Role overview
A well-regarded international law firm with a growing funds practice in the Middle East is seeking a Funds Lawyer to join their Dubai team. With increasing deal flow across DIFC and ADGM-regulated structures, the firm needs someone with hands-on fund formation experience to support a busy and expanding client base across the GCC.
Key responsibilities
- Advise on the establishment and structuring of investment funds across DIFC and ADGM, including open-ended, closed-ended and exempt fund structures
- Draft and negotiate fund documentation including offering memoranda, limited partnership agreements, subscription agreements and side letters
- Advise fund managers, sponsors and institutional investors on regulatory and structuring considerations
- Support on secondary transactions, fund restructurings and co-investment arrangements
- Liaise with the DFSA, FSRA and other relevant regulators on fund registration and licensing matters
- Provide general corporate and commercial support to the wider team as needed
Candidate profile
- Common law qualified with 4 to 8 years' PQE
- Experienced in fund formation, with demonstrable involvement in establishing and structuring investment funds, not solely fund finance or investor-side work
- Technically strong with a working knowledge of DIFC and/or ADGM fund regulations
- From a recognised international or regional firm with a credible funds practice
- Commercially minded with the ability to manage multiple workstreams and engage directly with fund sponsors and institutional clients
About Meyssa Legal
Meyssa Legal places lawyers across private practice and in-house roles in the UAE, with deep experience in Dubai and Abu Dhabi. We work consultatively with leading firms, in-house teams, and senior counsel across banking and finance, disputes, corporate, regulatory, and TMT.
Our approach prioritises judgment over targets and discretion over volume. We brief every role in confidence, submit only candidates we genuinely believe fit, and treat every conversation as the start of a long-term relationship.
