Legal Counsel

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent provides assistance in all legal and contractual matters to as a part of the Commercial Legal Services team.

S/he acts as a trusted business partner to the commercial teams and provides pro-active, value-added legal support and on commercial matters to enable deals. S/he actively advises and counsels on legal issues, including risk assessment and avoidance as well as on strategic commercial initiatives.

S/he also provides support and guidance on a variety of legal matters to other company divisions on an as-needed basis.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

• Structure, draft, negotiate and finalize contracts and responses to tenders ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations


• Conduct research and draft memoranda in various legal fields, including competition law


• Provide assistance to SES’s affiliates and subsidiaries on legal aspects as requested


• Provide support and advice in legal matters in various functions, including transactional work


• Ability to communicate succinctly, diplomatically and credibly at all levels within the organisation


• Collaborative individual, able to build relationships across all levels and functions of the organization


• Clear and candid communicator able to produce and present to a variety of internal and external audiences


• Provide timely and effective legal advice to the commercial groups in support of their respective projects, contracts and initiatives including bids and public/private partnership initiatives

COMPETENCIES

• Capability to work in an accurate and organized manner with proven attention to detail


• Flexibility and team-spirit


• Good interpersonal relations and communications skills (written and oral)


• Good time management and priority setting skills


• Proactive approach, can-do mentality and ability to work autonomously


• Diplomatic manner


• Demonstrated cultural sensitivity

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Master’s degree or LLM in law


• Bar qualification would be of advantage


• One to three years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or legal department of a company would be of advantage


• Experience in the telecommunication/media sector would be of advantage


• Computer literacy (word, excel, power point)

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

• Fluency in English, both oral and written, is a must


• Willingness to travel domestically and internationally