Qualifications
Holders of Bachelor degree (LLB) or Postgraduate’s studies in Law with at least 3 or 4 years of experience directly related to the duties and responsibilities.
Duties
- Be Responsible for all legal matters of the university.
- Act as the Secretary to various university organs
- Appears in court on behalf of the university
- Keeps proper records and custody of contract implementation and makes follow-ups to ensure the contractual obligations are met as per the contracts;
- Participates in and witnesses all contracts;
- Drawing legal documents related thereto and ensuring prompt attendance to them;
- Assisting the management in evolving legally sound personnel and administration policies as well as devising ways and means of implementing them;
- Handling, negotiating, and drafting contracts, leases, and other legal documents.
- Drawing legal documents related thereto and ensuring prompt attendance to them;
- Prepares and reviews proposed contracts, leases, loan agreements and other legal documents.
- Drafts operational policies and procedures on important areas of activity for approval by Management and the Council. And
- Vetting all legal documents emanating from outside the University
- Proper recording and custody of contract implementation follow-up and ensuring the contractual obligations are met under the contracts.
- Perform other duties and functions as may be assigned to him/herfrom time
