Head of Legal Affairs

Job Description

Title: Head of Legal Affairs

Company Name: Bproperty.com

Vacancy: 1

Job Location: Dhaka (Gulshan)

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ Bachelor of Law (LLB), Master of Law (LLM)
∎ Bar-at-law shall be preferable.
∎ Skills Required: Ability to work and deliver under pressure, Excellent communication skills, Problem solving and analytical skill

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 10 year(s)
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following area(s): Company Law, Labour Law, Tax Law
∎ The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Banks, Group of Companies, Manufacturing (FMCG), Multinational Companies, Real Estate, Telecommunication

Job Context:
∎ The Head of Legal Affairs to serve as the in-house counsel and the key to handle all of the Company`s compliance issues, legal transactions, partnerships, and lawsuits. The principal goal of the position is to make sure that all the Company`s activities, policies, and transactions are comply with state laws and regulations, while activity helping the Company avoids possible legal risks and violations.
∎ The role will safeguard Company reputation by guaranteeing that the Company strictly follows law guidelines and give legal advice to the Management to ensure legal conformity and minimize probability of exposure.

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Leading and managing all aspects of legal risks, defend proactively all legal issues, and provide prompt and appropriate in-house legal services.
∎ Draft and solidify agreements, contacts and other legal documents to ensure the Company's full legal rights.
∎ Checking all prepared documentations (e.g. Corporate Agreement, Lease Agreement, Factoring Agreement, Deed of Agreement, Legal Undertaking, Corporate Guarantee, Tripartite Agreement, Employment Agreement etc.) and legal vetting of the same.
∎ Ensure proper support to Customer Relationship Management [CRM] and After Sales Service Department in connection to legal actions taken or to be taken against any disputes, payment collection and breach of contract by the clients.
∎ Monitoring cases, submission of statements relating to the new development about the legal claims in order to keep the authority informed and up-to-date.
∎ Monitor legal claims or area operations/revenue teams and keep information up-to-date.
∎ Providing guidance on proper applications and interpretation of laws and regulations applicable to the business.
∎ Advise on legal/compliance issues as required and provide support to the departments on material compliance and regulatory risk issues and proactively monitor and mitigate risks.
∎ Ensure adequacy of controls to mitigate risks on legal & compliance issues.
∎ Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust.
∎ Providing update to the Local and Group Management regarding suits/cases filed against the Company or any defaulted clients of the Company.
∎ Monitoring litigations/court cases related matters and provide feedback to the Management from time to time.
∎ Maintaining close connection with external legal Counsels/Panel Lawyers/Law Firms to ensure the organization is represented in a timely and effective manner in all legal matters and court cases.
∎ Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
∎ Raise awareness of and address legal, compliance and regulatory risks and issues by providing specific training to area sales and products personnel on legal and compliance issues.
∎ Any other job assigned by the Top Management.

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age 32 to 45 years
∎ Both males and females are allowed to apply
∎ Should have post qualified experience in a professional legal firm.
∎ Proven record of working as company lawyer at all levels within complex organizations and across partner organizations.
∎ Strong track record of dealing with corporate governance and business conduct principles within large organization.
∎ Experience of working constructively with internal and external stakeholders to create the conditions for successful partnerships.
∎ Strong evidence of experience in handling complex arrangements to a high degree of accuracy, timeliness and effectiveness, including managing multiple deadlines.
∎ Proven experience in writing papers and preparing presentations for senior level internal and external audiences.

Salary: Negotiable

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Mobile bill, Weekly 2 holidays
∎ Salary Review: Yearly
∎ Festival Bonus: 2

Application Deadline: 21 Nov 2020

Company Information:
∎ 22 Oct 2020
∎ Bproperty.com
∎ Address : Lotus Kamal Tower - 02 (Level 12), Plot: 59 & 61, Gulshan South Avenue, Gulshan 1,Dhaka 1212
∎ Web : www.bproperty.com
∎ Business : Bproperty is the only property solutions provider in Bangladesh. We cater to the needs of those seeking real estate services, with a promise to make property search, renting & buying easier than ever. We offer the easiest platform that enables anyone to buy, rent or sell properties in the country. Bproperty is a concern of EMPG (Emerging Markets Property Group) that now has businesses in 16 countries with 4,600+ employees.

Category: Law/Legal

Source: bdjobs.com