Paralegal Assistant - US Law

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Review and provide legal advice on tender documents.
• Provide legal protection and risk management advice to management especially on contract management.
• Provide and interpret legal information, conduct training and disseminate appropriate legal requirements to staff. Review and advise management on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Review and draft contracts, agreements and internal policies and ensure that they are in compliance with all statutory or legal requirements. Formulate compliance checklists to be used for the purpose of ensuring that all information required is provided accordingly.
• Continuously monitor compliance with statutory obligations and advise management accordingly.
• Prepare monthly and quarterly reports for the department for executive management meetings.
• Formulate and review all contracts or any other documentation where the Company has committed itself and assess legal implications that need to be brought to the executive management's attention.
• Coordinating and attending board and committee meetings and drafting minutes.
• Serving as a liaison for directors, officers and shareholders.
• Directing the activities related to the annual meeting of shareholders.
• Maintaining key corporate documents and records.
• Ensuring compliance with laws and regulations.
• Participates actively in company-initiated activities.
• Undertakes related and other tasks as may be assigned from time to time.
• Maintain proper records of incoming and outgoing correspondences.
• Establish, maintain and update files, databases, records and other important documents.
• Filing and safekeeping of important documents