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An established international law firm is seeking a Partner to lead and grow its Maritime & Transportation practice in Dubai. The role focuses on delivering high-quality advice to regional and international clients across shipping, maritime regulatory and transport-related matters.

The successful candidate will split time between origination, client relationship management and supervising complex transactional and contentious work. This is a leadership role with responsibility for developing the practice and mentoring junior lawyers in the office.

Portable book of business of $2M+ (USD)
Proven partner-level experience in maritime and shipping matters (transactional and/or contentious)
Strong commercial origination and client relationship record in the Middle East region
Qualified to practise in a recognised common-law jurisdiction; experience in Dubai/UAE market strongly preferred

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