Head of Legal
- Full-time
Company Description
Our client is one of the leading brewery groups in the world today, with a large portfolio of beer and other beverages.They seek a very competent Legal Head to join their team.
Job Description
- Manage all legal affairs & corporate matters
- End-to-end management of all agreements and contracts
- Manage, liaise litigation
- Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (labor law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)
- Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies
- Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance
- Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
- Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advise on possible legal issues
- Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
- Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights
- Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
- Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
- Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
- Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation
Qualifications
- Proven experience as a legal counsel in business environment
- Excellent knowledge and understanding of corporate law and procedures
- Full comprehension of the influences of the external environment of a corporation
- Demonstrated ability to create legal defensive or proactive strategies
- High degree of professional ethics and integrity
- Sound judgement and ability to analyse situations and information
- Outstanding communication skills
- BSc degree in Law
- Bachelors degree is a must; masters in law or MBA or Chartered Secretary is an added advantage.
- Member of LawSociety of Kenya (LSK)
Additional Information
Application Deadline is 11th July 2019