Legal Counsel

Job Purpose:

To identify, communicate and mitigate legal risks to the business to minimize undue financial costs.

Principal Accountabilities (KEY Performance areas):

Accountability (Responsibility)

• Draft, negotiate, and vet contracts on behalf of the company to protect its interests.
• Ensure disputes are resolved in a manner that safeguards the company’s position.
• Organize and administer subsidiary board meetings to ensure they are efficient and effective.
• Ensure company’s compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements to avoid legal penalties.
• Brief and monitor external counsel to ensure legal representation is effective.
• Prepare proposals and to lobby the GoK on pending legislation to protect or improve the business environment for KQ.
• Develop effective working relationships with key user departments to ensure their needs are understood and appropriate solutions developed that support business needs.
• Legal counseling and preventive lawyering so as to ensure legal problems and risks are identified and dealt with before they emerge as significant risks to the business.

Knowledge, Skills and experience:

• A Bachelor’s Degree in Law or a related field of study from a recognized university. A postgraduate qualification in Law or business-related field is an advantage.
• Advocate of the High Court of Kenya with at least 6 years post qualification experience preferably in commercial law practice in a corporate environment.
• An experienced certified Company Secretary with expert technical knowledge and experience gained within possibly a listed company of substantial size and complexity with international operations
• A member of the Institute of Certified Secretaries (ICS) and of good standing

Behavioral competencies

• Proven excellent organisational and forward planning skills are essential
• Excellent attention to detail and interpersonal and written and verbal communication skills with the ability to communicate at all levels and between different cultures
• Possess a flexible and collegiate approach with the ability to contribute to teamwork enhancement
• Ability to prioritise workload and manage deadlines.
• High levels of integrity and confidentiality.
• Good customer Insights