Legal Officer Job at Mwananchi Communications Limited

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Description;

Mwananchi Communications Limited, a subsidiary of Nation Media Group, and publishers of Mwananchi.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Draft, interpret, advice on, review and Mwananchi performance contracts/ agreements by or with the Company.
• Advise the Company on legal and regulatory matters.
• Liaise with the regulators to ensure compliance with regulatory matters and with external lawyers on legal and litigation matters.
• Advise the Company on contractual and legal terms and transactions.
• Provide legal advice to employees on company related issues of a legal nature.
• Handle legal administrative matters.
• Arrange and take minutes of the department meetings and follow up on the implementation of decisions taken therein with the respective staff and prepare action reports.
• Liaise with insurance brokers/companies; follow up on claims settlement and ensure timely renewals of policies.
• Prepare and update schedules of all leases, rents, rates, company properties contracts/agreements and licenses and ensure their renewals and payments where necessary.
• Ensure that leases and tenancy agreements are renewed, updated, are paid for and running and that trading licenses are current.
• Any other duties or obligations that may be assigned by the Legal Manager from time to time.

Qualifications and Experience:

• An honours bachelor’s Degree in Law(LLB)
• Legal practice
• Must possess a legal practicing certificate
• Two years of professional experience with a minimum of one year as an Advocate in legal practice or as an in-house counsel in a busy corporate entity