Job purpose

• Coordinating and supervising the provision of a professional medical malpractice defence service for clients across the UAE and the wider GCC through Clyde & Co office in Dubai.
• Supporting the growth of the medical malpractice team by growing our market share domestically in the UAE and the wider GCC.

Job requirements

The main responsibilities of the role are:

• Handling medical malpractice cases for Clyde & Co clients (both litigated and pre-litigation).
• Liaising with clients by telephone, letter, email or fax, to discuss claims and follow up as appropriate;
• Reviewing documentation to consider liability, quantum, settlement opportunities and reserves;
• Using knowledge and initiative to reach amicable solutions to settling claims on behalf of clients, taking into account circumstances of the case;
• Conducting research on medical liability laws and to provide written advice to clients;
• Managing client relationship for key clients;
• Ongoing/regular communication/reports to clients;
• Providing any other assistance in the Middle East required by the Medical Malpractice team;
• Assisting with all financial and practice management requirements;
• Maintaining statistics on medical malpractice data; and
• Contributing ideas around Business Development Strategy to Partner.

Candidate requirements

We are interested in candidates with:

• a degree level education;
• preference for experience gained within the insurance industry; law firm experience desirable;
• extensive experience with claims
• excellent communication skills, both written and oral;
• excellent time-management skills with the ability to manage conflicting priorities;
• a proactive approach and an ability to deal with clients and debtors appropriately;
• strong interpersonal skills and an ability to work with people at all levels;
• a strong commercial acumen; and
• Highly proficient in English and (ideally) Arabic.

Additional skills:

• Strong planning and organisational skills;
• Good time management;
• Strong communication skills (both written and oral) and an excellent telephone manner;
• Confident manner;
• Tenacious and proactive;
• Able to work within a team as well as independently;
• Able to handle pressure and tight deadlines;
• Natural ability to interact with people from various backgrounds and various levels; and
• Must have business/commercial sense and responsibility.

Clyde & Co in the Middle East and Africa

With over 34 years\' experience in the region and the largest presence of any international law firm in the Middle East, we pride ourselves on being able to help clients recognise and overcome the challenges of doing business in the Middle East and Africa.

In the Middle East, our more than 55 partners and 150 legal professionals work from five offices located across the region. Our Dubai office acts as a central hub for our Middle East and Africa regional operations that include, in the Middle East, offices in Abu Dhabi in the UAE, Doha in Qatar, Cairo in Egypt and Riyadh in Saudi Arabia. Our large regional presence enables us to support our clients across the full spectrum of their corporate and commercial needs throughout the GCC and wider Levant.

Our deep sector knowledge covers insurance, energy, transport, infrastructure, marine and trade as well as aviation, education, finance, healthcare, hospitality, and technology.

Clyde & Co