Senior Legal Officer job at Kyambogo University | Apply Now

Legal Advice: Provide legal advice and guidance to senior management, departments, and staff on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, labor law, intellectual property, and litigation.

Contract Management: Draft, review, negotiate, and interpret contracts, agreements, and legal documents. Ensure that contracts comply with legal requirements, protect the organization's interests, and mitigate risks.

Regulatory Compliance: Monitor regulatory developments, laws, and regulations relevant to the organization's operations. Develop and implement compliance programs, policies, and procedures to ensure adherence to legal requirements.

Risk Management: Identify legal risks and vulnerabilities in business operations, contracts, and policies. Develop risk mitigation strategies and provide recommendations to minimize legal exposure and liability.

Litigation Management: Manage legal disputes, claims, and litigation matters involving the organization. Liaise with external counsel, gather evidence, prepare legal briefs, and represent the organization in negotiations, mediations, and court proceedings.

Corporate Governance: Ensure compliance with corporate governance principles and legal requirements. Advise on board governance matters, annual general meetings, shareholder relations, and regulatory filings.

Intellectual Property: Manage intellectual property assets, including trademarks, copyrights, patents, and trade secrets. Conduct intellectual property audits, registrations, and enforcement actions to protect the organization's intellectual property rights.

Policy Development: Develop, review, and update organizational policies, procedures, and guidelines to ensure legal compliance, ethical standards, and best practices.

Training and Education: Provide legal training and education to employees, managers, and stakeholders on legal issues, compliance requirements, and risk management strategies.

Due Diligence: Conduct legal due diligence reviews in mergers, acquisitions, partnerships, and other transactions. Identify legal risks, liabilities, and potential legal issues that may impact business decisions.

Corporate Transactions: Support corporate transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, and strategic alliances. Draft transactional documents, conduct legal analysis, and advise on legal implications.

Relationship Management: Build and maintain relationships with external stakeholders, including regulators, government agencies, legal professionals, industry associations, and business partners.