Barrister and Legal Officer at a MultiNational Company

Key tasks and responsibilities

• Drafting, reviewing and completing legal documents – SLAs, MOUs, NDAs, Contracts of sale, Hire Purchase agreement, etc.
• Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations.
• Implementing and monitoring risk management policies and procedures.
• Protect the company against legal risk and violations.
• Advise the executives and employees on changes to the laws affecting the company.
• Investigate if the company or a staff member does not comply with the law.
• Managing all corporate affairs and correspondence on behalf of the company and sister companies.
• Providing supervision to external solicitors hired to assist the corporation with their legal services.
• Convening Board and General Meetings and preparing minutes of meetings.
• Interface with internal and external stakeholders to resolve issues and conflicts.
• Representing the company on compliance matters.
• Preparation of statutory documents.
• Minimizing and Managing risk.
• Support the implementation of organizational policy.
• Representing the corporation before administrative boards.
• Perform other legal tasks as required.

Competency & Technical skill requirements

• Bachelors / Masters degree in Law.
• The ability to work under pressure and time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Strong research, verbal and written communication skills.
• Good leadership, organizational, time management and multitasking skills.
• Ensure Proper File Tracking System
• Documents follow up
• Excellent critical thinking, analytical, reasoning and negotiation skills.
• A minimum of 5 years working experience.