MAJOR UK / INT'L LAW FIRM - HIGH-LEVEL REGIONAL PRACTICE - £ATTRACTIVE + EXCELLENT PROSPECTS
Salary from £160,000 - £200,000 per annum + Bonus & Benefits (Tax Free)
This major UK and international law firm has an excellent new opportunity for an ambitious Senior Associate to join their busy and thriving Energy & Infrastructure practice in Riyadh. Their highly rated team carries out a wide range of work focused on these sectors, spanning project finance, PPP, front-end construction, and sector-focused acquisitions and joint ventures, across the Middle East (with a growing emphasis on Saudi), Asia and Africa. Clients include major international and local banks, development banks, governments, infrastructure asset owners, developers, contractors and service companies. This varied and interesting high-level transactional role will involve a large amount of client contact and provide opportunities to work on innovative and high-profile projects in the region and globally. You'll be working closely with a highly rated team of senior lawyers, offering every opportunity to learn and develop your career and profile at top level within the region. Applicants should ideally be UK or Commonwealth qualified lawyers with experience in a major law firm within an established energy and/or infrastructure practice. You'll need to have high-level experience of project development transactions from a finance and/or commercial perspective, and notable experience of acting in a leading role in key transactions (taking responsibility for client service and managing the transaction and team). A keen readiness to be involved in BD and marketing initiatives will also be needed. Saudi or ME region experience and Arabic language skills, while beneficial, are not essential. This stand-out role offers top-level international work, an attractive tax free package and excellent future prospects within this busy and thriving top-level team. Don't miss this superb Gulf career opportunity - for more details, please apply now!