Job Title: Legal Officer (2 Fresher Job Careers)
Organisation: Uganda
Post Limited (Posta Uganda)
Post Limited (Posta Uganda)
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager,
Legal Services
Legal Services
About Posta:
Posta Uganda a wholly-owned
government company is a leading provider of a wide range of postal, logistical,
IT, and financial services in Uganda, with international links to all major
postal administrations world-wide.
government company is a leading provider of a wide range of postal, logistical,
IT, and financial services in Uganda, with international links to all major
postal administrations world-wide.
Job Summary: The Legal
Officer will support the Manager, Legal services to oversee legal affairs of
the organization and adequately defend organization and maintain a vibrant
legal/secretarial image.
Officer will support the Manager, Legal services to oversee legal affairs of
the organization and adequately defend organization and maintain a vibrant
legal/secretarial image.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Offer
legal advice relating to civil disputes and criminal cases, locate,
interview and guide witnesses. - Carry
out legal research for preparation of court cases in which the
Organization has an interest - Provide
necessary information to external lawyers for proper execution of cases
in which the Organization has interest, attend court sessions and assist
in trials. - Represent
the Company in the Courts of law and tribunals. - Represent
Posta in any labour disputes in line with the Human Resource guidelines
and policies - Prepares
Legal documents on instruction of the Supervisor. - Interprets
Legal documents and enlighten staff on relative Legal affairs. - Prepare
and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to Supervisor. - Regularly
attends meetings of all relevant Management Committees in the absence of
the Manager, Legal Services. - Attends
to correspondences as assigned and any other task as may be assigned from
time to time. - Perform
any other duties that may be assigned by your supervisor.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Conclude
outstanding court cases - Send
reports on milestones registered - Legal
compliance throughout the organization
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The
Legal Officer should possess a good Bachelor of laws (Hons) degree - Also
be in possession of a Diploma in legal practice - Be
an enrolled advocate of the high court - At
least two (2) years relevant working experience - Excellent
communication, organization and public relations skills - Good
working knowledge of basic computer applications - Demonstrable
proficiency in legal research
How to Apply:
All qualified persons who meet
stated minimum requirements to apply for the above job opportunity should send
their application letters, attach copies of academic credentials and a detailed
CV to this address: The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration,
Posta Uganda, P.O. Box 7106 Kampala, Uganda.
stated minimum requirements to apply for the above job opportunity should send
their application letters, attach copies of academic credentials and a detailed
CV to this address: The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration,
Posta Uganda, P.O. Box 7106 Kampala, Uganda.
NB:
- Applications
received after the deadline will not be considered - All
applicants who do not receive feedback within a month’s time from the
deadline should consider their applications unsuccessful - Any
kind of lobbying will call for disqualification of the candidate
Deadline: 6th January, 2017
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