Context & Environment

• Conduct legal research on various topics as required
• Day-to-day management of the company’s debt collection and litigation portfolios
• Preparation and processing of payments under the legal section’s mandate
• Maintain up-to-date legal registers for all contracts and other legal documents
• Assist in drafting and reviewing contracts and other legal documents
• Ensure all documents comply with company policies, relevant laws and regulations
• Assist in the preparation of legal reports and presentations
• Assist in the preparation of company documentation required by external counsel for court proceedings or other external legal support functions

Activities

• Attend court proceedings and take notes as required
• Ensure that the legal team are paid up members of the Uganda Law Society and coordinate their attendance of the requisite trainings
• Ensure that the company secures its operational/business licenses from the relevant issuing authorities
• Any other duties that may be required to be performed within the legal section

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Candidate Profile

• Minimum qualification: Bachelor of Laws, Post Graduate Diploma from the Law Development Centre
• Minimum years post qualifying experience: 3 years’ experience
• Type of experience: Litigation experience, legal research, stakeholder management, contracts management and legal transaction advisory
• Other requirements: Excellent organizational/planning skills, critical thinking, hardworking, resilient, strong worth ethic, particularly integrity and ethics, good Interpersonal

Additional Information

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