Job Title: Legal Officer (Fresher Jobs)
Organisation: African Queen No. 1 Distributor Limited
Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda
Reports to: Company Secretary/Head of Legal
About US:
African Queen No. 1 Distributor Limited is a privately-owned organization in the business of large-scale importation and distribution of Fast-Moving Consumer goods in the categories of Personal Care (Hair and Skin), Stationery, Homecare and Foods & Beverages.
Job Summary: The Legal Officer will provide Legal advisory support to the business with a major bias in in debt collection and follow up on prosecution of cases both in criminal and Civil Court.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Providing accurate, relevant, and timely advice to your employer and other members of staff on a variety of legal topics that relate to the business sector and their products or services.
- Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating various commercial contracts and agreements.
- Managing and mitigating legal risks by designing and implementing company policies and procedures.
- Ensuring compliance with all laws and regulations that apply to the business.
- Promoting legal, compliance and risk management best practice throughout the company.
- Communicating with and managing any third-party bodies such as external counsel or auditors.
- Staying up-to-date with changes to legislation, particularly in relation to laws, rules and regulations that directly affect your business and specific industry.
- Following up on recovery of any outstanding sums with all debtors of the company.
- Ensuring the prosecution of cases for and against the company in both criminal and civil courts.
- Liaising with the external debt collectors on all cases handled by them
- Attendance of court for and on behalf of the company.
- Drafting and updating company policies
- Any other duties as maybe assigned to you from time to time.
Expected reports:
Weekly/monthly
- Weekly Litigation report
- Weekly debt recovery report
- Monthly Contracts report
- Monthly Compliance report
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The applicant must hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Law
- Post graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- An enrolled Advocate
- Minimum of two (2) years legal practice
- Self-driven
- Ability to research
- Good interpretation of the Law
- Ability to interact with regulatory authorities.
- Work well under pressure
How to Apply:
All interested applicants should send their CVs to [email protected]
Deadline: 19th February, 2024.
NB: Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted on or before the 15th of March, 2024.
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