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Job Title:    Senior Legal Officer

Organization:  Statewide
Insurance Company Limited (SWICO)

Duty Station:  Kampala,
Uganda

Reports to: Manager
Legal

 

About US:

Statewide Insurance
Company Limited is a Ugandan based Leading Insurance Company with branches all
over the Country.

 

Job Summary:  The Senior Legal Officer will be responsible
for handling litigation cases, either when the Company is sued or the Company
is seeking legal redress; and for carrying out the day to day legal duties that
require the experience and expertise of a legal officer at senior level.

 

Key Duties and Responsibilities:  

Planning and
organizing for the provision of legal and company secretarial services

·       
Participate
in the formulation of work plans, budgets and strategies for the provision of
legal services

·       
Determine
periodic performance targets for him/herself, and agree on them with the
Manager Legal

Providing legal
services

·       
Carry
out proper formatting of pleadings, type correspondence reports in a timely and
accurate manner, prepare reports, and proofread documents assigned to him/her

·       
Draft
agreements, contracts and other legal documents as assigned

·       
Participate
in policy development and review, ensuring proper use of legal terminology,
spelling, business English and grammar and ensuring compliance with applicable
codes, legal and statutory requirements

·       
Prepare
plaints, court documents, and other related documents

·       
Participate
in handling litigation matters and where necessary liaise with external lawyers

·       
Carry
out legal research, prepare pleadings and review progress of ongoing cases

·       
Participate
in handling matters of subrogation in liaison with claims staff and other stake
holders, and give the financial implications

·       
Monitor
changes in the relevant legislation and regulatory environment and give timely
information to SWICO management team

·       
Conduct
claims investigations and advise the Claims Department as necessary

·       
Provide
legal opinion/ counsel when requested

Ensuring Legal and
Statutory Compliance

·       
Continuously
monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly

·       
Contribute
to the provision of documentation and information for compliance purposes

Contributing to
Institutional Development

·       
Provide
technical guidance and support to the Legal Officer as necessary

·       
Periodically
assess own capacity development needs and propose appropriate programmes to
address the identified needs

·       
Participate
in the coaching and on-the-job training of new staff

·       
Attend
and actively participate in periodic meetings of the Legal Department, and take
actions arising from the meetings, as assigned

·       
Contribute
to the preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for departmental meetings
and management meetings

·       
Take
minutes at meetings whenever delegated by the Manager Legal

·       
Take
charge of the preparation and registration of legal documents

·       
Represent
the Company in legal matters as assigned

 

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

·       
The
applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Law.

·       
Post
Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice.

·       
Practicing
Certificate by the High Court.

·       
A
minimum of 5 years of progressive work experience in Legal Practice and
handling litigations or court cases.

·       
Communication
skills

·       
Ability
to drafting legal documents

·       
Litigation
skills

·       
Negotiation
skills

·       
Analytical
skills

·       
Interpersonal
skills

·       
Report
writing

·       
Computer
literacy, mostly MS Word, PowerPoint and Excel

·       
Good
command of written English Other Qualities/Attributes

·       
Ability
to discern

·       
High
level of integrity and professionalism

·       
Teamwork

·       
Timeliness

·       
Accuracy
and attention to detail

·       
Result
orientation

·       
Commitment
to quality and thoroughness

·       
Innovativeness

 

How to Apply:

All applications
shall be sent to hr@swico.co.ug with the following attachments; Cover Letter,
resume and formal academic documents all attached in ONE pdf document. The
subject shall read ‘APPLICATION FOR SENIOR LEGAL OFFICER’

 

Deadline: 10th November, 2020

 

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