Our Charter

Our Charter is the underlying framework by which we operate internally and externally with our clients, our colleagues and our communities, and allows us to work in a decentralised world with an enforceable centralised mandate.

Our Charter is the underlying framework by which we operate internally and externally with our clients, our colleagues and our communities, and allows us to work in a decentralised world with an enforceable centralised mandate.

Andre Saade - CEO of AS Legal
Andre Saade - CEO of AS Legal
Andre Saade - CEO of AS Legal

Our Charter

As lawyers, legal assistants, staff and consultants, we continuously commit to improving ourselves as humans through working with our clients, our colleagues, and our wider legal and business community…

(i) by respecting the cultural backgrounds, principles, and values of all stakeholders;
(ii) by striking the right balance between technological efficiency and personal empathy;
(iii) by placing a mandate on the pursuit of knowledge;
(iv) by advocating for the role of mental, physical and emotional health in optimising our standards of work;
(v) by responding to any communications received in a swift and timely manner;
(vi) by charging, and billing for, our fees in a fair and transparent manner;
(vii) by investing in the future of our profession and in future Emirati leaders;
(viii) by acting as innovators and technological design partners within the legal services sector;
(ix) by meeting the responsibilities of our role as ambassadors for our clients, our jurisdictions and our region;
and
(x) with an overriding commitment towards acting in, and maintaining, the interests of justice, for the benefit of all.