Senior Legal Counsel

Job Description

Our client within the mining industry are looking to recruit a qualified and knowledgeable Senior Legal Counsel. The ideal candidate must have the capacity to execute the key responsibilities below and meet the criteria listed within the minimum requirements that follow.

Key Responsibilities

• Advising executive, senior management and board on various matters such as legal rights, and new and existing laws.
• Managing organization’s legal matters.
• Examining and creating draft agreements, such as employment and vendor agreements.
• Maintaining knowledge of organization’s operations and legal documents.
• Conducting legal research and reviewing company’s litigation strategy pertaining to legal actions.
• Promulgating and creating directives of corporate acts and decisions.
• Preserving all corporate records.
• Handling statutory filings, such as licensing forms.
• Liaising with outside counsel regarding their assignments.
• Creating new entities and managing organization’s intellectual property.

Minimum Requirements

• Law degree from accredited, top-tier law school.
• Minimum of 10 years’ work experience with law within a mining entity.
• Proficient legal experience in fund investments, venture capital financing and M&A.
• Experience with corporate governance issues and corporate secretarial duties.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• Knowledge of statutes, rules and regulations pertaining to businesses.
• Proficient understanding of business sensitivities and confidentiality.
• At least 4 years of practice with an established law firm.

If you qualify kindly email your CV in plain word document format to : [email protected]