MIRA CONSTRUCTION L.L.C
Senior Litigation Counsel (Russian language + ENG)
Dubai, UAEPosted 1 months ago
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- Salary
- AED 12k–18k a month· est.
- Job type
- Full time
- Level
- Senior
- Field
- Legal & Compliance
- Work mode
- Remote
About the role
We are looking for a Senior Litigation Counsel with experience in IT / Fintech / banking for the legal team. Responsibilities: - Lead commercial litigation, international arbitration, and financial recovery cases across jurisdictions (UAE, UK, EU, HK, etc.); - Handle cases end-to-end: legal research, drafting, discovery, trial preparation, settlement negotiations, and coordination with local counsel; - Develop litigation strategies, prepare legal memoranda, and maintain case documentation and knowledge bases. Benefits - Fully remote work from anywhere; - Professional growth and competitive compensation; - International team and access to global offices; - Flexible schedule; - 40 paid days off.
Requirements
- - 7+ years of litigation / dispute resolution experience in a law firm or in-house (IT / fintech);
- - Law degree and active admission to practice;
- - Fluent Russian and English, both written and spoken;
- - Strong knowledge of civil procedure and evidence rules;
- - Excellent legal research, analytical and drafting skills;
- - Experience with e-discovery, legal databases, Google Workspace, Notion and LLMs;
- - Strong organizational and communication skills.
- Nice to have: strong knowledge of UK Common Law (UK Law Solicitor qualification is an advantage, or willingness to obtain it), commercial litigation, ADR experience; flexibility for extended hours and willingness to travel.
Responsibilities
Lead commercial litigation, international arbitration, and financial recovery cases across jurisdictions (UAE, UK, EU, HK, etc.); Handle cases end-to-end: legal research, drafting, discovery, trial preparation, settlement negotiations, and coordination with local counsel; Develop litigation strategies, prepare legal memoranda, and maintain case documentation and knowledge bases.
Skills
- Litigation
- International arbitration
- E-discovery
- Legal research
- Drafting
- Discovery
- Trial preparation
- Settlement negotiations
- Civil procedure
- Evidence rules
- Notion
- Google Workspace
- LLMs
- Law degree
- Active admission to practice
- Russian language
- English language
- Commercial litigation
- ADR experience
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