EY Law - Corporate Transactions Lawyer - Lebanon Ernst & Young AE

You will spend your time managing the successful delivery of technically complex and demanding corporate transaction projects, ensuring technical and practical excellence to maximize client service quality. In doing so, you will also build and maintain new and existing client relationships both internally and externally.

As part of a global entity, you can also expect to manage leads and opportunities from other areas of the law practice and the wider EY network and help them do the same.

Moreover, you will be a core contributor to the development of the law practice through initiatives such as delivering internal training, developing precedents, sharing knowhow, participating in team and firm events, giving internal and external presentations, and producing expert articles for publications.

Skills and attributes for success

We are looking for someone who will create a distinctive and differentiated law brand with us: this role is best suited for aspiring law professionals who have worked in established law firms, and who wish to continue developing their career by being part of a growing legal advisory team.

As such, you should have a solid understanding of MENA s legal systems and frameworks as well as good technical knowledge of said systems. You will also need to have excellent communication and relationship building capabilities that are combined with strategic and commercial awareness.

Ideally, you ll also have the ability to solve problems creatively and pragmatically, and an enthusiastic, flexible approach to work and challenges. You should also have great negotiation skills and the ability to adapt and get up to speed quickly with developing laws and regulations thanks to a keen desire to continue to develop your legal skills and knowledge

Qualifications & Experience

• At least 1 to 6 years of experience as a qualified lawyer from a reputable legal practice environment.
• Strong technical knowledge of common topics within the corporate transactions space, particularly in the context of mergers & acquisitions and contracts law.
• Strong client relationship-building capabilities combined with strategic and commercial awareness.
• Excellent communication, collaboration, self-management, and project management skills.

Ideally, you ll also have

• Great negotiation skills.
• Fluency in Arabic, both written and spoken.