authorities in relation to company registrations, amendments, licences or other corporate matters.
  • Ability to conduct legal and regulatory research, particularly on matters affecting corporate, investment and finance activities in the UAE.
  • Strong stakeholder-management and communication skills, with fluent written and spoken English and the ability to work effectively with internal teams, external counsel and authorities.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to maintain accurate legal records, track company licences, governance requirements and transaction documentation.
  • Exposure to corporate governance, trademark registrations or dispute-resolution support would be advantageous.

Desirable

  • Hands-on experience liaising with UAE free-zone or government authorities such as JAFZ/JAFZA, NIP or DIP on company registrations, amendments, licensing or related corporate matters.
  • Experience coordinating UAE or GCC trademark applications and responding to registration or renewal requirements.
  • Experience preparing or coordinating powers of attorney, notarisation and execution of corporate documents.
  • Exposure to dispute-resolution support, including preparing matter summaries, managing documentation and coordinating with external counsel.
  • Experience maintaining corporate governance records, statutory documents and company registers.
  • Exposure to legal or regulatory matters within investment, financial services or asset-management environments.
  • Experience monitoring regulatory changes relevant to UAE corporate, investment or finance activities.
Role Highlights
📍 Location
Dubai
💼 Work Location Type
Onsite
📄 Employment Type
Full-time
📈 Job Level
Junior
⌛ Experience
0–2 years PQE
🏢 Department
Legal
🏭 Industry
Business Services
🔹 Sub-Industry
Law Firms & Legal Services
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Role-Relevant DetailsPlease answer a few quick questions to help us understand your hands-on UAE corporate legal experience and practical fit for the role.
1. Which option best describes your current professional qualification and PQE?*
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2. How would you describe your practical experience across the following UAE corporate legal matters?*
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UAE company formations / incorporations
Corporate restructuring
MOA or constitutional document amendments
Powers of attorney and notarisation
Company licences and corporate filings
Corporate governance documentation
3. What level of hands-on experience do you have drafting, reviewing or negotiating commercial contracts and NDAs?*
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4. Which UAE authorities or jurisdictions have you personally dealt with on corporate or licensing matters?*
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5. Please briefly describe one UAE company formation, restructuring or corporate matter that you personally worked on.*
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This recruitment process is being managed by byteSpark.ai on behalf of a client organisation. byteSpark.ai is not the employer for this position. Further information about the client, reporting line, legal team structure, and business environment will be shared with shortlisted candidates at the appropriate stage.

This is an opportunity for a newly qualified or junior lawyer to gain broad, hands-on exposure across corporate, commercial, governance, regulatory, and transactional legal matters within a Dubai-based investment and finance environment. The role offers significantly wider practical exposure than a narrowly specialised junior legal position.

The role will support commercial contracts, NDAs, UAE company formations, corporate restructuring, constitutional documents, powers of attorney, notarisation, licence renewals, corporate governance, trademark matters, dispute support, legal research, and coordination with internal stakeholders and external counsel.

The strongest candidates will have practical experience in UAE corporate law and company formation procedures, together with exposure to drafting and reviewing commercial contracts and corporate documents. Experience gained within a law firm, investment company, financial services business, or comparable corporate environment is particularly relevant.

The client is looking for a law graduate who is professionally qualified as a lawyer, ideally at newly qualified level through to approximately two years of post-qualification experience.

It is one of the most important parts of the role. The client is particularly interested in candidates who have worked on UAE company formations, incorporations, corporate amendments, restructuring, constitutional documents, licensing, and related authority processes.

Yes. Practical experience dealing with UAE free-zone or government authorities on registrations, amendments, licences, notarisation, or other corporate matters will be highly valuable. Exposure to authorities such as JAFZ/JAFZA, NIP, DIP, DIFC, ADGM, or other UAE jurisdictions may be relevant.

Strong candidates will be able to demonstrate direct involvement in UAE corporate matters, commercial contract drafting or review, preparation of corporate documentation, authority liaison, governance work, and practical legal research. Candidates who can clearly explain their personal contribution to matters rather than only describing their team's work will stand out.

The position is based in Dubai, UAE. Further details regarding the client, working environment, compensation, and employment terms will be discussed with shortlisted candidates during the recruitment process.