Legal consultant
Atos international consultancy Company (British Campany)
Total years of experience :7 years, 9 Months
• Attend court hearings as well as conduct negotiations with opponents and clients
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Prepare draft contracts and providing legal advice on contracts
• Handle the tasks of giving legal advice to clients on issues pertaining to copyrights, trademarks, patents and commercial laws
• Liaise with outsourced legal teams to ensure that the requirements of clients are met
• Presenting evidence in court to support clients in legal proceedings.
• Handle the tasks of managing legal documentation and support the legal requirement of the organization.
• Interviewing witnesses, defendants and clients.
• Appearing before legislative and regulatory bodies or government agencies.
• Ability to explain legal concept and terminology in a simple language.
• Experience of analyzing, researching and summarizing legal information.
• Studying police reports, interview transcripts, medical records and other facts to make a case for the plaintiff.
• Providing accurate, timely and effective legal advice to clients.
• Presenting evidence in court to support clients in legal proceedings.
• Giving oral arguments in a court of law.
• Attending court hearing.
• Prepare legal briefs and opinions, and file appeals in state and federal courts of appeal.
• Prepare and draft legal documents, such as wills, deeds, patent applications, mortgages, leases, and contracts.
• Design legal agreements, MOUs and provide legal advice to some institutions and Banks
• Advising businesses on the impact, interpretation and implementation of new policies and legislation.
• Responsible for drafting contracts and providing legal advice on contracts
• Handle the tasks of giving legal advice to clients on issues pertaining to copyrights, trademarks, patents and commercial laws
• researching and analysing documents and case law to ensure the accuracy of advice and procedure;
• Gathering and organizing evidence on behalf of clients.
• Getting to know clients and developing and maintaining relationships with them.
• Interpreting and explaining the law clearly to both individual and business clients.
• Gather evidence to formulate defence or to initiate legal actions, by such means as interviewing clients and witnesses to ascertain the facts of a case.
• instructing barristers or specialist advocates to appear in court for the client in complex disputes;
• Analyze the probable outcomes of cases, using knowledge of legal precedents.
• arranging and attending further client meetings where necessary to progress with the case and finalise documentation;
• checking all documentation prior to signing and implementing;
• calculating claims for damages, compensation, maintenance, etc;
• Advise clients concerning business transactions, claim liability, advisability of prosecuting or defending lawsuits, or legal rights and obligations.
• keeping up to date with changes and developments in the law by reading journals and law reports
• Provide regularly Legal Aid and Human Rights training to newly trainee using PowerPoint presentation
• Arbitration course with Faisal centre for arbitration 2013 Khatrtoum. • Certificate of leadership and management with Institute of leadership and management (ILM)2013. • Project Cycle management Nyala . • Training in project Design , planning and reporting . • International Criminal law Seminar, September 14th – 25th/2009 Kampala Uganda. • Monitoring and evaluation (M&E) course 2013.