Graduate trainee: Legal officer 362 views

Applications are invited for suitably qualified and experienced candidates to fill in the above position.

Duties And Responsibilities

• Draft a wide variety of legal agreements.

• Provide advice on corporate legal issues and business matters.

• Provide commercial legal support to all departmental projects and job functions.

• Ensure the development of service level agreements for service support and delivery.

• Provide all such other administrative and other secretarial duties as directed by the supervisor.

• Analyse and review legal agreements, legislation and documents for the Board.

• Ensure (internal & external) compliance with laid down guidelines, policies and procedures; investigate issues of non-compliance as may be required.

• Travelling to remote areas for various administrative and client engagement assignments.

• Any other duties as may be assigned.

Qualifications And Experience

• A graduate degree in law (minimum of second class lower).

• A minimum 3 years work experience.

• Sound knowledge of Microsoft office applications especially Word, PowerPoint and Excel.

• Excellent written &verbal communication skills.

• Strong knowledge of corporate law; commitment and enthusiasm in the delivery of the organization’s objectives.

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and discretion.

• Good understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law.

• Excellent team working ability to ensure smooth operation in the Legal Unit as a whole.