Legal Secretary – Dubai

Job description / Role

Legal Profession

Our client is expanding their Legal Secretary team in Dubai and is looking to hire an experienced support professional to join their high-performing legal office. This is a strategic growth hire within a well-established international platform - ideal for someone who brings law firm polish, excellent organisational skills, and the confidence to support senior lawyers in a dynamic, client-facing environment.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Complex diary, travel, and meeting coordination
2. High-volume legal document formatting to house style
3. Matter openings, conflict checks, and engagement processes
4. Billing and expenses support, including narrative amendments and transfers using Chrome River
5. Preparation of court bundles, audit letters, and internal templates
6. Liaising with lawyers, BD, and operations teams across offices

Requirements:

1. Minimum 3–5 years’ experience in an international law firm setting
2. Excellent English communication and written skills
3. Proficient with Chrome River, Intapp, iManage, and InterAction
4. Accurate, discreet, and highly organised
5. Proven ability to manage senior stakeholders and deadlines

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Salary: AED 26,000 to 30,500 per month inclusive of fixed allowances.

About the Company

MENA Recruit came to fruition in response to a growing need for international legal talent in London and Dubai. Its initial focus began in the Legal sector, evolving as a service provider for other sectors such as Administration, Marketing, Business Development, HR, IT, Finance and C-Suite positions.

Over the last two decades, with roots firmly planted in the Middle East and operations expanding into the APAC region, MENA Recruit has gained intuitive industry knowledge and expertise. With its unique, people-focused approach, the firm has yielded competitive advantage for its clients and rewarding careers for the professionals it has supported throughout the years.

The company is dedicated to delivering the highest quality of talent and service to its clients while working tenaciously towards helping them achieve higher retention rates. For this reason, MENA Recruit is considered by both candidates and clients as a consultant in the truest sense of the word, offering guidance to both people and organizations on how to adapt to the constant change in market conditions and how to anticipate present and future challenges.

Presently, MENA Recruit provides services to organizations and professionals in the United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Kuwait, Singapore, Hong Kong, Australia, and the United Kingdom.

With such an extensive global reach, strong brand value, decades of expertise, and an innovative approach towards business challenges, it’s clear why MENA Recruit is the partner of choice for both in-house recruiters and candidates internationally.

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