Associate, Legal

JOB PURPOSE

To coordinate and implement legal processes, ensuring that contracts, agreements, and MOUs are legally accurate and compliant with PSMB’s legal framework. This role acts as the central point of contact between employees and the legal department, facilitating communication, reviewing legal documents, and addressing legal queries to protect the organisation's legal interests.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

Contract preparation and vetting

• Coordinate contract drafting by working closely with relevant departments to draft contracts and agreements, ensuring that the documents reflect business terms and align with legal requirements to minimise risks for PSMB.
• Analyse legal documents by reviewing contracts, agreements, and mous for accuracy and compliance, identifying legal issues, and proposing revisions to protect the organisation from potential liabilities.

Legal Advisory Services

• Deliver legal guidance by acting as the primary legal liaison between employees and the legal department, ensuring that employees understand legal implications and providing clear recommendations to resolve legal concerns.
• Coordinate legal compliance by reviewing internal policies and procedures, offering advice to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations, and addressing concerns raised by employees to mitigate risks.

Legal Research and Analysis

• Conduct legal analysis by researching relevant laws, case studies, and legal precedents to provide informed recommendations to employees and management, ensuring that legal advice is based on the latest legal frameworks and best practices.
• Review Legal Information by analysing relevant sources and preparing reports that outline legal risks and opportunities, and sharing these findings with internal stakeholders to support sound decision-making.

Contract and Agreement Oversight

• Coordinate legal processes by facilitating the flow of contracts, agreements, and MOUs between employees and the legal department, ensuring timely processing, review, and approval to support business operations.
• Manage document accuracy by reviewing legal documents to ensure that all terms, conditions, and obligations meet legal standards and that necessary revisions are communicated effectively to employees.

Legal Risk Identification and Mitigation

• Identify potential legal risks by thoroughly reviewing contracts and agreements for possible legal vulnerabilities and compliance issues to protect the organisation from liabilities.
• Implement corrective actions by proposing necessary amendments to legal documents, ensuring that legal requirements are met and that the organisation’s legal position is secured.

QUALIFICATION & RELEVANT EXPERIENCE

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Certification of Legal Practice (CLP) or any related fields.
• 1-5 years of working experiences in legal firms with exposure to various fields of law i.e., Contracts Law, Companies Law, Land Law, Commercial Law & Public Law.