To manage and ensure provision of quality legal support, litigation and advisory
services to management and staff.
Key Duties and Responsibilities
1. Providing overall management and supervision of the Legal Services
Department;
2. Coordinating all legal services being undertaken on behalf of the Corporation
by both in-house and external Counsel;
3. Coordinating the processes relating to the automation of the case filing
system in the legal services registry;
4. Conducting civil and criminal litigation on behalf of the Corporation;
5. Representing the Corporation at arbitration hearings before quasi-judicial
bodies;
6. Coordinating the complaints-handling system relating to public liability claims,
including provision of legal advice in the conduct and disposal of such claims;
7. Coordinating provision of legal advisory services to all the Corporation’s
Business Units, including conducting awareness to staff and other stakeholders
on all regulatory and compliance issues, including conducting legal research,
issuing legal opinions, and drafting legal documents;
8. Participating in the negotiation of contracts, including Power Purchase
Agreements on behalf of the Corporation;
9. Facilitating the annual legal audit processes pertaining to the Corporations
legal services;
10.Assisting with the preparation of Performance Management Plans and
Budgets and Quarterly Performance Reports for the Legal Services Division in
line with the Corporation’s Integrated Strategic Plan (ISP).
Attributes and competencies
• Impeccable skills in Microsoft Office packages (Word, Excel, PowerPoint etc.);
• Effective verbal and written communication abilities;
• The ability to manage time effectively in a high-pressure setting;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Good Analytical Skills;
• Critical-thinking and assertiveness abilities;
• Detail-oriented personality;
• The ability to operate effectively both independently and as part of a team.
Minimum Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s Degree in law and Master’s degree in either Law, Business
Administration or Strategic Management from an accredited institution.
• Valid license to practice law in Malawi.
• At least 7 years’ law practice experience of which 3 years should be at
Managerial level
• Malawi Law Society Membership

Hard Copies in an envelope clearly indicating the
position applied for on top.
ATTACHMENTS : Application Letter, Curriculum Vitae with 3 traceable
referees and Certified Copies of Certificates.
ADDRESSED TO : Senior Human Resources Manager,
ESCOM House,
P.O. Box 2047,
Blantyre.
Only candidates possessing accredited Qualifications will be considered for shortlisting. In cases where
one’s qualification accreditation is questionable, the burden of proof rests with the candidate to provide
evidence to the contrary.
Only Shortlisted candidates will be acknowledged and invited for interviews through email.
ESCOM Ltd is an equal opportunity employer.