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Responsable Juridique (H/F) Posted on 11 Nov 2016 2024 RMO Employment, Temporary work - Interim Abidjan Job Description: Located in Africa, RMO offers HR solutions adapted to companies from all sectors of activity: Agro-industry, Agri-food, Telecom, Banking, Insurance, Oil & Gas, Mining, Industry, Transit, Service, NGOs, Marine Maintenance, Transport and Logistics, ... To best meet the expectations of our clients and candidates and offer them the best level of expertise, our teams are close and master the employment pool and the economic market of their perimeter. Currently, the team dedicated to the recruitment of middle management profiles and expert trades put at your service their expertise to support you in your professional development. Client: Company specialized in Human Resources Missions: In close collaboration with the Management, the Legal Officer will mainly be responsible for advising, proposing and participating in the validation of strategic legal recommendations for the company, thus allowing to comply with current legislation or to anticipate regulatory changes. In addition, it controls the registration of legal documents, such as meeting minutes and the production of mandatory documents for listed companies. To this end, it shall: Ø Advise the operational staff

Education / Qualifications

• Organize information and legal advice within the company
• Provide support to operational staff in various forms: responses to calls for tenders, drafting of framework agreements or negotiated procedures, commercial contracts, management of insurance and banking conditions in their legal aspects, general terms and conditions of sale, partnership contracts, subcontracting etc...
• Analyze and propose legal arrangements, including monitoring, creation, transformation of companies or subsidiaries, asset sales, commercial leases...
• Analyze the legal risks of operations, and make all employees aware of these risks
• Participate in the negotiation of contracts with clients and service providers
• Drafting, validating and monitoring contracts ensuring legal compliance
• Organize a base of standard contracts (commercial, work etc...) Ø Management of pre-litigation and litigation
• Participate in the definition of procedures for the management of pre-litigation and litigation in liaison with the operational staff concerned, and, where appropriate, with the help of external advice: debt recovery, litigation procedures, commercial disputes...
• Monitoring disputes: assessing their nature, monitoring them, limiting litigation Preparation of legal documents and external representation
• Represent the company and manage relations with the different actors: Attorney's Councils, Commissioners of Justice, police authorities, regulatory bodies...
• Participate in the management and investigation of files with the various actors and ensure follow-up Ø Setting up a legal watch

Other information

• Organize a permanent legal watch on the activities of the company or customers by following both the evolution of national and international regulations as well as jurisprudence, so as to also inform the general management and / or operational directorates on the practices of other companies in the sector
• Propose and participate in the selection of external expert firms to provide advice on specific topics
• Validate the choice of legal databases corresponding to the specific activities of the company Ø Other
• Organize the collection of legal advice needs of all operational directorates: documentary sources, competitive intelligence, internal achievements...

Responsibilities

• To supervise, evaluate and train the employees of the team under his responsibility Profile of the Candidate Profile: The holder of the position must be from a higher training level Master 1/2 or Master's degree in private law or equivalent, and justify seven (07) years of professional experience as a Legal Manager. He must have an excellent knowledge of commercial law, employment law, contract and company law, as well as legal proceedings and monitoring. Proficiency in the English language and office tools is highly desired. This position requires an ability to advise the company on legal issues, to make representations to public or private bodies, to provide advice on dispute resolution procedures, to carry out a documentary watch (collection, analysis, etc.) and to constitute pleading files. It is recommended to be rigorous, objective, and to have a good capacity for analysis and synthesis, as well as strong editorial and managerial skills. In addition, the incumbent of the position must demonstrate a good sense of communication and argumentation, be proactive, responsive, available, and have convictions. Full-time without telework + 5 years of experience

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