Job Description

Junior Legal Officer / Corporate Legal Assistant

We are on the lookout for a Legal Officer / Corporate Legal Assistant for our well reputed UK based Client Company located in Colombo 04.

Duties&Job Profile

• Is required to support the UK based corporate lawyer and advisory team that reports to the Head of Legal and Managing Partner to provide solutions and guidance into corporate finance and law for start-ups and growing companies

 

• On request of the company, the selected candidate may be travel to the UK with all the amenities provided.

 

• Should be a self-driven and motivated figure to handle challenging situations with corporate finance and law to draft legal agreements

 

• Formatting and reviewing initial draft legal documents, ensuring consistent use of definitions and automated cross references.

 

• Proofreading, “sanity-checking” and reviewing formal documentation and producing commercial summaries. (including identifying missing information and key risks)

 

• Monitoring Legal updates and supporting the team with general administrative duties in order to produce blog updates

Key Requirements

• Candidates with more than 01 year commercial legal experience in the corporate sector.

 

• Candidates who are qualified with LLB Degree or licensed Attorney-at-Law.

 

• Oral and written communication with English and IT skills in order to expedite duties effectively.

 

• Self-starter with high interpersonal skills, able to communicate effectively with people at all levels to build relationships with key stakeholders and clients.

 

• Adaptable and flexible approach with the ability to manage own workload effectively with minimum supervision required.

 

• Attention to detail and organizational skills, Advisable, pro-active, personable and enough confident with the ability to frame advise in a commercial context.

 

• Candidates who are living in close proximity to Colombo will be given the first preference.

How to Apply

This will be a full time position and on UK hours and UK calendar with some flexibility. A probation period of 3 months with bi-annual 360 degree evaluations apply. An attractive remuneration package and prospects for career advancement await the right candidate. If you are the one looking for, kindly forward your resume in word format. Email- mploutsource@mplsl.com  (Indicate “Legal Officer / Corporate Legal Assistant” in the subject box of your e-mail) For more current listed vacancies visit our official web-site at http://www.maritimesl.com/vacancy-local.php

Job Categories: Administration & Office Support. Job Types: Full-Time.

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