Legal Counsel

Job Description

Title: Legal Counsel

Company Name: Evercare Hospital Dhaka

Vacancy: 01

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ LLB from a reputed and recognized law school
∎ LLM or Barrister-at-Law preferred
∎ Proven track record and substantial experience (7–8 years) in legal practice in a reputable Law Chamber or multinational environment.
∎ Prior experience in the Bangladesh and/or international healthcare sector will be an added advantage.

Experience Requirements:
∎ 7 to 8 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ The Legal Counsel is responsible for providing strategic and legal advice in (and for ensuring the legal sufficiency of) all matters that are relevant to business in Bangladesh such as, for litigation, contracts (e.g., marketing, promotion, purchasing, consultancy, employment, etc.) anti-illicit trade, data privacy, and employee relations. He/she will ensure legal advice to all levels of Hospital management to protect the Hospital’s interests. In addition, the role is responsible for establishing, promoting, and reinforcing legal compliance standards, aligned with local/global laws and regulations and hospital wide legal policies.
∎ In conjunction with the CEO of Evercare Hospital Dhaka, and General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Evercare Group he/she will drive the creation and maintenance of a strong legal and business integrity culture in the Hospital.
∎ This position is open only for Bangladeshi national

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Monitor and influence legal developments; ensure that the business considers legal trends and risks in the business strategy
∎ Provides all sorts of in-house legal counselling and opinion; steer in upholding all legal aspects of Hospital’s interest
∎ Leads and is responsible for key legal processes; for example, contracts, managing litigation, corporate governance, advertising and promotional review and various legal compliances.
∎ Ensures that the Hospital and its activities conduct themselves according to relevant legal and regulatory requirements, and within acceptable legal risk management guidelines
∎ Amalgamates legal & commercial objectives/realities to facilitate best of business solutions involving tender reviews, document preparation and review, negotiation participation and conflict resolution
∎ Provides advice on the choice/alternatives available for structuring/conducting business to take account of new commercial opportunities and changing internal management needs
∎ Ensures that Hospital’s legal rights are best preserved, while minimizing potential exposure to legal liability and sanctions
∎ Review legislation effecting the Hospital so that any relevant changes are known and effectively communicated to relevant parties

Additional Requirements:
∎ Age at least 30 years
∎ Strong commitment to integrity, ethics and good governance and promoting integrity and corporate governance standards
∎ Strong knowledge of, and ability to provide guidance on, Bangladeshi regulatory requirements and prior exposure to best practice standards in the private sector on corporate law and governance
∎ Ability to proactively provide insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders and suggest amendments to laws & regulations to the best interest of the Hospital
∎ Effective and legal risk management skills to make well-reasoned, independent, and transparent decisions with quick turnaround expectations
∎ Capable of dealing with senior management, and staffs with confidence, independence, authority, and assurance
∎ Self-starter and motivated individual with a pro-active attitude, willing to get involved in all aspects of a business with a clear mission
∎ Excellent interpersonal skills, able to build strong relationships and communicate clearly and effectively at different levels (both internally and externally)
∎ Able to handle sensitive and confidential matters with absolute tact and discretion
∎ Excellent communication skills in both Bengali and English (verbal and written).

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 8 Oct 2021

Company Information:
∎ 28 Sep 2021
∎ Evercare Hospital Dhaka
∎ Address : Plot 81, Block E, Bashundhara R/A, Dhaka-1229
∎ Web : www.evercarebd.com/
∎ Business : Evercare Hospital Dhaka (EHD) is the only JCI-Accredited, 425-bed multi-disciplinary super-specialty tertiary care hospital in Bangladesh, a market with more than 160 million citizens. EHD provides comprehensive health care with state-of-the-art medical, surgical and diagnostic facilities and expert medical professionals, skilled nurses and technologists.

Category: Law/Legal

Source: bdjobs.com