Patent Administrator /Paralegal

GG Selection

Dubai, UAE

Ref: RP506-13

Job description / Role

Employment: Full Time

Our client, a well-established and multinational legal firm based in Dubai is looking for a Patent Administrator who can provide administration support to the IP professional team and lawyers.

This person will support the team in all aspects of patent and design filings, and will involve entering data onto their IP record keeping software, overseeing work and tasks carried out by paralegals/administrators, aiding in reviewing supporting documents and cross checking data against official patent and design databases as well as managing the prosecution of patent and industrial design application cases.

You would also be working closely with the IP Administrator and IP paralegal team, ensuring that instructions from lawyers to file/renew with patents and designs are carried our accurately. In addition, the role supports allocated lawyers and Senior Paralegals in general administration such as file organisation, invoice queries, assisting with client liaison and undertaking/participating in projects as designated by the Head of Department on an ad hoc basis.

Requirements

This role is extremely varied and the successful candidate MUST be able to function in a high pressure/high workload environment with multiple deadlines and conflicting priorities. You will be able to communicate effectively with staff at all levels and have excellent attention to detail and have a good commercial sense.

Ideally, our client is looking for someone educated to at least degree level, and who has extensive experience (5 years minimum) working within a patent formalities/patent secretary/patent records clerk role, preferably within a law firm with a sizeable patent filing practice. Candidates with a CIPA patent administrator qualification will be prioritised, and Arabic speaking candidates are desirable but not essential.

About the Company

GG Selection is a search partner with an international presence, clients in diverse industries, and a network of talent for all levels of seniority and experience. We’re not limited by industry or geography, and we treat every brief and every client like the individual case it is — never making assumptions or taking anything for granted, and always tailoring our service to the needs we discover.

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Paralegal salaries in UAE

Average monthly compensation
AED 11,500

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