Legal Counsel-ESA(
Job Number:
14000E9T)
Unposting Date
: Jun-27-2014, 3:59:00 PM
Schedule
: Full-time
Primary Location
: Kenya-Nairobi-Nairobi-Nairobi
Shift
: Day Job
Job
: Legal
Travel
: Yes, 5 % of the Time
Description
Job Purpose
To assist the General Counsel to provide legal services to the total company. Business partner to management, communications, industrial relations, tax, finance and operating subsidiaries
Key Responsibilities
· Identifies legal risks and helps the business navigate them, providing legally compliant creative solutions which deliver competitive advantage to the business objectives taking into account compliance, reputation, cost, risk and other consequences.
· Advises communications, industrial relations, tax and finance on statutory obligations under the relevant legal Acts and associated legislation and regulations relating to matters such as governance frameworks, share dealing and associated disclosures, directorships, annual accounts, company incorporations, acquisitions, disposals, restructurings.
· Development and maintenance of relationships with relevant external contacts (e.g. external lawyers, registrars, regulators, external bodies etc).
· Contracts and other legal documents –Review and draft legal contracts and other legal documents generally
Manage records of contracts & other legal documents deposited with Legal department for safekeeping.
·Litigation Support – Unilever representation at court sessions and follow up of external advocates to deliver value for legal fees paid.
· Facilitate appropriate legal documentation and witnesses for the litigation process responsible for litigation update reports
· Legal review – Facilitate the availability of laws and regulations relevant to company operations research and review laws and regulations regulating the company advisor on all changes to laws and regulations
· Services Management/ Rates & Rents – Insurance and licensing manage the company’s lease portfolio alert the relevant functions on expiry of leases and facilitate renewal and termination of leases facilitate payment of rent and rates.
· Process Artwork approval
· Management of employee staff Loan schemes
· Company Secretarial for operating entity.
· First point of contact for internal advice and clearance
· Establishment and implementation of COBP specific structured awareness and training
· Facilitate Motorisation of documents and Affidavits in Court.
· Process payments for external legal services
· Provide other ad hoc legal services as may be required from time to time.
Key Skills and Qualification
· A graduate of Law (LLB)
· Call to Bar (Dip KSL)
· 5 years post- call experience in Corporate/commercial Law practice or related job experience
· Excellent communication skills (oral & written)
· Excellent analytical skills
· Good interpersonal skills
· Attention to details
· Outstanding team skills
· Appetite for learning
· Good working knowledge of the Microsoft Office suite
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