Mid-Level Project Finance Lawyer

The Role

Clifford Chance Dubai is a full service office which is completely integrated with and supported by our global network. We advise clients on major transactions in the Middle East and beyond. Our clients include public and private corporations investment banks and financial institutions governments and international bodies. Our lawyers specialise in providing a seamless integrated service.

We have the leading finance practice in the region and have the depth and breadth to manage large scale local and crossborder transactions.  Our clients include governments project sponsors lenders debt and equity financiers borrowers exportcredit agencies and international financial organisations.

Clifford Chance offers a leading project finance practice in the Middle East with lawyers operating primarily from its UAE and Riyadh offices. The team is particularly commended for its experience inIslamic financing as well as its broad range of work. The firm has a strong oil and gas team active across the region with noteworthy experience regarding projects in Saudi Arabia Kuwait and Oman. The groups lawyers are acclaimed for their representation of lenders and project companies notably in the energy sector and including renewables. The team is also active on major IPPs.
Chambers Global 2024: Middle East Projects & Energy

The Work

Our work spans the whole of the MENA region and beyond.  We work on a broad variety of matters under both English and UAE law including:

• Acting as lenders counsel to the syndicate of banks supporting the winning Masdar team to achieve financial close on the 1.8GW sixth phase of the Mohammed Bin Rashid Al Maktoum (MBR) Solar Park in Dubai UAE.

• Advising ExportImport Bank of Korea (KEXIM) Socit General and Bank Muscat (the Lenders) in relation to the 500MW Manah Solar IPP Oman (the Project).

• Acting as counsel to the lenders on a consortium comprising Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC Masdar Nesma and EDF Renouvelables in connection with the 1100MW Al Henakiyah solar project one of the projects part of Round 4 of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabias National Renewable Energy Program (REPDO 4). 

Key Attractions

Recent awards include:

Tier One: Projects & Energy Middle East
Chambers Global 2024: Middle East Projects & Energy

Ranked #1 Projects & Energy Globalwide
Chambers Global 2024

Power Finance Deal of the Year: Saudi Electricity Company Islamic Term Loan: Bonds Loans and Sukuk Middle East Awards 2024

Banking & Finance Team of the Year: Legal 500 MENA Awards 2024

UAE Banking & Finance Law Firm of the Year: Chambers Middle ast Awards 2024

• You will work on groundbreaking deals for top tier clients. The range calibre and international scope of our deal flow is unique and makes us stand out from our competitors. 

• We are proud of our reputation for being a very informal supportive meritocratic and diverse group and reinforce this with regular social events both ad hoc and organised.

• We are based in one of the most prestigious business developments in Dubai.

• We run a sophisticated internal training programme that is unmatched in Dubai including local monthly courses run by The Academy plus annual residential training courses in Amsterdam or London.

• Our remuneration package is one of the most attractive in the market.

Key Responsibilities

• You will be given responsibility for running transactions and working closely with clients.  This means that you will develop outstanding transaction management and organisational skills as well as developing superb technical abilities.

Qualifications :

Skills & Experience

• We are currently seeking a committed and ambitious midlevel Project Finance lawyer. 

• In all cases you should have first class legal ability coupled with a practical commercial approach; and excellent drafting analytical and communication skills.

• All candidates should be fluent in English. 

• You must also have exceptional results throughout your academic history.

Client Focus

In order to provide outstanding client service we need to understand anticipate and fulfil the unique needs and expectations of each client. We call this Client Focus and to help deliver this core part of our business strategy we want to recruit lawyers who not only have the very highest level of technical skills but are also Client Focused.

We are looking for lawyers who:

• can demonstrate a keen interest and enthusiasm to learn about our clients business;

• can work in teams sharing knowledge motivating and coaching their juniors and  contributing to overall success;

• are empathetic responsive and reliable;

• are commercial and innovative in the solutions they deliver to clients; and

• are good at fostering relationships with clients and team members.

Additional Information :

Equal opportunities statement

At Clifford Chance we understand that our true asset is our people. Inclusion is good for our team and their families our firm and society.

We are committed to treating all employees and applicants fairly and equally regardless of their gender gender identity and expression marital or civil partnership status race colour national or ethnic origin social or economic background disability religious belief sexual orientation or age.  This applies to recruitment and selection terms and conditions of employment including pay promotion training transfer and every other aspect of employment.

We have a variety of flourishing employee networks. These networks are a place for colleagues to share experiences and advocate for change wherever they see an opportunity for improvement.

Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm. 

Find out more about our inclusive culture here.