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Legal Director, Luxury Hotels

Taylor Root


We are exclusively retained to represent one of the world's leading and most admired luxury hotel operators. They have a global portfolio of hotels and residences, and now seek a Legal Director to be based in Dubai.

Reporting to an overseas headquartered SVP, you will lead divisional operations across Europe Middle East and Africa, though may assist with other jurisdictions as well from fantastic offices in Dubai's DIFC.

Well supported by peers, as well as outside counsel and advisors, you'll have autonomy, growth and hotels sector work of the highest quality. The successful candidate will be offered a comprehensive expat-style benefits package.

So why this role in particular?

  • Rare opportunity to work for a leading brand name.
  • True EMEA remit with fast moving client growth plans.
  • Interesting and challenging work, especially if you're moving from private practice.

What you'll be doing:

  • Actively coordinating crisis management and response.
  • Responsible for creating and implementing global regulatory policy.
  • Working closely with the business from top to bottom.

Who you'll likely need to be in order to succeed:

There are guideline criteria for the role, and please take the time to read and assess your suitability carefully:

  • The Ideal candidate will need to be a common law qualified lawyer with strong exposure to regulatory, sanctions, investigations and compliance work.
  • A guideline level of experience will be 8+ years.
  • You will need to have trained, qualified or have experience from a recognised international standard law firm, or leading multinational.

This is an amazing role, offering the chance to join an incredible brand. Please do get in touch to discuss the role and receive a full job description.

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Vacancy posted 2 days ago
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