Legal Officer at Alfred & Victoria Associates

Responsibilities

• The Legal Officer will provide operational legal support to the group’s businesses across multiple jurisdictions, advising on commercial transactions, vendor and supplier contracts, and corporate legal matters.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of commercial legal agreements for the Company inclusive of service agreements, sales agreements, service level agreements as may be required.
• Draft, review and negotiate legal agreements for the Company’s vendor and supplier transactions including purchase agreements, third party service agreements, interconnection agreements, professional service agreements, etc.
• Provide legal advice on corporate and commercial legal matters.
• Provide internal advisory services to the business units and departments within the Company.
• Manage and liaise with external solicitors, update litigation and debt recovery database, and provide regular updates.
• Prepare and draft correspondences, letters, and other relevant documents;
• Perform all such other duties as directed by the Supervisor, or Head of Unit.

Qualifications, Skills & Competencies

• LLB / BL  (2.1)
• At least 4 years of experience
• LLM is an added advantage
• Thorough understanding of general and specific Company and commercial law;
• Experience in consumer-facing businesses, business plus knowledge of Telecom and/or support for sales clients preferred.
• Strong inter-personal and team working skills.
• Proven ability to effectively manage competing priorities.
• Good judgment and strong initiative;
• Candidate must be able to work under pressure with keen attention to detail;
• Excellent organizational skills and possess the ability to interact effectively with other attorneys and staff, diverse in-house client groups, senior executives, and customers' representatives;
• Strong ability to think strategically, creatively, and innovatively;
• High professionalism, self-motivation, efficiency, and results-oriented delivery on short timelines;
• Ability to interact effectively with business and technical professionals in a fast-paced environment;
• Excellent written and oral communication skills.

Demands of the Job:

• Ability and willingness to work long hours and meet tight deadlines.
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Excellent team working ability.
• Constant awareness of sensitivity and confidentiality involved in the function.
• Good research skills.
• Must have experience in the Telecom space

Remuneration
Attractive