Job Description

Title: Legal Counsel, Documentation Review, Legal and Compliance Department

Company Name: BRAC

Vacancy: Not specific

Job Location: Dhaka

Employment Status: Full-time

Educational Requirements:
∎ LLB preferably in Laws related to negotiable instruments, criminal law, procedural law, laws related to remedies and dispute resolution. Commercial law , administrative law, intellectual property laws, technology laws and privacy and data protection laws.

Experience Requirements:
∎ At least 3 year(s)

Job Context:
∎ BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.
∎ Working at brac is not like any other job. It is a platform where you can bring about real change for people who need it the most. We are not just dreaming of a better world, we are building it. Join us to find the way.
∎ JOB PURPOSE: Drafting and review of legal documentation with optimal legal and policy compliance.
∎ Location: Head Office

Job Responsibilities:
∎ Draft, review and give legal opinions on legal documents (agreements, contracts, MoU, etc.) compliant with laws and internal policies/procedures, ensuring remedies and enforcement with reduced legal exposure and risks.
∎ Maintain documentation review tracking system and report regularly to department managers on progress of tasks.
∎ Draft, review, conduct legal research, prepare legal memorandum and give legal opinions on laws, legal claims, legal issues (including employment issues) and internal organisational documents,
∎ identifying potential legal risks, assessing the issues impacting legal risk and possible mitigations.
∎ Draft, review and monitor registration and defence of intellectual property rights and licences.
∎ Liaise with and monitor legal matters referred to external legal counsel; ensure payment of legal bills.
∎ Learn and perform other department jobs including potential/existing litigation matters, operation/maintenance of case management database, compliance related tasks etc.
∎ Visit and make representations, as necessary, field offices, branches, courts, tribunals and other dispute resolution forums, govt. offices, law chambers, enterprises and other places as assigned.
∎ Communicate among Head Office department staff and with Field Office department staff as necessary, on responsibilities and tasks assigned.
∎ Provide reports on a regular basis and as directed or requested, on legal services and tasks assigned.
∎ Understand and ensure compliance with organizational policies and procedures.
∎ Maintain confidentiality when preparing, sharing and storage of information and documents.
∎ Any other task assigned by the supervisor and department time to time.
∎ SAFEGUARDING RESPONSIBILITIES:
∎ Ensure the safety of team members from any harm, abuse, neglect, harassment and exploitation to achieve the programme's goals on safeguarding implementation. Act as a key source of support, guidance and expertise on safeguarding for establishing a safe working environment.
∎ Practice, promote and endorse the issues of safeguarding policy among team members and ensure the implementation of safeguarding standards in every course of action.
∎ Follow the safeguarding reporting procedure in case any reportable incident takes place, and encourage others to do so.

Additional Requirements:
∎ SKILLS: Computer proficiency. Good in both Bangla and English language (spoken, reading, writing) communication. Identification of legal issues and alternative solutions. Good drafting of pleadings. Assessment and mitigation of legal, regulatory, reputational and ethical issues. Independently update relevant legal knowledge. Networks in legal community. Planning and organisation.
∎ KNOWLEDGE: Excellent knowledge and understanding of legal system, litigation, dispute resolution processes and remedies in Bangladesh. Good knowledge of laws related to negotiable instruments, employment, contract, commercial, administrative and intellectual property. Sources of laws and regulations, methods of legal research and statutory interpretation. Good business understanding.
∎ COMPETENCIES: Accountability and dependability, self management, analysis and reasoning, problem solving, attention to detail, researching information, presenting information, communication, writing, negotiation, influencing others, teamwork, initiative, adaptability and flexibility, development and continual learning, ethics and integrity

Compensation & Other Benefits:
∎ Festival Bonus, Contributory Provident Fund, Gratuity, Health and Life Insurance, Maternity/ Paternity Leave, Wellness Centre Facility, Day Care Facility and others as per policy.

Job Source: Bdjobs.com Online Job Posting.

Application Deadline: 8 Jun 2023

Company Information:
∎ 3 Jun 2023
∎ BRAC
∎ Business : BRAC is an international development organisation founded in Bangladesh that partners with over 100 million people living with inequality and poverty globally to create sustainable opportunities to realise potential.

Category: Law/Legal

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Source: bdjobs.com

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