IP Senior Associate/Practice Manager at Global Profilers

REPORTING LINE: MANAGER

DIRECT SUPERVISES: Associates

LOCATION: Lagos, Abuja

Global Profilers is a Recruitment & HR Services firm specialized in recruitment in Africa; we are looking for an IP Senior Associate/Practice Manager to supervise, coordinate, strategise operational and profitable support to the firm .  

l JOB SUMMARY

 The holder will play the role of providing and/or ensuring the well-coordinated operational support for various subgroups; primarily in the transactional vertical. This position is expected employ a wide range of strategic and tactical solutions to help improve the profitability and efficiency of the firm’s practices. This position also serves as the staff focal point for the subgroups and provides management support and advisory services to multiple subgroup chairs.

l Essential Duties & Responsibilities

• Provide sound IP legal advice, opinions, procedures, and a wide range of associated IP legal services to clients, in a timely manner
• Law practice management
• Delegate and supervise work assigned to the office and Admin. support staff
• Responsible for the quality of client services provided by self, associates, and other Admin support staff
• Draft, interpret and review agreements, legal reports, engagement letters, and other legal documents
• Provide research support to team in the research of case history and legislation and applying relevant laws /decrees/regulations to IP protections, infringements case
• Negotiate, execute, terminate, and administer contracts, agreements, settlements
• Responsible for preparation of scope of work, fee matter estimates and quotations
• Manage work-in-progress and collections in accordance with firm’s guidelines and standards
• Adhere to firm’s time management protocol and use of resources to achieve optimum productivity
• Liaise with clients and other professionals on sharing information and knowledge – such as work progress status, legal proceedings and positions and other related legal issues
• Make constructive contributions to the non-chargeable activities of the firm - “black table and committee meetings”, article writing and posting on designated sites, time recording, case file management, etc
• Comply with procedures set out in the Employee Handbook and other firm’s procedures Manual and as well as professional standard
• Provide support and guidance to junior members of the Client group team
• Attend Training, Seminars, Conferences, and other professional meetings as may be required

l Required Skills

• A minimum of 4 years working experience
• LLB (Hons) Law degree
• Ideal candidate must come from a legal/law firm, have experience in law firm operations, legal accounting,  the elements of law firm profitability at the client matter level and the attorney level and an understanding of the challenges of local office operations
• Should be independent and have leadership qualities.
• Must have a background in CAC and trade marketing
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are required
• Proficient use of MS office applications and statistical analysis
• Must be adept in using the internet and standard databases as well as PowerPoint and sophisticated functions in Excel
• Must have property experience.

Note: Preferably male for gender balance

Salary Expectation: 300,000-350,000