Our client is a blue chip organisation quoted at the Nairobi Stock Exchange.
The client would like to recruit a suitable candidate for the position of Legal Officer, reporting to the Legal Manager.
Education:
- LL.B Degree in Law from a recognized institution.
- Minimum of 5 years hands-on experience in legal work in a busy law firm or a large corporate organization.
Key Competences:
- Ability to carry out legal research, drafting and writing legal reports, commercial contracts and agreements.
- Ability to handle court assignments in the Lower and High Court involving legal process and procedures on civil and criminal matters.
- Ability to carry out general conveyances in corporate property matters.
- Good dissemination and presentation skills on diverse legal issues.
- Good communication skills.
- Computer literate.
Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist and co-ordinate in legal research on litigation matters for a busy corporation.
- Undertake conveyance pertaining to the corporate properties, either subleased or owned.
- Carry out legal research, investigations and ad hoc assignments for management.
- Report and present legal research and investigation findings to the management as delegated, discuss and agree on management action and assist in subsequent implementation.
- Ensure full compliance with Law, legislative issues, policies and procedures as stipulated by the statutes.
- Ensure the company is abreast with any New Legislative effect(s).
- Ensure compliance to Laws, By-Laws and legislative requirements in all corporate matters.
- Prepare and compute legal data.
Applications should be received by August 20, 2010.
DN/A.690
P.O Box 49010-00100,
Nairobi
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