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- Company: B & M Legal Practitioners
- Location: Zambia
- State: Lusaka
- Job type: Full-Time
- Job category: Administrative/Secretarial Jobs in Zambia
EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Advocate of the High Court with experience in litigation and corporate law
- LLB degree with a solid academic transcript
- LLM in dispute resolution or commercial law or that related fields will be an added advantage
- Transactional and corporate experience
JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES
- Attending to consultations with clients
- Undertaking legal research on various clients’ commercial matters
- Drafting court documents, including opinions, letters and memoranda
- Drafting commercial agreements and other transaction-related ancillary documents and agreements
- Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and employment policies
- Representing the firm’s clients in courts of law and tribunals as well as other dispute resolution forums
PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES
Initiative
- Self-motivated
- Thorough with attention to detail
- Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required
Perseverance
- Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards.
- Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.
Team player
- Working together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team’s overall performance
- Leveraging off team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment
Ethical
- Displays the highest level of honesty and integrity at all times
Client Focus
- Dedicated to understanding and meeting the expectations and requirements of clients.
- Obtains the necessary information from clients and utilise the information for the delivery of service to the client.
- Establishes and maintains good relationships with clients.
Work Standards
- Sets high goals or standards of performance for self, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard.
- Able to work according to a fee budget.
Planning and organizing
- Set priorities, manage schedules and plan accordingly in a constantly pressurised environment.
OTHER SKILLS
Legal Technical skills
- Possesses the legal technical skill to understand client requirements in order to deliver excellent client service and legally sound documents and advice.
- Ability to apply theory in a practical and commercially astute manner
Communication
- Able to communicate effectively and express ideas clearly.
- Produce documents that have appropriate organisation and structure, correct grammar and language.
Computer Literacy
- Proficient in Word and Outlook.
- Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint an advantage.
Email your application to the Managing Partner at info-zb@bowmanslaw.com and indicate the position you are applying for in email subject line i.e., Associate – Dispute Resolution. Please include a copy of your CV with your application for it to be considered.
Closing date for Applications is Sunday, 10 April 2022.
If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.
B&M Legal Practitioners is an equal opportunity employer.
