Job description

The Senior Associate – Debt Capital Markets role sits within Dentons’ Middle East Banking and Finance practice, specifically the Middle East Debt Capital Markets (DCM) team, based in the UAE with office locations in Dubai or Abu Dhabi. The position is a permanent, office-based role reporting directly to a Partner and is designed for a mid to senior level associate with significant international DCM experience gained at a leading international or top-tier law firm. The role focuses on supporting a wide range of international debt capital markets transactions, with particular emphasis on advising underwriters and issuers on international bond issuances. The Middle East DCM team frequently advises issuers involved in emerging markets transactions, including financial institutions, sovereign entities and corporate issuers, and is increasingly instructed by lead managers on complex and high-profile matters. The team operates as part of the wider Middle East Banking & Finance practice and works closely with Dentons’ UK DCM group, which also advises on structured finance, securitisation and derivatives, providing exposure to a broad, sophisticated and cross-border transactional platform. The role offers significant client exposure, increased responsibility and leadership opportunities within a growing regional practice. The successful candidate will be involved in drafting, reviewing and negotiating both standard and complex bond documentation, leading the drafting of prospectuses across multiple jurisdictions and industry sectors, managing transactions on a day-to-day basis, and advising on evolving legal, regulatory and market developments impacting international DCM. The position also includes active involvement in business development initiatives, mentoring junior lawyers, and contributing to the long-term growth of Dentons’ Middle East DCM practice, within a firm that operates across more than 80 countries and is committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability.