Legal Advisor

Job Purpose:To assist Director Legal Affairs in defending AJVA’s legal rights and provide legal advisory to its management team and employees in order to ensure their compliance and adherence to relevant rules and regulations.KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES & ACTIVITIES:Assist Director Legal Affairs in preparing and recommending the Legal department budget by conducting analysis and preparing data related to specific elements as directed.Manage the daily operations of Legal department to ensure that work processes are implemented as designed and comply with established policies and procedures.Manage the preparation of timely and accurate reports to meet company and department requirements, policies and standards.Evaluate all of AJVA’s cases and discusses with related party to ascertain facts of the situation to ensure the development of a plan of defense and litigation.Prepare legal briefs and memoranda in order to defend AJVA’s rights when required.Provide legal advice to all AJVA management team to ensure they maintain their operations in compliance with relevant rules and regulations.Coordinate with external legal firms that may be involved in cases related to AJVA to ensure that they are fully briefed and aware of all facts and circumstances surrounding the case.Carry out research and analysis related to variety of legal topics and prepare drafts of legal opinions, correspondence, notes and other documents in order to be up to date with the current rules and regulations of the country.Review agreements and contracts concerning vendors, service providers and contractors to guarantee that the AJVA’s rights are protected.Assist in reviewing, analyzing, and negotiating joint venture/strategic partnership agreements for the company in order to assess and mitigate all associated risks.Manage the activities and work of subordinates and evaluate their performance by providing formal and informal feedback to ensure that all work within a specific area is carried out in an efficient manner and in accordance with set individual targets.Stimulate subordinates and manage the identification of opportunities for continuous improvement of systems, processes and practices taking into account ‘international best practice’, improvement of business processes, cost reduction and productivity improvement.Ensure that all departmental reports of Legal department are prepared timely and accurately and meet the company and department requirements, standards, policies and procedures.Liaise and appraise BOD/ Owners about any eventual business risks, company interests along with highlighting any conflict of interest” in a timely and detailed manner.Recommend improvements to departmental policies and direct the implementation of procedures and controls covering all areas of Legal activity so that all relevant procedural/legislative requirements are fulfilled while delivering a quality, cost-effective services.Ensure compliance to all relevant safety, quality and environmental management policies, procedures and controls across the section in order to guarantee employee safety, legislative compliance and a responsible environmental attitude.JOB SPECIFICATIONS:3 - 5 years relevant experience in Legal Affairs.Bachelor’s degree in law from a recognized University.Law firm license or Legal representation of an establishment