Head of legal

The position of a Head of Legal requires a resourceful individual tasked with the role of working closely with the Managing Director. The Head of legal is the head of the organization’s legal department on matters pertaining to property and construction law and is also tasked with the responsibility of other legal affairs of the entire corporation as assigned. This role includes providing legal counsel to the board of directors, chief executive officer and other senior management. The Head of Legal must possess strong initiative, as well as excellent management and leadership skills and strong business acumen.

Bio Data

Gender: Male or Female

Age bracket: 30-45

Language Skills: Fluent in verbal, written and understands English

Duties and Responsibilities

Head of Legal usually projects their skills and experience to:

Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics (property law, partnerships, international ventures, corporate finance etc.)

Collaborate with management to devise efficient defense strategies

Specify internal policies and regularly monitor compliance with clients.

Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations

Apply effective risk management techniques and offer proactive advice on possible legal issues

Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust

Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company’s full legal rights, as well as applications to CAC and other real estate related documents.

Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces

Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to executives in the organization

Conduct work with integrity and responsibility

Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.