Patent Attorney -
- Employer
- Legal Route - Global Legal Recruitment
- Location
- Saudi Arabia (SA)
- Salary
- £90,000 - 150,000 k
- Closing date
- 3 Aug 2022
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- Vacancy Type
- Solicitors, Private Practice
- Experience Level
- Mid Level
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Practice Areas
- Intellectual Property, Patents, Trademarks
- PQE
- 4-6 Years, 7+ Years
Job Details
Our client is in the market for a Patent Attorney or a Senior Associate to join their Intellectual Property department in Riyadh.
This lawyer will be involved in business development, leveraging client and government contacts, developing brand prosecution / protection and IP transactional and enforcement capabilities.
Duties and responsibilities are as follows:
- Supporting in leading, managing and developing IP capabilities in KSA;
- Overseeing, managing and executing IP work, including enforcement, litigation, transactional and contractual;
- Overviewing regional and national trade mark portfolios for clients;
- Use of their jurisdictional experience, client contacts, government connections, to win new IP work including trade mark portfolios, prosecution work, enforcement work and transactional work;
- Developing and pitching for marketing purposes including brand protection and enforcement proposals and plans and approach existing and new clients with those proposals and plans;
- Supervising, managing and mentoring junior associates and paralegals in office;
- Working closely with marketing team and partners to develop new work flows / streams from KSA market and internationally; and
- Developing new clients with a focus on the industries prominent in KSA and other regional markets such as oil and gas, pharma, FMCGs, manufacturing, construction and F&B.
Skills and Experience
- Leadership skills
- Team player and builder
- Business acumen and market knowledge
- Strong government contacts
- Private as well as in house experience preferable
- Ability to generate large volume of work from the KSA market
- Bilingual in English and Arabic is a plus
Fantastic opportunity for a top level patent attorney or IP lawyer to build out their own desk.
Company
Who We Are
legal-route is a global legal recruitment specialist. We recruit legal professionals into permanent, temporary, contract and interim roles and offer a comprehensive range of services for both clients and candidates.
We are committed to excellence and continually pursue a long-term strategy. This means the service we provide is both professional and robust.
We don't accept boundaries or limitations. Based out of our Dubai offices in the Middle East and with our network of associated offices in the UK, Europe and Australasia our proven expertise impacts across Private Practice, Commerce & Industry, Financial Services and not for profit sectors.
Our Head of Legal (Nigel Byrne)
www.linkedin.com/in/nigelbyrne
As the Head of Legal, MENA region Nigel plays a key role in business development, strategy & consulting on key legal hires into the region and around the globe. He leads the search vertical for law firms, financial institutions and large corporations across the region. He has a successful track record of recruiting senior professionals into both private practice and in-house positions in domestic and international markets.
Nigel has a genuine insight into the needs of both candidates and clients and is able to leverage his knowledge of the inner workings of the legal industry. He has gained an excellent reputation for his commitment to identifying suitable candidates at senior level into many global law firms and legal teams.
With his ability to tie in the dynamics of human psychology and behaviour, with his network and knowledge of the legal industry, Nigel adds value to both individual professionals and organisations. He works on creating value through assessments, career advice and providing trusted market intelligence.
Nigel is married with two wonderful boys who are both the apple of his eye. In his spare time he enjoys reading and all things sport.
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