Assistant Manager - Legal

Assistant Manager - Legal

Description:

Key Responsibilities

• Lead global IPR enforcement, counterfeit market surveillance, and raid coordination.
• Drive anticounterfeit programs across SSA, China, UAE & GCC.
• Manage external legal counsel for trademark and infringement matters.
• Conduct investigations, due diligence & intelligence gathering on counterfeiting activities.
• Draft, review, and negotiate legal & commercial documents.
• Advise leadership on international commercial and corporate legal matters.
• Ensure corporate secretarial compliance (board agendas, resolutions, minutes).
• Partner with internal teams & overseas subsidiaries for legal/compliance support.
• Maintain robust legal documentation systems.
• Support legal budgeting & spend monitoring.
• Liaise with regulatory and statutory authorities.
• Perform legal research and provide strategic risk assessments.

Skills & Competencies

• Strong command of IPR laws, anticounterfeiting & trademark enforcement
• Excellent drafting, negotiation & communication abilities
• Solid understanding of corporate governance & compliance
• Ability to manage multicountry enforcement operations
• High integrity, confidentiality, and independent working capability

Experience

• 10+ years in IPR with handson experience in:

• Anticounterfeit investigations & enforcement raids (SSA, UAE, GCC preferred)
• Trademark infringement, brand protection & litigation support
• Corporate legal & secretarial compliance
• FMCG/manufacturing/consumer goods exposure (preferred)