Legal Advisor

Legal Advisor

Main Purpose of Job:

The Legal Advisor provides legal support to the Senior Manager - Legal by conducting legal research on strategic and high level items, providing legal advice, reviewing/drafting contracts, assisting in ensuring compliance with laws, internal policies and procedures, performing functions related to policy drafting/review and administration and assisting with the management of legal risks having regard to high level matters/projects within the Group.

Key Duties and Responsibilities:

Assists the Senior Manager – Legal in:

• Managing the contract preparation process by liaising with internal customers and reviewing and/or drafting contracts, deeds, leases, and other legal documents.
• Conducting legal research on strategic/high level matters and providing legal advice and opinions to all stakeholders.
• Managing the litigation portfolio (including litigious and potentially litigious matters) by negotiating in the Group's interests where relevant, liaising with and briefing counsel, drafting pleadings and/or legal documents, managing case files, attending court matters and reporting on same, performing general case management duties and providing in-house support.
• Managing the Group’s debt portfolio and provides a monthly update on monies recovered.
• Providing assistance and guidance on industrial relations matters.
• Preparing and/or updating the relevant reports and registers such as legal reports, debt reports, compliance registers, trademark registers and any other document that may be deemed necessary.
• Ensuring all annual liquor licenses, manufacturing licenses, permits and Customs & Excise bonds are renewed/managed and filed in a timely manner and in accordance with regulatory requirements;
• Liaising with Customs agents on matters involving the Customs and Excise Division;
• Performing functions related to Policy Administration such as reviewing and evaluating legislation in the context of policies being created and identifying legal flaws/risks in policies and recommending amendments.
• Making recommendations for training to assist with the development of members of the Legal and Corporate Secretariat Departments.
• Conducting training sessions and/or workshops for the Group.
• Providing legal guidance and support to internal stakeholders in relation to key strategic projects and initiatives.
• Managing and monitoring budgets and resources.
• Preparing monthly compliance and exception reports for submission to the Senior Manager- Legal or as otherwise required.
• Maintaining (i.e. reviewing, revising, updating) and continually improving the Group's Policy Register and generating policy register reports (as requested), having regard to the relevant requirements and best practices.
• Reviewing and evaluating legislation and/or changes in local/international best practices, in the context of the policies being created and/or existing policies requiring amendments based on any gaps/flaws/risks.
• Supporting the Group with training of employees on best practice techniques for the drafting of policies.
• Consulting with policy owners to determine needs and goals of policies and conducting quality assurance checks on all policies before submission to the relevant Sub-Committee/Board and signature by the Corporate Secretary.
• Reviewing legislation, regulations, international standards/best practices and internal policies/procedures to continuously update and improve the Group's Compliance tracking monitoring.
• Liaising with external regulatory agencies in consultation with the Senior Manager- Legal to treat with any regulatory risks.

Other Responsibilities:

1. Assists with managing the Group’s Trademark portfolio and liaising with Trademark Agents both locally and abroad as requested.
2. Oversees the development and maintenance of the Legal/Corporate Secretary's department procedures.
3. Assists with the review of complex, confidential and high-level matters as requested by the Senior Manager- Legal.
4. Provides fundamental support to the Senior Manager - Legal by performing any other duties as may be deemed necessary.

Key Interfaces

• Executives/Department Managers
• Administrative staff
• External Counsel
• Contractors/Agents/Distributors and other external stakeholders

Competencies/Attributes

• Confidentiality and high sense of discretion.
• High level of integrity and ethics.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to build effective working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ability to handle multiple demands in a fast-paced and deadline-driven environment
• Strong written and oral communication skills.
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy orientation.
• Strong analytical and research skills
• Critical thinker
• Exceptional organisational skills
• Strong negotiation skills
• Strategic thinker

Required Qualifications/Experience/Competencies/Attributes:

• Bachelor of Laws from a recognised university.
• Legal Education Certificate (L.E.C) or equivalent.
• Master of Law or MBA will be an asset.
• At least seven (7) years’ experience as an Attorney-at-Law, preferably with exposure to the drafting and review of commercial contracts and the management of litigation matters in a corporate environment.
• At least four (4) years experience at a managerial level, preferably within an in-house legal environment.
• or
• Any equivalent combination of qualifications and experience.

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on or before June 12, 2025

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