Job Description

Job Category: Lawyer
:
Construction Advisory Disputes Associate
Location: Dubai
Contract Type: Permanent
We are currently looking to recruit a talented construction disputes lawyer with 1-3 years PQE to join our high-performing Construction, Advisory and Disputes team operating from our offices in UAE.
The role will involve working as part of a team heavily engaged on substantial international arbitration disputes in the construction sector and on project dispute advisory work.
Background to the Construction, Advisory and Disputes (CAD) Team
As well as being consistently ranked number 1 globally for construction, energy and infrastructure, the CAD UAE practice is ranked in Tier 1 in the legal directories and has a market-leading reputation in the Middle East for the quality of its work and clients, and many of its lawyers have been recognised as leading advisers to the construction and engineering industries and for their work on high-profile infrastructure and energy projects. We have an unrivalled reputation in acting for Tier 1 contractors and internationally renowned project companies and developers.
Our deep understanding and close alignment to the construction sector enables us to offer an "entire project life cycle" service to our clients, as well as advising on all forms of international arbitration and domestic dispute resolution.
Testimonials from Legal 500
'The Pinsent Masons UAE team remains the 'go-to' firm for complex, high-value 'bet-the-farm' construction disputes, with a focus on high-profile infrastructure and energy projects.'
'The individuals demonstrated the ability to scan across all aspects of large and complex disputes, identifying potential issues and addressing them effectively.'
Work Highlights

• Representing a leading international Oil & Gas contractor in series of high value arbitrations (circa. USD 1 billion+) in disputes relating to various contracts for engineering and construction of processing facilities and associated infrastructure;
• Representing a consortium of internationally renowned construction companies in disputes concerning additional costs, delays and variations relating to a high-profile processing facility located in the Middle East;
• Representing one of the leading property developers in UAE on arbitrations involving claims/counterclaims for a cumulative value of over AED1billon concerning delays and cost overruns for infrastructure works for two well-known construction projects in Dubai.

Key Requirements

• 1-3 years of post-qualified experience;
• Ideally have specialist construction disputes experience in the UAE or wider Middle East region
• Good familiarity with the key construction and engineering concepts underpinning construction disputes;
• Arbitration experience, including working with technical testifying experts;
• Commercially aware and enthusiastic about business development;
• Team player with a strong client focused approach and excellent communication and organisational skills.

What can we offer you?

• We are a market leading, dynamic and growing team who collaborate across the firm's network to produce outstanding results for our clients;
• We invest in our team and have a first class training and career development programme, regular 121s, career discussions and annual appraisals. Our training reflects our position as a market leader in IT, communications and knowledge sourcing. Our training will assist you to develop as a specialist with valuable sector knowledge;
• Early responsibility and opportunities to develop client relationships;
• High quality engineering and construction disputes work.

Awards

• Global Construction Law Firm of the Year 2025 at the Lexology (formerly known as Who's Who Legal) awards (18 consecutive years);
• Construction Dispute Resolution Team of the Year at Qatar Business Law Forum 2025;
• Arbitration Team of the Year at Qatar Business Law Forum 2024;
• Construction Law Firm of the Year at Legal Era Middle East Awards 2024 & 2023;
• Construction & Real Estate Law Firm of the Year at the Asian Legal Business Middle East Law Awards 2022, 2023, & 2024;
• Real Estate & Construction Team of the Yeat at The Oath Middle East Legal Awards 2022 & 2021.

Pinsent Masons won the 'Best Talent and Inclusion' award at The Lawyer Awards 2022 and is the only law firm named in the top 16 most inclusive businesses in Europe by the Financial Times Diversity Leaders Report. The firm is named amongst the top inclusive UK employers for the 16th consecutive year by LGBT+ equality charity Stonewall in its Workplace Equality Index and won the Legal Business 'Law Firm of the Year' award in 2021. Go to to view all of our global awards and nominations.
Should you require further details, please contact our in-house Lateral Recruitment Advisor Anwen Wallington who can discuss the role and requirements.
Please note that applications must be submitted via our careers site.
Contact details:
anwen.wallington@pinsentmasons.com
At Pinsent Masons we value diversity and inclusion. We are committed to creating a better workplace where all our talent can succeed and feel like they belong. We want to attract, retain, and develop people at all levels and encourage applications from all suitably qualified candidates whatever your ethnicity, religion, age, physical or mental disability/ long term condition, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or any other characteristics protected by local law in the jurisdictions in which we operate.
As an inclusive employer, we are willing to consider any flexible working requests.
#LI-LRAW

Skills Required