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• The Legal Officer will be tasked with initiating
  and pursuing all legal proceedings as required by the Company i.e.,
  prepare summonses, defences, submissions and other pleadings in civil
  cases both “for and against” the Company
• Prepare, file and plead cases in
  Commercial Court in pursuit of amounts owed to the Company.
• Guide on civil matters that should be
  directed to external counsel.
• Work closely with and assist external
  Counsel in the performance of their obligation
• Advise on statutory compliances.
• Research and prepare legal opinions on various
  civil matters including claims for compensation against the Company.
• Draft and/or review legal letters,
  contracts and agreements and monitor legal obligations under agreements to
  ensure compliance, as requested.
• Provide sound legal advice to the Company
  and make recommendations to Management as necessary.
• The Legal Officer will also be responsible
  for collecting of payments which are overdue according to the terms of
  payment given to the client. This starts with visiting clients to writing
  letters and if this doesn’t work then you will be compelled to use the
  law. A lot of your time will be spent in ensuring that money will be
  collected.




• In case an employee absconds, you will be
  responsible for ensuring that money owed to the company as per the terms
  and conditions of the contract, is collected. This means that you will
  need to know all staff homes and their bio data.
• For any transaction that the company
  enters into, it is your duty to ensure that the contract is present.

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