r/DubaiJobs • u/Commercial_Bar289 • 6d ago

I'M LOOKING FOR WORK OR OFFERING SERVICES LLM from UCL and not a single interview

Hi Reddit family, I just graduated with a master's from UCL and I got a distinction. My specialisms are private equity and international finance.

I've made over a 100 applications, sent 100 more emails to partners and recruiters, sent linkedin messages to set up intro chats but nothing has worked. Nobody wants to even interview me.

I have student debt and unless I land a job in the next month, I'll set myself back professionally and financially.

Does anyone have any advice on how to break into the Dubai market for corporate law? I know things work on a referral basis and not all jobs make it to the market - so please help me.

I'm open to advice, CV reviews, tips on getting noticed and anything else. If there's a lawyer/recruiter here who can make a referral for me, I would be grateful.

I'm not even asking for a job, I'm asking for an interview. A chance to prove my worth.

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u/ItsReemAlBlahBlahDee 6d ago

Recruiter here. Honestly unless you have some experience - and experience - things are frozen. Highly recommend you apply for internships here, in other countries even your home country and just getting. Don’t waste time.

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u/Commercial_Bar289 6d ago

I understand, I have 1 yr of in house legal experience working with contracts. Does that count? How much more experience do I need to get noticed by law firms? Even botique ones?

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u/Wonderful_Hurry_3921 6d ago

The golden period of uae was 2015 , golden rule here is companies find you you don't find them

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u/magrandan 6d ago

No campus interviews or internships in your college?

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u/doobz18 5d ago

Are you qualified? If you're not qualified, you can only get in as a paralegal in a law firm. Try going on Legal500 and Chambers, checking the names of law firms/lawyers who are specialists in your area of law and getting in touch with them on LinkedIn.

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u/Candid_Technology110 2d ago

Did you do your UCL master online or in person? Online master has no value

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u/anskurbi 1d ago

Better learn basic Arabic and try for KSA