MANAGER – LEGAL SERVICES – Epz Global 238 views

Key Responsibilities

• Engage with external counsel handling legal matters for and on behalf of the Organisation.
• Review legal documents filed or to be filed at court and ensure observance of court processes.
• Manage all legal correspondence.
• Represent the organisation in the Labour Court on labour related disputes involving the Organisation.
• Provide legal opinions and advice, drafting legal documents, and assisting in the formulation, review, and interpretation of legal documents and related information.
• Assist in the conducting of in-house training on legal related matters to staff as and when necessary.
• Conduct legal research and continuous review of legal instruments governing or impacting on the operations of the Organisation.
• Review contracts and other legal or policy documents to assess their legal implications and provide recommendations to senior management.
• Review and draft contracts, laymen’s-language statutory instruments, agreements, and internal policies, and ensuring full compliance with applicable statutory and legal requirements.
• Manage the administration of contracts to improve performance on contracts.
• Prepare, review, and amend contractual instruments involving the Organisation to ensure legal validity and alignment with the Organisation’s objectives when entering into such contracts.

Requirements

• Degree Bachelor of Laws or acceptable equivalent.
• Registered Legal Practitioner of the High Court of Zimbabwe.
• 3 years’ experience preferably gained in a corporate or banking environment or in the judicial system.

How to Apply