Legal Affairs Assistant at Virtual HR

Reporting to the Legal Affairs Manager the Legal Affairs Assistant will be responsible for administration, secretarial and logistical services of the legal unit.

Principal Accountabilities:

• Drafting all the contracts and agreements
• Negotiating the contracts with third parties
• Ensuring legal department stays current by conducting legal research, monitoring legislation changes and advising the Co-operative on the same
• Visiting land registries to follow up on sticky matters and referring to the legal officer those that are difficult to handle
• Assisting the legal officer providing secretarial services to the organization
• Attesting /witnessing documents in the absence of the legal officer
• Assisting in clearing Housing Clients before they are granted possession of their Houses and releasing Title Documents to clients once registration has been completed
• Ensuring effective customer service in day-to-day activities with clients

Qualifications, Experience and Knowledge:

• Bachelor’s Degree in Bachelor’s degree in law
• Minimum of 2 years’ experience is required
• Clear understanding of legal issues
• Excellent Communication skills, both oral and written
• High level of integrity and ethics as well as keen to detail
• Proven problem-solving skills
• Must be proficient in MS Office Suite