Senior Paralegal - Global Risks

The role

DWF is seeking a Senior Paralegal with bilingual Arabic and English skills to join their Global Risks team in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. This role focuses on supporting the insurance and reinsurance practice with a variety of disputes, coverage, recovery, and regulatory matters across the GCC region.

What you'll do

• Assist lawyers acting for insurers, reinsurers, brokers and insureds in relation to insurance and reinsurance disputes
• Review insurance policies, endorsements and policy wordings
• Assist with claims handling, claims investigations and coverage reviews
• Prepare factual chronologies, claims summaries and litigation reports
• Assist with recoveries and subrogated claims
• Support regulatory and compliance matters affecting insurers and insurance intermediaries within the GCC
• Liaise with insurers, brokers, loss adjusters, experts and clients
• Assist with litigation and arbitration proceedings before the UAE Courts, DIFC Courts and arbitral tribunals
• Prepare witness bundles, hearing bundles and supporting documentation under supervision
• Assist with disclosure and document review exercises
• Maintain case files, matter plans and procedural timetables
• Assist with document translation and review of Arabic and English documents
• Undertake legal and factual research
• Coordinate with local counsel, advocates, experts and service providers

What we're looking for