Enforcement Paralegal

Rouse & Co. International; Dubai; On-site; AED 100,000 - 140,000; Full time

Job summary

Rouse & Co. International is seeking a Legal Consultant to support the Enforcement team based in Dubai. This role focuses on managing intellectual property enforcement matters across the MENA region, requiring strong communication skills in Arabic, English, and French.

The ideal candidate will have experience in litigation support and will excel in time management and teamwork. Proactive individuals with a keen sense of detail are encouraged to apply.

Qualifications

• Previous experience in intellectual property enforcement or legal/paralegal role preferred.
• Demonstrated strong sense of personal responsibility and detail-orientation.

Responsibilities

• Manage intellectual property enforcement matters including litigation and customs actions.
• Liaise with local counsel and authorities regarding enforcement matters.
• Prepare draft reports and documentation for enforcement actions.
• Monitor case progress and maintain enforcement databases.

Skills

Fluency in Arabic

Fluency in English

Fluency in French

Excellent communication skills

Excellent time management

Proactive and motivated

Education

LLB or Paralegal qualification

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Job description

Reporting To

Senior Legal Consultant, Head of Department.

Location

Dubai.

Key Relationships

Personnel in Dubai and local agents in the MENA region.

Role Summary

The role is primarily to support the Enforcement team in the management of intellectual property enforcement matters across the Middle East and North Africa region. This includes assisting with litigation, criminal and administrative enforcement actions, liaising with local counsel, investigators and authorities, monitoring case progress, preparing draft reports and maintaining enforcement databases and records. The role requires a proactive, organised and detail-oriented individual with strong communication skills and fluency in Arabic, English and French.

Key Responsibilities and Accountabilities

• Assisting with the day-to-day management of intellectual property enforcement matters, including court, customs, police, administrative and anti-counterfeiting actions.
• Liaising with local counsel regarding litigation and enforcement proceedings, monitoring case developments, court hearings and procedural deadlines.
• Preparing draft reports, correspondence and client updates regarding enforcement actions, court decisions, settlements, customs detentions, raids and investigations for review by senior management.
• Reviewing and summarising legal documents, including court decisions, memoranda, pleadings, settlement agreements, warning letters, powers of attorney and other enforcement-related documentation.
• Assisting with the management of customs detention matters, including preparing draft detention reports, monitoring deadlines and coordinating with local counsel and authorities.
• Supporting the planning, coordination and execution of raids, investigations and enforcement actions, including attending raids and inspections where required.
• Assisting with investigations, including coordinating investigators, reviewing investigation findings and preparing draft investigation reports.
• Monitoring litigation and enforcement deadlines and maintaining accurate diary systems, reminders, case management systems and enforcement databases, ensuring that all developments, deadlines, correspondence and follow-up actions are accurately recorded and tracked for all active matters.
• Assisting with the preparation of budgets and cost estimates, coordinating with finance teams regarding invoices, payments, recoveries and enforcement-related costs where required.

Qualifications

• LLB or Paralegal qualification is an advantage.
• Previous experience in intellectual property enforcement, litigation support or a legal/paralegal role is preferred.
• Excellent spoken and written English and Arabic; French is an advantage.
• Good communication skills; confident, proactive, motivated, strong sense of personal responsibility, patient, detail-orientated and self-disciplined.
• Excellent time management and can work under pressure, team player.
• Excellent computer skills (Word, Excel, etc.)