Legal Manager by Ernst & Young

• General - Drafting and negotiating various agreements across all service lines, such as global framework agreements, local implementation agreements, service level agreements, etc.
• Ability to advise engagement teams on all current commercial contracts.
• Reviewing and contributing to drafting firm policies including authority and delegations framework.
• Acquisitions - current legal work on local acquisitions including working with external counsel on deal structure and acquisition agreements, coordination with other members of Legal for cross-border acquisitions.
• Litigation - Coordination of litigation matters in close relationship with Africa Regional General Counsel and relevant Quality Service Line Leader.
• Providing advice to business units on potential claims as well as forming part of special ad hoc panels to manage the risk of potential claims.
• Providing input/reporting to legal risk committee.
• Reviewing various agreements inclusive of the following type of agreements:
• Non-disclosure agreements
• Global framework agreements
• Responses to requests for proposals/bids
• Subcontractor agreements, etc.
• Consider the legal risks in the agreements inclusive of Limitation of Liability.
• Provision of internal legal opinions as well as dealing with subpoenas and claims brought against the firm.
• Manage the Master Template Database of contract and other legal precedents.
• Assist in the maintenance of a register of legal work done.
• Assistance with Projects as undertaken by the GCO.
• Assistance with the notification of claims and circumstances project.
• Liaison with external legal practitioners and locally and globally where appropriate.
• Attending to data privacy issues.
• Attending to Anti-money laundering issues.
• Assistance with selected areas of compliance issues.
• Assist with legal support to the Africa EY practices on various legal matters.

• Minimum of bachelor of laws degree
• Qualified to practice law in Ghana.

• At least 5-8 years of post-qualification legal experience, preferably with an international law firm and/or multi-national corporation with at least a significant portion of such experience occurring in Ghana.
• Well-rounded corporate and commercial experience
• Experience in an Auditing firm and with compliance and company secretarial matters will be an advantage.
• Ideal, in-depth experience of the professional services industry and business acumen.
• Solid commercial drafting, reviewing and negotiating skills, with an outcome orientated approach.
• Exposure across the African continent would be beneficial.
• Top administrative skills with a high proficiency in the use of Microsoft office programmes.
• Excellent relationship skills, assertive, proactive, energetic and a strong team player.
• Willingness to work overtime when necessary, adaptive and agile.
• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Decision making capabilities and ability to work with little or no supervision.

• High level of ethics and integrity.
• High level of self-confidence and energy.
• High level of intellectual agility, initiative, self-motivation, resourcefulness, and patience.
• Pragmatic, strong analytical skills and attention to detail.

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