Legal Officer Careers at Uganda Post Limited

Job Title:   Legal Officer

Employer: Uganda Post Limited (Posta Uganda)

Duty Station: Kampala, Uganda

Application Deadline: 19th Jan 2015

Job Description:

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Offer legal advice relating to civil disputes and criminal cases, locate, interview and guide witnesses.
• Carry out legal research for preparation of court cases in which the Organization has an interest
• Provide necessary information to external lawyers for proper 8 execution of cases in which the Organization has interest, attend court sessions and assist in trials.
• Represent the Company in the Courts of law and tribunals.
• Represent Posta in any labour disputes in line with the Human Resource guidelines and policies
• Prepares Legal documents on instruction of the Supervisor.
• Interprets Legal documents and enlighten staff on relative Legal affairs.
• Prepare and submit weekly, monthly and quarterly reports to Supervisor.
• Regularly attends meetings of all relevant Management Committees in the absence of the Manager, Legal Services.
• Attends to correspondences as assigned and any other task as may be assigned from time to time.
• Perform any other duties that may be assigned by your supervisor

Key Performance Indicators:

• Conclude outstanding court cases
• Send reports on milestones registered
• Legal compliance throughout the organization

Qualifications, Skills and Experience:

• The Legal Officer should possess a good Bachelor of laws (Hons) degree
• Also be in possession of a Diploma in legal practice
• Be an enrolled advocate of the high court
• At least two (2) years relevant working experience
• Excellent communication, organization and public relations skills
• Good working knowledge of basic computer applications
• Demonstrable proficiency in legal research

How to Apply:

All qualified persons who meet stated minimum requirements to apply for the above job opportunity should send their application letters, attach copies of academic credentials and a detailed CV to this address: The Head, Department of Human Resource and Administration, Posta Uganda, P.O. Box 7106 Kampala, Uganda.

NB:
Applications received after the deadline will not be considered
All applicants who do not receive feedback within a month’s time from the deadline should consider their applications unsuccessful
Any kind of lobbying will call for disqualification of the candidate