At a Glance
- Tasks: Engage in high-value international arbitration cases and collaborate with top legal minds.
- Company: Leading boutique firm specialising in international arbitration with a global presence.
- Benefits: Direct partner contact, high-quality work, and exposure to significant disputes.
- Other info: Dynamic role with opportunities for professional growth and client engagement.
- Why this job: Join a market leader and make a real impact on complex international cases.
- Qualifications: 3+ years in international arbitration, fluent in English and Arabic, strong writing skills.
The predicted salary is between 80000 - 100000 £ per year.
A rare opportunity to join a leading specialist international arbitration practice, structured to give lawyers substantive, high-quality work and direct partner contact that is not available at most full-service firms. The firm is a boutique in the truest sense, focused exclusively on international arbitration. With offices spanning the Middle East, Europe, Asia, and the Americas, it acts for sovereign states and multinational corporations on complex, high-value disputes, and is consistently recognised as a market leader across the jurisdictions in which it operates.
Based in London, you will work closely with partners and colleagues across the firm's international network on high-value commercial and investment treaty arbitrations.
Qualifications
- At least three years' experience in high-value international arbitration, commercial, investment treaty, or both
- A strong academic record
- Full business proficiency in English and Arabic, which is essential
- Clear, precise, and persuasive writing
- Rigour and creativity in legal research and analysis
- Confidence presenting before tribunals
- Genuine commercial awareness, with the ability to manage their own workload and that of others
Responsibilities
- Contributing to case theory and strategy alongside partners and senior colleagues
- Taking a lead role in drafting written submissions and supervising junior team members through that process
- Overseeing research and document review workstreams
- Supporting the preparation of witness and expert evidence
- Engaging directly with clients, opposing counsel, tribunals, witnesses, and experts
How to apply
If you are an associate seeking exposure to the highest calibre of international arbitration work, acting for sovereign states and multinational corporations on matters of genuine consequence, this is an opportunity to be seriously considered. To find out more, send your CV and a brief note of your interest in confidence to or apply through this website. Only candidates who meet the requirements will be contacted.
International Arbitration (Arabic Speaker) | London employer: Agnew O'Brien
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