Middle East Commercial Law

Advise our client on a cross-border transaction.

In our rapidly changing world, our clients, and our own people, expect us to keep evolving to stay a step ahead. So we’re innovative and entrepreneurial, and it’s this mindset that’s led us to set legal precedents. We seek out ways to do things differently, and we embrace new ideas, tools and technology. 

With this mindset, we are proud to share insight on what it’s like to work at Linklaters in the Middle East through the Linklaters Middle East Virtual Job Simulation – the first of its kind in the region.

In this programme, you will get to sample the cutting-edge work our trainees and lawyers do every day. You will get to build legal skills, better understand what a career at Linklaters offers, and experience the realities of cross-border law. 

This programme is:

• Open access and free for school students, undergraduates/graduates from any degree discipline, and career changers
• No application required and can be accessed online from anywhere in the world
• Self-paced with no deadlines – takes 8 to 10 hours to complete

Great change is here, and we can help you to make sure you’re ready.

Please note: to complete this programme and earn your programme certificate you will need to complete Tasks 1 to 6. Task 7 is a bonus task and whilst recommended, is not required to earn your certificate.

This program is self-paced. It takes approximately 8-9 hours to complete.

Skills Learned:

• Review and negotiate an NDA
  Review the vendor’s draft Non-Disclosure Agreement and comment from the perspective of the receiving party.
  • Legal Analysis
  • Critical Thinking
  • Problem Identification
• Initiate the Legal Due Diligence process
  Complete the Firm’s Legal Due Diligence request list template and draft an email to the seller’s solicitors.
  • Risk Assessment
  • Email Drafting
  • Critical Thinking
• Draft a Facility Agreement
  Draft a Facility Agreement using the Firm’s template and the agreed commercial terms.
  • Legal Analysis
  • Document Drafting
  • Attention to Detail
• Draft a Fee Letter
  Draft a Fee Letter which is a condition precedent document to the Facility Agreement.
  • Document Drafting
  • Communication
  • Attention to Detail
• Advise a client on Sukuk structuring
  Draft an email to Qamiri Tech L.L.C. advising them on the different issues that must be considered when structuring a Sukuk.
  • Legal Research
  • Communication
  • Email Drafting
• Create a Group Structure Chart
  Use the information provided by your supervisor to create a Group Structure Chart for the Lunar Tech Group.
  • Critical Thinking
  • Fact Analysis
  • Presentation
• Translate key provisions from English to Arabic (Bonus Task)
  Use your bilingual skills to translate the key provisions in an NDA from English to Arabic.
  • Translation Services
  • Legal Analysis
  • Communication
• Finish Line