Legal Services Manager at Copia

Specifically, you will:

• Provide day to day legal and regulatory support to the functional areas covering general compliance queries and reviews.
• Follow up on cases filed against the Company and providing legal advice on matters affecting the company.
• Prepare and update matters-arising matrix to monitor implementation of Board and Senior Management decisions.
• Keep abreast with the legislative environment that have an impact on the Company's operations.
• Participate in drawing and vetting of contracts, leases, and other legal instruments.
• Participate in negotiations of treaties and contracts between the Company and other parties.
• Prepare Legal opinions and legal interpretations on various matters as required including interpretation of court and arbitral rulings affecting the Company.
• Carry out legal audits for compliance, and monitoring compliance with legal and statutory requirements of the Company.
• Ensure compliance to the Company Policies, Regulations, Standards and Procedures to enhance operational efficiency.
• Provide legal advice and support for Human Capital and employment matters.
• Oversight over the registration, protection/enforcement and monitoring the use of intellectual property.
• Liaise with the Company Secretary to ensure full compliance with all Company Secretarial requirements.
• Assist in undertaking of Company Secretarial services and providing administrative support to the Board and Senior Management.
• Own and monitor the legal services budget, ensuring efficient legal operations are carried out within the approved budget.
• Participate in procurement processes.
• Coach, mentor, and develop staff using relevant human resource tools.

Qualifications

• You have a Bachelors Degree in Law from a recognised institution.
• You have a Postgraduate Diploma in Law from the Kenya School of Law.
• You have at least 5 years of experience, 2 of which have been in a management position in a large, transaction driven organization.
• Certified PubIic Secretary (K) qualification is an added advantage
• You have in depth knowledge of the Law of Kenya. 
• You are results oriented with key demonstrated achievements in managing corporate legal matters.
• You are computer literate with working knowledge of major accounting software programmes.
• You have experience in legal budget development.
• You can embrace changing market dynamics.
• You are a team leader and player with excellent verbal, written and communication skills.
• You have high level of integrity.
• You have an entrepreneurial spirit.