Legal Service Head

KAKI PLC is an official dealer and assembler of ISUZU in Ethiopia. It is also engaged in different business lines including import, export, metal fabrication, after sales services, and cargo freight transport operations. The company wishes to employ a qualified professional for the Legal Service Head position.

General Duties and Responsibilities:

Provide legal advice and direction about legal issues, organize various legal activities, complete them, draft legal documents, structure solutions for issues, and personally represent the company at all legal processes.

Specific Duties and Responsibilities:

• Conduct legal analysis and research on various legal matters of the company.
• Provide advice on legal issues and assist in drafting legal opinions, and other briefing documents.
• Formulate the best possible legal solution after analyzing the legal problem in depth.
• Provide legal assistance while dealing with some particular legal tasks, litigations, contracts, dispute resolution, and guide the company on taking an appropriate decision.
• Provide advices whether all the proceedings of the company comply with the requirements of the relevant legislations.
• Supervise, analyze and research the implication of laws, legislation, etc., that may affect the operation of the company.
• Monitor the implementation of the legal clauses, and advise the company so that there is minimum legal exposure and liability.
• Advise and represent the company, before government agencies, administrative tribunals and in private legal matters.
• Prepare and file legal documents, such as lawsuits, appeals, contracts etc.
• Present facts in writing and verbally and argue on behalf of the company.
• Assist management in understanding legal risk mitigating mechanisms.
• Draft, review, and revise contract documentation, including tender documentation and ensuring it is qualified to the best interests of the company.
• Make sure manuals, policies, procedures, contractual agreements are designed in line with the relevant laws to preclude any contradiction between the two.
• Develop and maintain standard contract and subcontract templates.
• Provide legal training to management and internal departments.
• Assist management in the interpretation and execution of the law.
• Conduct investigation of theft, forgeries and misappropriations of the company resources or funds and takes appropriate legal action to rectify those misconducts.
• Update the company management with latest developments concerning relevant laws and regulations.

Required Number : 1(One)

Qualification : LLB or LLM Degree

Work Experience : 10 years for LLB, and 8 years for LLM in legal service role

Required Competence :

• Good knowledge of the court system, procedures, and legal ethics.
• Good knowledge of Custom and Tax.
• Ability to interpret, analyses and solve problems.
• Ability to act in professional and ethical manner.
• Computer skill, communication skills, and English language proficiency.