Description :
Grade Level: Contractual (equivalent to L2)
Location: Lahore
Last date to apply: 25th September 2024
What is Legal Counsel Litigation?
This position reviews company records and suggests litigation preferences/options; provides legal advice/opinions and handles company and its subsidiaries’ litigation relating to – all civil, criminal matters including FIRs, tax, custom, labour, HR, commercial, and regulatory matters, etc., before all forums including courts of law, Regulatory, police stations and government bodies and offices.
The role reports directly to Sr. Legal Counsel.
What does Legal Counsel Litigation do?
- Liaise with internal stakeholder & Regulatory authorities as and when required.
- Draft and respond to legal notices/complaints and also prepare other legal documents after seeking necessary inputs from peer departments with consultation of senior member of the team.
- Report your cases and litigious matters through weekly updates and appearing with external legal counsel in courts, offices, police stations, FIA, PTA and other government offices where necessary or so desired by your line manager/peer department.
- Draft written statements/para-wise comments/applications etc. for courts related documents in litigious matters.
- Coordinate and liaise with peer departments and external counsels for smooth sharing of information required for contesting/defending the court cases.
- Independently review, draft, endorse legal agreements/SLA's assigned and process invoices.
- Provide legal advice/assistance to internal Departments on matters pertaining to interpretation of statutes, regulations, license conditions and agreements.
- Representing the Company/Jazz and its subsidiaries (LDNT, LDNP, DEODAR, VGSP, Jazz Foundation,) at the Courts, Legal Forums and the Government & Regulatory bodies.
- Provide legal assistance and opinion on contract related and litigious matters.
- Appear in Police Station and Government Offices as authorised representative for criminal / civil complaints against customers/franchinsee and other litigious matters of the company and its subsidiaries.
- Perform record keeping, update Litigation Portals and prepare litigation reports.
Jazz is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate, support, and thrive on diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
Requirements
- Experience of independently handling court cases at various Legal Forums including, but not limited to, High Courts, Labour courts and Regulatory authorities.
- Experience of reviewing pleadings and legal notice drafts. Must have the ability to prepare applications, respond to legal notices and other correspondence with several authorities and business partners/consumers.
- Ability to deal with Law Enforcement Agencies.
- Bar at Law/LLM/LLB Degree with at least 2/3) years working experience. Corporate experience will be a plus.
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills.
- Drafting and analytical skills.
- Research skills with sound knowledge about various contracts arrangements, in-depth knowledge of company laws and telecom regulations.
- Has the ability to handle court matters.
- Advance communication skills for managing cross-functional projects.
Benefits
Why Join Jazz?
As one of the leading employers in the country, Jazz epitomizes the philosophy that each Jazz employee is passionately living a better every day inspired and enabled by visionary leadership, a unique professional culture, a flourishing lifestyle, and continuous learning and development.
Our core values include qualities essential for a positive organizational culture - truthfully guiding entrepreneurial and innovative mindsets, harnessing professional and interpersonal collaboration, and fostering across-the-board customer-obsession.
As one of the largest private sector organizations in Pakistan, our objective is to continue to change the lives of our 70 million customers for the better. This is an opportunity for someone who wants to be part of something transformative, someone who can play a critical role in driving our success. Together, we can empower millions more with the tools necessary to progress in an increasingly digital economy.
