Legal Officer at SportPesa

Duties and Responsibilities

• Serves as legal counsel for SportPesa’s legal matters in Kenya.
• Ongoing monitoring of applicable laws, regulations and policies.
• Develops, implements and maintains legal strategy, standards, directives, policies, procedures and standard contract provisions.
• Provides strategic legal advice to meet strategic goals and to protect business reputation and interests and ensuring compliance with relevant laws and regulations.
• Draft and negotiate complex commercial contracts.
• Lead cross-functional teams in role as legal advisor.
• Act with a high degree of initiative and independence to identify issues and recommend appropriate courses of action.
• Coordinate with Legal colleagues in affiliated entities.
• Assist colleagues and Chief Legal Officer in cost-effective and timely resolution of business disputes and lawsuits.
• Participate in Risk Reviews according to Company and Business directives and instructions.
• Manage outside counsel.
• Development of pragmatic and effective standards, directives, policies, and procedures suited to business needs and constraints.
• Optimization and standardization of standards, directives, policies, and procedures.
• Provide counsel to colleagues and operate as a cross-functional team member while maintaining independent judgment and problem-solving skills.
• Building awareness for the increasing influence and impact of applicable laws, regulations and policies

Qualifications

• A Law Degree from any recognized University;
• A Diploma from the Kenya School of Law or an exemption by the Council of Legal Education;
• Admission to the Roll of Advocates;
• Must not have any pending complaints with the Advocates Complaints Commission, the Disciplinary Committee or adverse report from current and previous employer(s)
• 2-4 years of post-admission experience at a law firm and/or in-house legal department
• Extensive commercial experience, including drafting and negotiating and other services agreements, licenses and strategic transactions
• A current practicing certificate, in good standing, to practice law Kenya.
• Previous experience, especially in betting industry, preferred.
• Intellectual flexibility and business-oriented attitude
• Creative and practical legal advisor who can communicate information accurately and completely, while being concise and digestible for non-lawyers
• Ability to organize, prioritize and manage deadlines in a fast-paced and demanding work environment
• Thoughtful and persuasive interpersonal skills and ability to build and maintain strong working relationships
• Collaborative team player combined with ability to work independently and exercise sound judgment
• Experience of developing and implementing best practices