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