Legal consultant (interim) – 4-10yrs PQE - Banking & Finance - UAE

The role

This is an interim Legal Consultant role for a Banking & Finance lawyer with 4-10 years of PQE, based in Dubai, UAE, working with A&O Shearman. The role focuses on providing legal support to major international banks, corporates, and sovereign wealth funds, with opportunities to engage with A&O Shearman partners and resources.

What you'll do

• Advise on day-to-day business activities and legal/regulatory matters across the region
• Draft and negotiate client documentation, including bilateral and syndicated credit facilities, trade finance agreements, working capital loans, guarantees, and collateral arrangements
• Develop template and bespoke documentation for both conventional and Islamic financial products
• Support M&A, capital markets, payments, trading, and securities services matters
• Assist with new product launches and governance/management issues
• Draft, review, and negotiate financing documentation including syndicated and bilateral loan facilities, Islamic finance structures, trade finance instruments, and project finance arrangements
• Advise internal stakeholders on legal and regulatory risks
• Ensure transactional compliance with UAE law, DIFC regulations, and applicable international standards
• Manage relationships with external counsel, overseeing quality and cost-effectiveness of legal services
• Support regulatory compliance, providing guidance on UAE Central Bank regulations, anti-money laundering legislation, and sanctions frameworks
• Assist with corporate governance matters
• Contribute to the development of internal policies and procedures

What we're looking for

Benefits