Senior Associate (for lawyers) or Senior Manager UAE Tax Practice (for non-lawyers)

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Job Title

Senior Associate (for lawyers) or Senior Manager UAE Tax Practice (for non-lawyers)

Office Location

Dubai

Department

Tax

Our global Tax team leads on cross-jurisdictional transactions, working typically for large corporations, institutional investors and fund managers. We have one of the largest Tax teams of any international law firm with over 130 lawyers, economists and accountants, based across the UK, the US, South America, Europe and the Middle East. We offer both a stand-alone tax advisory service and transactional tax support on transactions involving mergers and acquisitions, private equity, capital markets, financings, real estate and investment funds. We help clients resolve disputes with the tax authorities and are one of only a few global law firms to offer both specialist tax dispute resolution expertise and transfer pricing services.

Working Hours

40 hours per week, 9am to 6pm, Monday to Friday. Additional hours may be required.

Key Responsibilities

Specific duties or responsibilities may be reviewed from time to time to reflect changes in personnel and management structure, staff location or services. All members of the firm participate in our Responsible Business program.

Technical Ability

• Possesses good working knowledge and understanding of the tax principles associated with UAE tax matters, both within the UAE and on cross-border transactions involving the UAE; proactively develops this knowledge further.
• Shows awareness of tax developments affecting any specialist areas and regularly attends appropriate training sessions.

Teamwork and Interpersonal Skills

• Motivated, reliable and flexible.
• Resilient and able to perform effectively under pressure with good time management skills (e.g. meets deadlines and responds to requests in a highly timely manner).
• Good attention to detail and focus on accuracy.
• Has an appreciation of when to seek advice and guidance.
• Strong project management and organisational skills, ensuring timely delivery to high quality standards.
• Takes responsibility for project issues (i.e., “owns” the problem, seeks to understand assigned tasks, follows through).
• Strong interpersonal skills (internal and client facing), both written and oral.
• Ability to work effectively with others in a team.
• Acts as a source of advice to others, sharing knowledge and expertise.
• Demonstrates financial awareness – attention to budgets and costs and timely completion of time recording.
• Uses appropriate level of effort for the task (e.g., performs the appropriate amount of research based on partner and matter needs); works cost effectively to provide value to meet clients’ needs.
• Takes ownership for own career development – proactive in soliciting performance feedback and addressing skills gaps.

Client Focus

• Understand the industry and market in which the clients operate.
• Demonstrates commercial awareness – aware of clients' commercial drivers and own role in achieving clients' business goals.
• Has good working relationships with clients, appropriate to the level of experience.
• Has a good understanding of clients, the sector and the associated risks and opportunities.
• Actively works to develop and strengthen new client relationships.

Firm Mindedness

• Takes an active role in managing the firm's reputation both in and out of work.
• Understands the responsibility to give back to our communities.
• Understands the value of a diverse workforce.

Person Specification  

We have openings for first rate tax professionals (lawyers or accountants) with 6 years or more of post-qualification experience.

Experience gained within a top tier firm is preferred.  It is essential that the candidate has a strong academic background, with excellent written communication and drafting skills. The successful candidate will also have outstanding technical skills, together with the ability to build relationships with clients and colleagues and work well in a team.

In return, Hogan Lovells offers excellent training and development, a superb working environment together with a competitive salary and benefits package.