Professional Assistant – Energy & Infrastructure (Dubai)

About the role

Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP is seeking a Professional Assistant to support its Energy and Infrastructure legal team in Dubai. The role combines specialised secretarial duties with administrative leadership to ensure seamless client service and efficient matter management.

Key responsibilities

• Manage attorneys’ inboxes, calendars, and contacts, and route internal and external mail.
• Maintain client matter files in both hard‑copy (barcoded) and electronic formats, ensuring compliance with the firm’s file‑maintenance policy.
• Coordinate storage of electronic materials in iManage, avoiding use of Outlook folders or local drives.
• Create, proofread and edit letters, legal documents, transmittal letters and memoranda from various sources.
• Perform document cleanup, apply firm‑standard styles, and promote paper‑less processes.

Required profile

• High school diploma required; college degree preferred.
• Minimum ten years of legal secretarial experience, preferably in a law‑firm environment.
• Strong knowledge of firm‑specific software and document‑management practices.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to manage both electronic and hard‑copy files throughout a matter’s lifecycle.

Required skills

• iManage document‑management system
• Microsoft Outlook
• Microsoft Word
• Microsoft Excel
• Calendaring and time‑management tools
• Foundation (firm‑specific) software