Associate - Corporate & Commercial

Abu Dhabi| Dubai | Hybrid
This role is for a qualified lawyer

We’re powering the hyper-ambitious – want in?

We’re scaling fast in the UAE office, and looking for a Corporate & Commercial associate who wants more than just another legal role, but to build and expand a team that's growing super fast, working with some of the fastest scaling companies and the top startup/scaleup ecosystems in the UAE, and we're about to surpass our 40th team member. 

At Founders Law, we’re entrepreneurial, commercial-first, and embedded with some of the most ambitious founders in fintech, AI, digital assets (blockchain/web3/crypto/NFT's), and beyond, as well as some incredible startup and scaleup ecosystems as the preferred legal partner. If you want to help shape the future of legal in the GCC whilst building lasting relationships with world-changing companies, this one’s for you.

We're super proud to have recently been named one of the ''Best Places to Work in Professional Services and Consultancy'' in 2025 as well as listed in the ‘’Top 100 Places To Work For People Development’’ and ''Best Places To Work For Women'' in 2025.

What we're looking for? 

✅ UK-qualified corporate/commercial lawyer (common law) with at least 2-3 years of experience, and trained at a large-scale US/UK law firm
✅ Already based in the UAE (1-2 years’ local experience ideal)
✅ Entrepreneurial mindset + ability to thrive in fast-moving environments
✅ Excellent communicator (written + verbal).

Bonus points if you've got
💡 Fundraising/venture experience💡 Cross-border advisory experience (Europe / Middle East)

💡 Exposure to data protection, IP, consumer law, or digital assets

✅ Tech-savvy and comfortable with legal tech

✅ Strong commercial contracts background with high-growth tech clients

Who are we?

At Founders Law, we’re entrepreneurial, commercial-first, and embedded with some of the most ambitious founders in fintech, AI, crypto, and beyond, as well as some incredible startup and scaleup ecosystems as the preferred legal partner. If you want to help shape the future of legal in the GCC whilst building lasting relationships with world-changing companies, this one’s for you.

Our lawyers are embedded with founders and fast-growth companies across fintech, AI, crypto, SaaS, and beyond – acting as trusted advisors from idea to exit whether that's building an MVP, going through a Series A or unicorn or camelcorn as they're sometimes called here. From Tamara to ElevenLabs, Plug&Play to Visa Fintech, Hub71 to Dubai Founders HQ. 

What we're offering

💸 Up to 12% of gross base salary as an annual bonus
💸 Access to our profit share scheme

🕒 Full-time

🌍 Hybrid + flexibility across the Emirates

Why join us?

• Work side-by-side with the fastest-growing hyper-ambitious clients, as well as the preferred partner of a number of awesome high-growth eco-systems
• Be part of a team that’s rewriting how legal works for the hyper-ambitious – commercial-first, flexible, embedded

High-level process

1️⃣ Intro call with UAE General Manager & Legal Director, MENA

2️⃣ Deep-dive technical interview with 2 of our senior lawyers

3️⃣ Coffee + meet some of the team

4️⃣ Offer

We’re powering the hyper-ambitious – want in?