General Function
To provide full range of in-house legal services and manage required legal support for Oracle’s business in East and West Africa, reporting to the Legal Senior Manager in Kenya
Key Objectives / Measures
Provision of quality legal support and representing Corporate interests
Internal Customer satisfaction
Close liaison with Deal Management organization
Independent handling of major tasks, business and improvement projects
Implementing and providing training on legal policies and business practices
Measured by Corporate performance standards.
Legal Resposibilities
RFPs and contracts reviews.
Providing all required assistance to the Legal Senior Manager in Kenya as well as to the Legal Managing Counsel in Nigeria
Provide transactional support to the business, including drafting, vetting and negotiating major/non-standard agreements.
Respond to adhoc queries, providing appropriate solutions.
Negotiate commercial contracts and drafting non-standard contractual provisions.
Identify, analyze and evaluate risks, explaining to the business and proposing solutions.
Ensure compliance with Oracle business practices, policies, procedures and law.Provide training to other Oracle functions on legal policy and business practices.
Participate in EMEA-wide initiatives as required
Develop understanding of Oracle´s products and services
Corporate housekeeping / company secretarial duties
Perform all other tasks that are appropriate for and required by an in-house company lawyer and as required by the Manager;
Required Skills
Superior written and oral communication skills (in English) with an ability to communicate and influence effectively at all evels of the organization
High-level legal drafting skills (English)
Integrity and commitment to the highest ethical standards and personal values
Commercial negotiation experience, ideally in the IT or other hi-tech industry
Experience in license/Cloud/partnership agreements, general commercial law, RFP’s, general corporate matters, and intellectual property, are strongly preferred
Practical and creative thinking and problem solving
Commercial outlook with excellent judgement and the capacity to make decisions and give advice that demonstrates an understanding of the risk/rewards of each situation
Ability to perform under pressure
Willingness to travel in Kenya and abroad as required
Ability to work individually as well as part of a team.
Basic computer skills in Word, Excel and PowerPoint
Minimum job requirements
Law degree and professional qualification. 3-5 years and above relevant experience.
Experience as in-house counsel is a plus
Previous experience in industry preferred.
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