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Organisation: Uganda
Post Limited (Posta Uganda)
Duty Station:  Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Manager,
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.

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.

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.

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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