SportPesa, is a Kenya-based sports betting website owned and operated by Pevans East Africa Limited. The website is licensed by the BCLB (Betting Control and Licensing Board of Kenya) under the Betting, Lotteries and Gaming Act.
PEVANS EA LTD seeks to recruit a dynamic and self-driven Legal Officer. Reporting to the Chief Legal Officer, the successful candidate will carry out the following key responsibilities.
Responsibilities
Legal risk management
- Review and provide sound legal advice on all legal matters.
- Draft, negotiate and prepare legal documents including, but not limited to contracts, leases, Memoranda, Service Level Agreements and Legal Opinions to assist and support various business activities.
- Liaise with relevant departments to ensure that where legal risks have been identified, appropriate courses of action are taken.
- Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
- Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff.
- Review threatened and ongoing cases and advice management accordingly.
Policy development
- Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
- Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements.
Litigation management
- Review progress of outstanding litigation and liaise with and manage external lawyers.
Regulatory compliance
- Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
- Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.
Qualifications
- LLB undergraduate degree
- Post Graduate Diploma From the Kenya School of Law
- Three to five years of post-qualification experience ideally in a busy law-firm or in corporate practice
- Knowledge of and experience in the gaming industry will be an added advantage;
- Proven track record of providing accurate and effective legal counsel
- Proven track record of adding value to an organisation through the development of comprehensive commercial and policy documents that mitigate risk.
- Strong leadership and managerial skills
- Excellent relationship management and communication skills
- Demonstrate knowledge of, and experience with, laws dealing with government and/or commercial contract administration, particularly contract negotiation, preparation and administration
- Ability to provide independent advice (orally and in writing) to senior level management on highly technical matters
- Demonstrate success in managing and conducting a variety of litigation matters
- Good planning and organization skills
- Proven ability to delicately solve sensitive matters.
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