Legal Executive - Reputable Company

A Reputable Company invites applications from suitably qualified applicants for Legal Executive position

Job Summary

To provide legal counsel to internal business customers and protect the company’s interest at all times.

Key Responsibilities

• Structure, draft, negotiate and advise on contracts for and on behalf of company in a variety of areas and contexts, from simple consulting or confidential agreements to complex insurance agreement.
• Engage with executive level management and assisting the management team in managing and mitigating legal and commercial risks – Accountable Executive for all legal risks.
• Ensure that company is at all times compliant to the legal and regulatory environment pertaining to the industry

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• Analyse and provide strategic advice and counsel on innovative products: working with the CEO to identify relevant issues and help the Company to effectively navigate them.
• Develop strong client relationships with business leaders across the Company and providing these clients with the highest level of service through counselling, contract and document review, and negotiation
• Oversee regulatory responses to customer complaints filed with regulators.
• Prepare monthly Legal Reports to Management.
• Ensure the safe custody of all legal documents in the custody of the Company.
• Participate in the preparation for Board of Directors meetings, including preparation and/or review of resolutions, minutes, meeting agendas and updates on changes in applicable law or regulation

 

The Ideal Candidate

• The ideal candidate should have a strategic mindset and be able to effectively discuss with and advise senior management regarding complex legal matters and challenging situations and must:
• Must be called to and in good standing of the Ghana Bar Association.
• Must Post qualification experience should be 10 years.
• Significant relevant post-qualification experience in insurance legal matters in a law firm and/or as an in-house lawyer, preferably in a life Insurance company.
• Litigation experience will be an added value.