The Middle East-London Training Contact is unique opportunity to train and qualify as a lawyer in England and Wales before starting a commercial law career in the Middle East.

Job description

This is a unique opportunity to train and qualify as a lawyer in England and Wales before starting a commercial law career in the Middle East.

You'll start working on live client cases during four six-month seats. These take place in London as well as in the Middle East. You'll build skills and experience in practice areas, and, with ongoing training and support, develop the professional skills you need. Once qualified, you'll then start your career as an Associate in the Middle East.

We are looking for penultimate and final-year law undergraduates, graduates and postgraduates (studying an LLM or PGDL at a UK university) who are fluent in Arabic.  

Additional information

Criteria

  • Penultimate and final year undergraduates
  • Graduates
  • Postgraduates studying Law and Non-Law subjects
  • Consistent 2:1 across all undergraduate degree modules. *We do consider extenuating circumstances
  • Native Arabic speaker

How to apply

  • Complete a short online form with your basic information, academics, work experience and extra-curriculars (approx. 60 mins)
  • Take the Capp online assessment (approx. 60-90 mins)
  • Take the Watson Glaser critical reasoning test (approx. 30 mins). *We strongly advise you take a practice test first.  

Candidates must complete the short online form and the Capp Online assessment by the application deadline. You will have a 5-day deadline, from the date of your application, to complete the Watson Glaser online test. Please note, there are no time limits to any of our assessments.  

Further information about the application process, including a link to an example Watson Glaser test, can be found on our website. Shortlisted candidates will be invited to completed an Arabic language test. If you are successful with your application, you will be invited to attend an assessment day.