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• Receive and review request for legal
  opinions, internalize, and appreciate the facts; document and solicit
  further information from sender where necessary.
• Carry out legal research and make the
  analysis/opinion/interpret, and submit to AC BA, P&R or CLSBA for
  review
• Effect the necessary changes, if any
  following feedback from the AC BA, P&R and submit the final opinion to
  the originating office

• Peruse through instructions and
  accompanying documents, prepare and submit draft contracts to the AC BA,
  P&R for review and input.
• Effect the necessary changes made by AC
  BA, P&R and print draft contract and forward draft to PDU for onward
  transmission to the service provider for their comments.
• Prepare and submit to CLSBA for review and
  signature, a letter to the Solicitor General’s office for contracts that
  require approval of the Solicitor General
• Upon approval by the Solicitor General and
  review by the service provider, prepare the final contract and send to PDU
  for onward submission to the service provider and URA Board Secretary and
  Commissioner General for signature

• Receive instructions from
  AC-Administration/CCS, Study the URA property portfolio and initiate the
  process of property acquisition, application for titles and secure
  relevant signatures & recommendations
• Request for application and inspection
  fees, and any other fees incidental to land registration, effect payments,
  lodge applications with secretary of DLB (District Land Board) and arrange
  with secretary of the DLB to have land inspected by Area Land Committee
  and account for the funds
• Follow up and obtain offers for titles
  from District Land Officers, submit for approval, forward to Land
  Registration Department for preparation of titles, ensure that title is
  actually made and make follow ups on the land.
• Prepare and lodge caveats to protect
  threatened properties.
• Prepare for, answer and document responses
  to any audit queries arising therefrom

• Receive and respond to requests to
  participate in policy reviews and give legal guidance on policy drafting
  and amendments
• Receive the text drafts from client
  departments and undertake legislative drafting
• Initiate policy amendments arising from
  lessons learnt from court cases

• The applicants for the Uganda Revenue Authority
  (URA) Officer Board Affairs Policy and Rulings jobs should hold Bachelor’s degrees in Law from
  recognized Universities
• Possession
  of Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
• Certificate
  of enrolment as an Advocate of the High Court of Uganda
• Training
  in Contract Drafting and Negotiations
• Training
  in Legislative Drafting
• Training
  in Taxation
• Institute
  of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators
• Two or more years’ experience in legal practice and in-house legal counsel in
  a recognized and busy organization
• Knowledge of Drafting Contracts and
  Agreements
• Previous
  experience in providing legal advice
• Broad
  knowledge and understanding of the applicable laws in Uganda
• Knowledge
  of the legal dynamics in Uganda
• Ability
  to interpret tax laws, including mediation and expertise in Policy making
• Self
  –motivation with ability to draft advocacy policies and offer advice on
  general tax laws; and regulatory analysis/compliance in tax laws.
• Excellent
  English communicator in both written and verbal skill
• Skilled
  legal researcher with ability to use computer-based and non-computer-based
  legal, technical, and scientific research
• Possession
  of strong negotiation and networking skills
• Age: Between 28-38 years

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