At Stresert Services Limited the
following job position is available for qualified
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Legal Counsel-Health and Telecoms Sector
Qualification
BA, BSc, HND
Experience 6 years
Location
Lagos
Job Field
Law, Legal
Job Purpose
"57.6251292658">Support the Head of Legal, Africa Cluster to
provide strategic and legal advice in all matters that are
relevant to the Africa Cluster, such as, contracts e.g.,
exclusive promotion, co-promotion, co-marketing, in-licensing,
etc, intellectual property enforcement, litigation, employee
relations, and general business issues. In addition, he, she will
be responsible for compliance with trade sanctions and
anti-corruption standards. The job includes responsibilities for
handling all issues peculiar to distributor markets.
Major
Accountabilities
Negotiating all agreements distribution, promotion, field
force agreements, SLAs etc in the Country groups in direct
collaboration with the business, ensuring minimal risk exposure
especially, in connection with payment of commissions, transfer
of MAs, termination clauses, goodwill, etc. as well as manage
legal housekeeping and contract database archiving of
contracts, official documents, litigation documents,
etc.
Assist the Company in proactively preventing and
resolving business and legal issues in relation to local
ac-tivities and ongoing relationships, especially in
distributors’ markets e.g., payment of commissions, fund flows,
etc.
Proactively support the business with tenders and,
generally, with institutional business-support to be in line
with expectation for local representative offices, proactively
advising on “dos” and “donts” activities, in con-junction with
Tax
Proactively advise the Company on trade sanctions to
mitigate risk exposure and monitoring recent regulatory or
legislative changes, to be able to formulate views about legal
problems and issues and its impact for our business with
support and minimal supervision from Head of Legal and also
monitoring the implementation of the local laws, regulations
and company-wide policies.
Assist the various Country Groups with local product
launches, ensuring that they are in compliance with global
standards and local laws and regulations
Support the business in preventing and solving local
legal issues relating to Novartis products, including clinical
trials, disputes, and litigation, with direct engagement of the
business
Manage external law firm relationships.
Key Performance Indicators
Strong focus on solving problems
Strong ethics & high personal integrity
Natural authority and ability to resist business
pressure
Ability to successfully work in cross-functional
teams
Ability to question and improve status quo
Proactive in working with the business to finalize
projects and deals
Providing appropriate advice that permits the Company to
achieve its business goals without creating unnecessary
riskAble to set priorities and manage a wide-ranging work
load
Master the Legal Excellence Standards
Job Dimensions
Number of associate-None
Financial responsibility-None
Budget, Cost, Sales, etc.
Impact on the organization-Service delivery at high
standards. Sound facilitation skills and experience of
influencing at all levels
Education Minimum
desirable Law school graduate and Bar member
Languages: Fluency in English essential; knowledge of
French language is an added advantage.
Desired Requirements
6 years minimum post Bar experience; ideally gained
within a healthcare, pharmaceutical environment, or
alternatively, with a top-tier law firm representing healthcare
and technology clients.
Previous experience with distributor markets
Ability to analyze complex legal issues.
Strong verbal and written communication skills; together
with a high ability to influence and negotiate.
Proven ability to work independently efficiently and meet
tight deadlines and withstand pressure and demanding
clients.
Strong experience in handling a high volume of multiple,
often complex projects simultaneously
Demonstrated professional and culturally sensitive work
ethic.
Interested Candidates should send CV
to
"mailto:mgtpositions@stresert.com">mgtpositions@stresert.com