About this role
Minimum Experience Required: ----------------------------------- - Advisory capacity experience (minimum 10 years for LLM and 12 years for LLB) on senior position with national/international, public, or private sector organizations of repute. - Licensed High Court Advocate with minimum five (05) years High Court experience preferred, not mandatory. - Three years (03) of experience in ICT sector preferred, not mandatory. Required Qualifications: -------------------------- - LLM with minimum 10 years of work experience OR - LLB with minimum 12 years of work experience Description of Responsibilities: ---------------------------------- - Develops, implements, and maintains legal departments goals, objectives, policies, and priorities for appropriate service areas; ensures that established goals and priorities are achieved. - Directs legal division activities including long and short contractual planning, development and presentation of legal opinions and coordinating representation of the company in litigation involving telecom sector law and other specialized areas of law such as institutional investments, contract planning, tax law and securities law - Serves as legal counsel to the company, advises company officials in legal matters pertaining to their offices and meeting their fiduciary responsibilities. - Prepares and presents legal opinions; ensures that activities of the company are legally supportable and in accordance with company rules and regulations; assists in the representation of the company in litigation, court hearings and other legal matters. - Plans, directs, and coordinates the legal division’s work plans through appropriate division staff; assigns work activities and responsibilities to appropriate personnel; reviews and evaluates work methods and procedures; identifies and resolves problems and/or issues. - Represents company on all legal forums as and when required - Possess strong initiative, as well as excellent management and leadership skills - Reviewing legal documents such as contracts, non-disclosure agreements, and confidentiality agreements to ensure that they are legally sound and enforceable - Maintaining proper corporate interactions with the relevant local, state, and federal governmental bodies, legislatures, and the community at large - Advising the CEO and other senior corporate officers on a variety of issues - Participating in the formulation of general management policy as a member of the executive management team - Managing a team of corporate counsel and other members of the legal department