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Job Description

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS

• Advocate of the High Court with experience in litigation and corporate law
• LLB degree with a solid academic transcript
• LLM in dispute resolution or commercial law or that related fields will be an added advantage
• Transactional and corporate experience

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Attending to consultations with clients
• Undertaking legal research on various clients’ commercial matters
• Drafting court documents, including opinions, letters and memoranda
• Drafting commercial agreements and other transaction-related ancillary documents and agreements
• Drafting and reviewing employment contracts and employment policies
• Representing the firm’s clients in courts of law and tribunals as well as other dispute resolution forums

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

Initiative

• Self-motivated
• Thorough with attention to detail
• Takes action to achieve goals beyond what is required

Perseverance

• Ability to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards.
• Ability to move past obstacles to achieve end results in an efficient and professional manner.

Team player

• Working together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team’s overall performance
• Leveraging off team synergies and to ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment

Ethical

• Displays the highest level of honesty and integrity at all times

Client Focus

• Dedicated to understanding and meeting the expectations and requirements of clients.
• Obtains the necessary information from clients and utilise the information for the delivery of service to the client.
• Establishes and maintains good relationships with clients.

Work Standards

• Sets high goals or standards of performance for self, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard.
• Able to work according to a fee budget.

Planning and organizing

•  Set priorities, manage schedules and plan accordingly in a constantly pressurised environment.

OTHER SKILLS

Legal Technical skills

• Possesses the legal technical skill to understand client requirements in order to deliver excellent client service and legally sound documents and advice.
• Ability to apply theory in a practical and commercially astute manner

Communication

• Able to communicate effectively and express ideas clearly.
• Produce documents that have appropriate organisation and structure, correct grammar and language.

Computer Literacy

• Proficient in Word and Outlook.
• Knowledge of Excel and PowerPoint an advantage.

METHOD OF APPLICATION

Email your application to the Managing Partner at info-zb@bowmanslaw.com and indicate the position you are applying for in email subject line i.e., Associate – Dispute Resolution. Please include a copy of your CV with your application for it to be considered.

Closing date for Applications is Sunday, 10 April 2022.

If you do not hear from us within 4 weeks, please consider your application as unsuccessful.

B&M Legal Practitioners is an equal opportunity employer.

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