{"id":3679885,"url":"https://alion.io/job/linklaters-client-manager-middle-east-relink","title":"Client Manager, Middle East – Re:Link","company":{"id":40317,"name":"Linklaters","domain":"linklaters.com","url":"https://alion.io/company/linklaters","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":{"grade":"B","score":78,"open_postings":24,"ghost_share":0,"stale_share":0.875,"repost_share":0,"time_to_fill_p50_days":42,"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"}},"role":"HR","role_family":"HR","seniority":"middle","employment_type":null,"work_mode":"on_site","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"structured","locations":["Dubai, United Arab Emirates","Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates"],"countries":["AE"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":null,"experience_years_min":null,"visa_sponsorship":false,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-11-03T12:44:49Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-11-03","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T13:42:34Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":1,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":1},"description":"Purpose\nSince our launch in 2019, Re:link has established a strong presence in the UK. In May 2025, we expanded our operations to the Middle East region and are fast growing a portfolio of consultants and clients in the region. We are currently recruiting a Client Manager to lead our Middle East Desk and to build this business further. The role will be based in Linklaters’ offices in either Abu Dhabi or Dubai.\nThis is an exciting, entrepreneurial, hands-on role. The focus of the role will be on driving and executing sales opportunities with clients in the region. It also includes proactive networking and the building of a deep Middle East consultant pool. While the Client Manager will be strongly supported by the Re:link teams based in the UK and by Linklaters business teams in the region, they will also be expected to be self-sufficient and flexible and turn their hand to all activities relating to the Middle East Desk where required.\nThe Middle East Desk operates alongside the other UK-based Desks within Re:link which together comprise a single joined-up global Re:link team\nYour key responsibilities\nGrowing Re:link’s profile and presence in the region and the expansion and deepening of its client network.\nDriving business development and sales opportunities in the region for Re:link. This includes the development of client relationships on own initiative, as well by working collaboratively with Linklaters partners and practice groups. \nIdentifying, negotiating and successfully placing Re:link consultants into fixed term and/or interim roles at Linklaters clients or to support regional Linklaters practice groups.\nGrowing our panel of high-quality Middle East-based Re:link consultants. This includes proactive networking and the hands-on building and development of a strong loyal community of Re:link consultants in the region.\nAccount management - responsibility for the management of client opportunities across their full life cycle, working with Re:link and regional Operations and Finance teams.\nCross-selling Limitless capabilities to clients and internal stakeholders.\nLine management of Re:link and/or Limitless team members where so allocated to support the Middle East business.\nProviding cover for and/or stepping in to assist the other Re:link Desks where so required.\nUndertaking other Re:link team projects and priorities where so required.\nYour experience\nYou will ideally have/be:\nexperience in a comparable role in a flexible legal resourcing and/or alternative legal services platform;\nenergetic, a self-starter, driven and proactive, as well as highly entrepreneurial and client-focussed;\na strong existing professional network in the Middle East;\nrelevant professional working experience in the Middle East;\na committed, collaborative team player, with the willingness and enthusiasm to help the Re:link team with whatever it needs and for the benefit always of the wider, global Re:link team\nnatural rapport with people, confident and articulate and comfortable dealing with senior clients and stakeholders;\nbrings structure, discipline and focus, with attention to detail and the ability to manage competing priorities.\nThe Team\nRe:link is Linklaters’ flexible lawyer platform. We provide Linklaters' clients and practice groups with swift access to a community of high-quality consultants to solve their flexible resourcing needs.\nRe:link is a key part of Limitless, Linklater’s Alternative Legal Services offering. Limitless draws together Linklaters’ paralegals, support lawyers, legal project managers and legaltech professionals as well as Re:link’s flexible lawyer platform.\nAt Re:link we are proud with what we have achieved since our launch. We have established a market-leading reputation for outstanding client service and as a dynamic, friendly team that genuinely enjoys finding the best opportunities for our talented pool of consultants. We are a highly collaborative, sophisticated team who enjoy working together and supporting each other in all we do.\nThis is an outstanding opportunity to join a fun, high-performing, problem-solving team in an environment that combines the agility and dynamism of a start up with the support and professionalism of one of the world’s preeminent law firms.\nLinklaters\nLinklaters is a global law firm, providing legal services in 20 countries and through 30 offices.\nLinklaters is a people business. Being best in class in the eyes of our clients means that our people must be exceptional.\nWe look not only for brilliant minds, but for people who will thrive in our environment: people who love working collaboratively and demonstrate the innovative, efficient, agile, entrepreneurial, and responsible mind-set we aim to bring to every interaction.\nOurs is an environment of outperformance. We achieve this not with targets and incentives, but by fostering a positive, supportive, fair, and open atmosphere.\nWe respect and value difference but insist on inclusivity. We celebrate all aspects of diversity and challenge any form of bias. This is vital to our ability to work as one team, with a common goal.\nWhat sets us apart\nAt Linklaters\nWe offer a truly global work experience and the opportunity to be involved in strategic projects that drive innovation and shape the future of our business\nWe belong to a firm that embodies its corporate social, environment, and governance responsibility commitments\nWe remain focused on talent and having the best people which will result in a diverse workforce\nHaving got the best people, we want them to feel included, valued and respected so they can perform at their best\nWe advocate speak-up culture to empower our people in sharing their voices and an open-door policy to ensure they are listened to\nWe invest in custom-fit career paths for our people in line with their talents and aspirations\nWe provide agile working solutions to meet the changing needs of our people and our business\nWe are committed to people first relationships based on mutual trust, respect, and appreciation\nWe support the health and wellbeing of our people, providing a safe space to talk about emotions and mental health with access to expert advice as needed\nWe invest in developing leaders of the future who demonstrate emotional intelligence and a passion to discover, coach and develop the talents of others\nTechnical Skills:\nBusiness Origination, Client Presentation Strategy, Client Relationship Management, Client Support, Commercial Awareness, Commercial Negotiation, Cross-Selling, Domain Expertise, New Business Development, Sales Strategy DevelopmentThis list of duties and responsibilities above is not exhaustive. 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