Junior IP Lawyer (Relocate to Dubai/ Thailand)

- Location: Dubai

- Level: Junior

- Reporting line: Head of IP

- Headcount: 3

Purpose:

Lead the company's global intellectual-property programmetrademarks, patents, copyrights, trade secrets, domains - by setting strategy, securing registrations, enforcing rights through takedown actions, oppositions, and litigation, and resolving disputes so that every core asset is protected and monetised.

Core responsibilities:

Portfolio strategy:

Design the annual filing and renewal roadmap by IP type, territory, class, and budget.

Continuously audit the portfolio, identify gaps, and recommend defensive or offensive filings.

Clearance and prosecution:

Oversee knockout and full searches, issue legal researches and opinions, and

approve go/no-go decisions.

Direct outside agents on national and Madrid filings; manage examiner actions, renewals, and recordals.

Target 90 % registration success across all applications.

Audit and keep updated internal IP registry.

Lead copyrights registrations for different types of IP.

Enforcement and dispute resolution:

Decide on oppositions, cancellations, DMCA notices, UDRP/URS complaints, customs seizures, platform takedowns, and litigation.

Lead settlement negotiations and supervise external lawyer in multi-jurisdictional cases related to IP.

Ensure strategic use of registrar, and platform abuse channels for efficient IP enforcement and domain recovery.

Track and report cost-benefit metrics for every action.

Commercial support:

Draft and negotiate IP clauses in licensing, distribution, M&A, and technology

agreements.

Advise Marketing, Product, R&D, and HR on proper trademark and copyright usage.

Digital brand protection:

Oversee monitoring and legal escalation of infringements across domains, app stores, ads, social media, and code repositories.

Authorise rapid takedowns through registrars, Netcraft, Cloudflare, Google TCRP, etc.

Governance and reporting:

Maintain an audit-ready docket and a live risk dashboard.

Deliver concise weekly updates to the Head of IP and quarterly IP heat-maps to the Board.

Leadership:

Mentor enforcement specialists and paralegals; build SOPs and playbooks.

Drive continuous improvement to cut cycle times and external spend.

Required qualifications:

LL.B./JD and active licence to practise law in at least one jurisdiction.

3+ years of hands-on IP work, including global brand protection, takedown and domain dispute enforcement, and contested matters.

Proven wins in oppositions, UDRP/URS, and at least one multi-country litigation or high-value settlement.

Strong contract-drafting skills for licensing and tech transactions.

Fluent English; an additional Asian or EU language is an advantage.

Proficiency with leading IP-management and brand-monitoring platforms (Corsearch, MarkMonitor, Red Points) plus solid Excel/Sheets capability

Key attributes:

Decisive under time pressure; comfortable acting on incomplete data.

Clear, persuasive writer and negotiator.

Data-driven mindset; tracks ROI on every initiative.

High integrity with strict confidentiality standards.

Natural mentor who elevates team performance.

Success metrics (first 12 months):

All critical filings, renewals, and recordals completed on or before deadline.

90 % acceptance rate for new applications.

24-hour first response to high-risk infringements; average takedown 3 days.

USD 500 k in documented cost avoidance or recoveries.

At least two new SOPs implemented that reduce prosecution or enforcement cycle time by > 15 %.

Compensation and growth:

Senior-tier base salary benchmarked to top-quartile local market.

Annual performance bonus tied to KPI achievement.

Potential advancement to Deputy Head of IP or Regional IP Lead within 1824 months based on results. CPO