Assistant Legal Officer

Responsibilities:

• Monitor legal risk in the documentation and give guidance on the acceptable assumption of risk.
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for natural and juristic persons.
• Conduct legal research and gather evidence.
• Ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before documents are executed.
• Explain the law and give legal advice.
• Offer legal representation at arbitration or mediation hearings.
• Draft, review, and manage wills, trusts, estates, contracts, and deeds.
• Manage regulatory and compliance-related services.
• Facilitate innovative solutions to client problems.
• Offer legal representation to clients in court proceedings on civil or criminal matters.
• Manage and oversee paralegals and legal assistants.
• Prepare pleadings, and notices and make appearances in court.

Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in law (essential)
• Admitted attorney, with experience in drafting, negotiating and reviewing legal documents.
  
• Commercial awareness
• Attention to detail.
• Good Communication skill, interpersonal, and public speaking skills.
• Excellent Teamwork.
• Information analysis and research.
• Organizational skills
• Creative problem-solving.
• Excellent writing skills

NB: Our background checks are rigorous and invasive, therefore, candidates who are not able to meet up with the background check requirement should not bother applying.