Paralegal

Dümmen Orange EU; Westland; Hybrid; EUR 47,000 - 66,000; Part time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work allowances

Laptop and telephone

Pension plan

International environment

Vacation days

Job summary

Dümmen Orange is seeking a part-time Paralegal to join our legal department in a global, fast-paced setting. You will support IP management and international contracts, ensuring proper records in our contract management system Legisway and in internal databases.

Fluent in English and Dutch, you will collaborate across functions and borders to protect our assets and enable innovation. With an HBO law degree and several years of paralegal experience, you’ll thrive in a multinational environment,

Qualifications

• HBO degree in law is required or equivalent.

Responsibilities

• Support the IP team in managing the group's IP, including registration and renewal of plant breeders' rights and trademarks.
• Assist in worldwide contract management, including signing and filing contracts in Legisway.
• Provide legal support and guidance on admin queries from colleagues worldwide.

Skills

Organizational skills

Communication skills

Proactive

Attention to detail

Education

HBO degree in law

Tools

Legisway

Job description

At Dümmen Orange, every role contributes to our mission of creating sustainable value in ornamental horticulture. As paralegal, you play a key role within the legal department, both in terms of management of international contracts, and in terms of management of our international IP portfolio (the company's most crucial assets). Your work directly supports the legal department and helps us deliver innovation, quality, and value to our customers and partners worldwide.

Why this role matters

This role is critical to the success of Dümmen Orange as a leading innovator in its industry. Your expertise and skills will help Dümmen Orange stay ahead in a competitive global market, while also reinforcing our commitment to excellence, sustainability, and innovation.

Your tasks and/or responsibilities include:

• Support the Legal Counsels IP in managing the group's IP; including registration and renewal (for plant breeders' rights and trademarks). Ensure proper records of all IP in internal software systems;
• Support the Legal Counsels in managing contracts worldwide, both in terms of signing and filing of contracts in our contract management system Legisway;
• Provide legal support and advice on admin queries from colleagues worldwide;

Your profile

You are a flexible and solution-oriented professional who thrives in a fast-paced, global environment. You have strong organizational skills while maintaining a high level of accuracy and attention to detail. You are proactive, have strong communication skills and you take ownership of your work,

Furthermore you:

• have a HBO degree in law;
• have several years of experience as a paralegal, preferably within a multinational corporation;
• are fluent in English and Dutch, both written and verbal;
• Experience and/or interest in the agricultural/flower breeding industry is considered a plus.

What we offer

Passion for the craft, teamwork and transparency define our ways of working. With a flat organizational structure and comprehensive support tools - such as the Dümmen Orange Academy and our Performance Management Program - we offer a rich environment for a purposeful and rewarding job, as well as for your development and growth as an individual, expert, or leader, no matter what stage of your career you're in.

We value transparency and honesty, also when it comes to our remuneration.

• a monthly salary of between gross €4.200,- and €5.900,- with the exact figure depending on the relevance and level of your qualifications and your demonstrable relevant work experience
• a Parttime position (24-32 hours per week; can be determined in consultation) for a period of 1 year;
• 25.5 vacation days, based on a full-time contract;
• Hybrid working (including allowances for working from home and setting up your home workplace);
• Flexibility in working hours, to be determined in consultation;
• a personal development plan focused on continuous learning and our core values: commitment, focus, passion, and responsibility;
• Working close to the business in an international working environment, within a fun, open, collaborative and ambitious legal team;
• Employment conditions based on the Dutch Collective Labor Agreement for Greenhouse Horticulture, including generous leave arrangements and a solid pension scheme (BPL Pension). We invest in your future by covering two-thirds of your pension premium;
• a laptop and telephone.
• an active staff association organizing various activities throughout the year
• an international working environment

Who we are and what we do

Dümmen Orange is a leading global breeder and propagator of flowers and plants, offering an extensive portfolio of crops and varieties to growers, wholesalers, and retailers worldwide.

We develop stronger, healthier flowers and plants, enhancing their beauty and performance. Our breeders, backed by cutting-edge research, focus on improving key traits such as color, fragrance, and shape, as well as vital characteristics like disease resistance, yield capacity, and growth habits.

Our Breeding Technology Centre in the Netherlands is the largest horticultural breeding laboratory in the world. It's a high-tech home for pioneering international scientists, breeders, and specialists to set new standards in flower and plant genetics and breeding excellence.

Across our production locations in Europe, Africa, and the Americas, we have over 260 hectares of production space. We use these facilities to cultivate mother stock plants and produce starting material, e.g. by cuttings or tissue culture.

Dare to bloom

Headquartered in De Lier, the Netherlands, we employ 5,300 people globally.

Joining Dümmen Orange means becoming part of a leading company driven by purpose and ambition. Our international playground is anything but ordinary. If you're wired for curiosity, challenge, and real impact, you'll feel right at home.

With a legacy spanning more than a century, leading positions in global floriculture markets, a world-class R&D team, and a diversified network of owned propagation sites supported by a global supply chain, Dümmen Orange is a source of industry expertise and innovation—and the place to be if you want to make a lasting impact in floriculture.

For more information you can contact Carolien Luijt, Head of Legal, via [e-mail].