Legal Officer at Frank Management Consult Ltd

Job Description

Roles & Responsibilities:

• Draft, develop, review, and prepare various types of contracts including service level agreements, Annual maintenance and Service Contracts, Project Contracts, partnership agreements, third-party and/or sub-contract agreements, Employee Contracts, Service
• Provider Contracts and ICT agreements ensure that they are legally sound comply with companies’ policies and procedures, and mitigate risks.
• Contract management and administration to ensure compliance and renewals as and when appropriate.
• Drafting, development, review, and negotiations of Lease for new premises and facilitation with the registration of the same.
• Review legislation and advise Management on how the Company’s operations shall be affected in order to avoid any potential liabilities that could arise.
• Provide general legal advice to USL & affiliated companies on various legal issues affecting its operations.
• Regular staff training to keep staff up to date with changes in legislation and regulations and to raise awareness of legal risks and issues within the business.
• Research various legal issues affecting USL & affiliated and prepare legal opinions to relevant units and stakeholders.
• Give legal advice on compliance with the labour laws, management of disciplinary matters in compliance with the law and guidance on emerging legal matters relating to Employer/Employee relations.
• Review and understand USL & affiliated ’s internal Policies and Procedures and ensure consistency with the organizations’ strategic goals and with the legal and regulatory requirements.
• Prepare and submit monthly monitoring reports and other periodic or special legal reports.
• Maintain a comprehensive database of all legal matters with up-to-date status reports.
• Preparation of court pleadings and attending to court matters.
• Implement legal policies, and procedures and ensure delivery of the strategy under the set timeless.
• Draft and/or review legal documents, and instruments and monitor legal obligations.
• Respond to demand letters and deal with disputes arising from any engagement by the
  affiliated companies.
• Attend to debt collection internally and externally in liaison with credit control and external legal counsel.
• Support the affiliate companies in tracking the status of customer complaints and providing mitigation measures where necessary to ensure minimum exposure to the Company
• Participating in any other duties that shall be reasonably assigned by Management from time to time

Minimum Requirements:

• Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from a recognized University
• A registered CPS(K)
• A postgraduate business degree shall be an added advantage
• An advocate of the High Court of Kenya holding a valid practicing certificate with at least
• 8+ years post admission experience; 5 years of which should be in a legal corporate environment;
• Experience of liaising with regulators, lawyers and auditors.