Paralegal

Description:

The role will be based mostly in Dr Charlotte di Vita’s private office/home on Saadiyat Island (www.saadiyat.ae), so applicants must be comfortable in an informal, non-corporate environment and working in a small team. They should also love dogs, or at the very least not be allergic to or frightened of dogs.

The job mostly involves taking live audio-dictation of correspondence, we are looking for candidates who are native English speakers with excellent written English (spelling and grammar) who have a proven typing speed of a minimum of 65wpm. Please note that we will not accept CVs without a completed typing test.

We would prefer candidates with a legal background - either a UK law degree, or a UK paralegal qualification - as the work involves working with Dr Charlotte to prepare contracts, handle intellectual property issues, legal cases and other related work. We will, however, consider candidates with no legal background, for additional roles, if they have very fast typing speeds, native English and are quick to learn.

The role works closely with Dr Charlotte on numerous varied tasks at the same time, so we are looking for someone with a calm manner who works well under pressure, i.e. a candidate who is unflappable! The role has longer than average working hours, usually 9am to 10am start (sometimes later) to 7pm, with overtime paid after 48 hours a week, so we are looking for someone who likes to be busy and who will throw themselves into their work with passion! Unfortunately, we cannot consider candidates with children. In addition, we will only consider candidates currently based in Abu Dhabi or candidates willing to relocate to Abu Dhabi from elsewhere in the UAE within the first two weeks of employment.

There will be an initial interview, with Dr Charlotte, and then the candidates will be required to attend a day trial. Training will take place on Saadiyat Island.