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About The Bench

The Bench is an award-winning innovative legal services provider offering cost-effective legal services and legal recruitment.  We set-up in the United Arab Emirates in 2016 based on client demand in the Middle East for a boutique firm focusing on the Technology, Media & Telecom (TMT) and Hospitality sectors. 

To stay ahead of the fast changing legal landscape, we operate more like a digital legal ecosystem than a traditional law firm.  We have a deep bench of legal consultants around the globe who we can call on as and when required.  We offer a more tailor-made service to clients by matching the right lawyer with the work rather than our lawyers trying to 'turn their hand' at anything that comes across their desks.  

 

We offer direct access to senior lawyers at the same cost you would normally get charged for a newly qualified lawyer by international law firms.  Being small we can take a very flexible approach to pricing and rather than billing you for every 6 minutes, we are free to offer more innovative fee structures.

Our clients range from individual entrepreneurs to global law firms and everything in-between.  We work seamlessly with in-house legal departments and law firms to augment their existing teams either in terms of specialist legal areas or simply to assist with increased demand.   

All our lawyers have 'Big Law' training but 'New Law' mindsets and are recognised year after year by all the major legal publications including Who's Who Legal, Legal 500 and Chambers and Partners.  

 

 

 

"informal style with a flexible yet focused approach to service delivery"

ChAMBERS & PARTNERS, 2019

Asian Law Business Law Awards 2021

Asian Law Business Law Awards 2021

Rising Law Firm of the Year

The Oath

The Oath

Emerging Law Firm of the Year 2019

The Oath

The Oath

Honourable Mention - Intellectual Property Team of the Year 2019

Legal Week

Legal Week

Highly Commended for TMT Team of the Year 2017

Legal Week

Legal Week

Innovation Award 2017

The Oath

The Oath

Emerging Law Firm of the Year 2018

Legal 500

Legal 500

Leading Individual (TMT UAE) 2013 - 2019

Chambers & Partners

Chambers & Partners

Band 1 Ranked Lawyer (TMT UAE) 2013 - 2019

Who's Who Legal

Who's Who Legal

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