Under the scheme, which will be overseen for Dubai Holding by senior legal counsel Gerard Hobby, the City firms will admit one trainee each from the United Arab Emirates (UAE) from September 2009.
Trainees will spend one year in
White commented: “We will gain from this scheme by putting something back into the UAE community. The candidates will gain from international training. There are few, if any, solicitors from the Emirates with this qualification.”
White said Trowers – which has expanded its trainee intake for 2009 from 11 to 12 to accommodate the scheme – had been chosen due to its longstanding commitment to the region, with the firm operating branches in
CC has had a presence in the UAE for more than 30 years, having opened its
