Senior Associate

Robert Walters

UAE

Ref: NP316-75

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client is looking for a Senior Intellectual Property Lawyer to join their Middle East practice, contributing to strategy formulation for the practice and fostering existing client relationships as well as developing new ones.

Job Responsibilities:

A wide range of tasks relating to the services provided by the business both internally and externally.
Managing all aspects of an intellectual property portfolio including prosecution, litigation and licensing. In particular, with minimal direction and supervision:
• handling clients and an independent case load;
• developing strategic plans for case work and managing their implementation;
• supervising, directing and supporting the work of colleagues and junior staff;
• undertaking business development initiatives/responsibilities, internally and externally, alone and with others;
• providing training for colleagues and junior staff in relation to law and procedure and client service/best practice.
Direct line manager responsibility for a team of junior fee earners, including responsibility for overseeing their professional development

Requirements

• 7 years pqe of both contentious and non contentious IP work
• Relevant professional qualification.
• An extensive knowledge of intellectual property law and procedure (Middle East experience preferred, but not essential).
• International trade mark portfolio management experience.
• Excellent communication skills.
• Excellent team player.
• Strong organisation skills.
• Flexible.
• Wide degree of creativity.
• Ability to use relevant IT applications, including Multi-client database and trade mark database skills.
• Written and spoken Arabic an advantage (but not essential)

About the Company

Robert Walters is one of the world's largest specialist professional recruitment consultancies with 53 offices spanning 24 countries.

We've helped thousands of professionals find permanent, contract and interim roles with leading global corporations, small to medium sized companies and innovative start ups. Our specialist recruitment focus includes: accountancy and finance, banking, engineering, operations, legal, IT, sales, marketing, procurement & logistics, HR and support/administration.

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