Associate Legal Counsel

Associate Legal Counsel

ROLE DESCRIPTION SUMMARY

The incumbent provides assistance in all legal and contractual matters to support the activities of the Commercial Legal Services team.

S/he acts as a trusted business partner to the commercial teams and provides pro-active, value-added legal support and on commercial matters to enable deals. S/he actively advises and counsels on legal issues, including risk assessment and avoidance as well as on strategic commercial initiatives.

S/he also provides support and guidance on a variety of legal matters to other company divisions on an as-needed basis.

PRIMARY RESPONSIBILITIES / KEY RESULT AREAS

Structure, draft, negotiate and finalize contracts and responses to tenders ensuring compliance with applicable national and international laws and regulations

Conduct research and draft memoranda in various legal fields, including competition law

Provide assistance to SES’s affiliates and subsidiaries on legal aspects as requested

Provide support and advice in legal matters in various functions, including transactional work

Ability to communicate succinctly, diplomatically and credibly at all levels within the organisation

Collaborative individual, able to build relationships across all levels and functions of the organization

Clear and candid communicator able to produce and present to a variety of internal and external audiences

Provide timely and effective legal advice to the commercial groups in support of their respective projects, contracts and initiatives including bids and public/private partnership initiatives

COMPETENCIES

Capability to work in an accurate and organized manner with proven attention to detail

Flexibility and team-spirit

Good interpersonal relations and communications skills (written and oral)

Good time management and priority setting skills

Proactive approach, can-do mentality and ability to work autonomously

Diplomatic manner

Demonstrated cultural sensitivity

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

Master’s degree or LLM in law

Bar qualification would be of advantage

One to three years of post-qualification experience in a law firm or legal department of a company would be of advantage

Experience in the telecommunication/media sector would be of advantage

Computer literacy (word, excel, power point)

OTHER KEY REQUIREMENTS / COMMENTS

Fluency in English and French, both oral and written, is a must

Willingness to travel domestically and internationally

SES and its Affiliated Companies are committed to providing fair and equal employment opportunities to all. We are an Equal Opportunity employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, genetic information, protected veteran status, disability, or any other basis protected by local, state, or federal law.

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