Job Description

• Negotiate, draft and implement legal agreements and provide legal support to company projects
• Incorporate related company policies into contracts and provide legal advice on company matters
• Monitor, manage and provide input into litigation strategy and approach of external solicitors on all on-going litigation and dispute resolution matters
• Manage disputes that arise and have the ability to judge on need to escalate disputes
• Monitor the legal and regulatory landscape and reports on laws, regulations, guidelines that can affect the business of the company and provide guidance in legislative aspects
• Manage legal risks in accordance with company policy.
• Provide legal opinions on various legal issues and legal advice on transactions
• Research applicable laws and provide recommendations on the legal consequences of business initiatives and decisions and highlight attendant risks.
• Provide legal support to company projects
• Support the implementation of internal company policies.
• Support efforts towards influencing governmental & regulatory policies affecting the company’s businesses.
• Facilitate timely responses to stakeholders.

Required Skills or Experience

Education:

• A Degree in Law with qualifying certificate in law (i.e. Bar exams)
• Post-Graduate Qualification in Commercial Law, Communications Law or International Commercial Law is desired but not mandatory.

Experience:

• 5+ years post qualification Commercial/Corporate Law experience in a large local law firm or the legal department of a large company.  Experience must include exposure and direct participation in:
• Negotiations and drafting of reasonably complex commercial transactions
• Telco/Finance Experience an advantage.