Legal Associate at Rescue Technologies Limited

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
• Review ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
• Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action have been taken.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.

Policy Development

• Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.

Litigation Management

• Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.

Compliance

• Formulate compliance checklists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.
• Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.
• Develops, initiates, maintains, and revises policies and procedures for the general operation of the Compliance Program and its related activities to prevent illegal, unethical, or improper conduct. Manages day-to-day operation of the Program.
• Develops and periodically reviews and updates Standards of Conduct and provides guidance to management and employees.
• Collaborates with other departments to direct compliance issues to appropriate existing channels for investigation and resolution. Consults with the corporate attorney and/or other legal counsel as needed to resolve difficult legal compliance issues.
• Responds to alleged violations of rules, regulations, policies, procedures, and Standards of Conduct by evaluating or recommending the initiation of investigative procedures. Develops and oversees a system for uniform handling of such violations.
• Acts as an independent review and evaluation body to ensure that compliance Issues/concerns within the organization are being appropriately evaluated, investigated and resolved.
• Monitors, and as necessary, coordinates compliance activities of other departments to remain abreast of the status of all compliance activities and to identify trends.
• Identifies potential areas of compliance vulnerability and risk; develops/implements corrective action plans for resolution of problematic issues, and provides general guidance on how to avoid or deal with similar situations in the future.

Education

• Law degree from an accredited university
• Minimum of 5 years work experience post law school
• Relevant compliance related certification is an added advantage
• Relevant human resource and personnel management certification is an added advantage

Skills & Knowledge

• Excellent relationship management, strong verbal and written communication.
• Organized and detail oriented while managing and prioritizing multiple tasks simultaneously.
• Good planning and organizational skills.
• Demonstrated knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government/regulators and/or commercial contract administration, particularly contract negotiation, preparation and administration
• Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters
• Strong knowledge of Microsoft Office packages.

Attributes

• Sound judgement
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines
• Ability to work with large amount of data
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team and take on new tasks with high level of difficulty.
• Quality management
• Strategic thinking
• Self-driven
• Think logical and clearly