Senior Legal Manager

About the role

The Senior Legal Manager provides expert legal advice to support business stakeholders and ensures legal compliance of business decisions, processes and documentation. The role reports to the Head of Legal and involves managing outsourced legal partners so that service quality and KPIs exceed business expectations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice to business stakeholders and ensure compliance of business decisions, processes and documentation.
• Coach, train and communicate to staff on legal developments affecting the business.
• Manage outsourced legal and regulatory partners.
• Draft key commercial agreements for the company.
• Perform detailed due diligence reviews of real estate documents, including ground leases and title deeds.
• Handle litigation issues with the support of external counsel and perform company secretarial duties.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law; 5 years at the Ghana Bar and UK/US Bar qualification.
• 5 years of legal work experience in general commercial and corporate law.
• Litigation experience; telecoms or infrastructure experience is an advantage.
• International exposure is an advantage.

Required skills

• Knowledge of corporate and commercial law principles.
• Knowledge of land law, including title and legal document requirements.
• Strong computer skills, including Microsoft Office.
• Analytical, problem-solving and communication skills; assertive, results-oriented and team player.

To apply, candidates should send their CV by email to the company.