Legal Officer 12 Month FTC

About the position

The purpose of the role is to:

• Engage with legal service providers and debt collectors in respect of the legal process relating to debt recoveries and evictions and submissions of status reports to the senior legal advisor (primary function)
• Engage with legal service providers in respect of status confirmation of litigation matters
• Providing general support to senior legal advisors in respect of legal matters; and
• Administer related to invoice payments by way of verifying legal fees against invoices submitted

Minimum Requirements:

• Formal Qualifications: Law Degree
• Admission as an Attorney

Duties and responsibilities:

Engagement with legal service providers and debt collectors

• Sharing of organisation processes for debt recoveries and evictions with legal service providers.
• Preparing status reports for senior legal advisers in respect to debt recoveries.
• Liaison with legal service providers employed by the organisation on litigation matters.

Confirmation of litigation matters

• Engage legal service providers in respect of confirmation of status of litigation matters, legal processes relating to debt recoveries and evictions.
• Preparation and submission of reports to senior legal advisers.

General administrative support to senior legal advisers

• Provide general legal support including but not limited to conducting research and analysis.
• Monitor and track invoice payments against debt recoveries.
• Prepare and submit reports to senior legal advisers on progress in payments.

Desired Skills:

• Administration
• Legal
• Litigation