Paralegal

• Location: Casablanca, Morocco

Description

The Paralegal will work under the general supervision of the Principal Counsel – Transactions and the Principal Counsel – Administration and Governance. The Paralegal will collaborate closely with all colleagues in Africa50’s Legal Department.

 

The following, inter alia, are the responsibilities of the Legal Department’s Paralegal:

A. Administration and Governance

• Organize all Board materials for distribution to the Board;
• Manage the translation of, and ensuring the quality of (by personally reviewing) all Board and GSM materials and all other documents required by the Legal Department;
• Complete French translations of all communications to the Board and all other written communications from the General Counsel that requires translation;
• Maintain the corporate records, including final Board and shareholder meeting minutes, policies, resolutions and other final documents;
• In collaboration with the General Counsel’s Executive Assistant, manage the approvals and payments of Legal Department invoices;
• Draft Secretary Certificates and prepare KYC documents for Corporate Secretary execution;
• Draft/review basic legal agreements, including confidentiality agreements, service contracts, resolutions, correspondence, internal memos and amendments to legal agreements under the direction of the relevant counsel;
• Conduct research, analyse and summarize findings to assist in the decision-making process;
• Maintain a filing system and library of all legal department documents, including templates;
• Maintain a library of all legal documents executed by Africa50;
• Complete various administrative tasks, such as preparing routine correspondence, managing the filing of official Legal Department correspondence; and maintaining relevant legal knowledge management files.
• Assist the Legal Administrative Support in providing any required administrative support to the Team

B. Transactions

• Draft/review basic legal agreements, including confidentiality agreements, memoranda of understanding, waivers and amendments to various legal documents under the direction of counsel.
• Manage conditions precedent, including drafting closing checklists, reviewing condition precedent documents;
• Compile closing binders and manage signing processes;
• Assist in managing external counsel, including retention, liaison between the Legal Department and external counsel on documentation processing, collating comments and generally facilitating the execution of transactions;
• Perform routine portfolio management tasks and other legal monitoring activities related to Africa50’s investment operations; and
• Conduct a variety of tasks under the direction of the Legal Department counsel relating to project preparation or implementation.

 

Candidate Profile

Essential Qualifications & Experience

• Minimum of five years of paralegal experience
• Strong oral and written communication skills in both French and English
• Excellent organizational skills
• Ability to effectively multi-task, manage time-sensitive documents and have exceptional organizational skills in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to function effectively in a busy, team-oriented environment in a collaborative manner
• Familiarity with basic contracts and strong legal drafting and project management skills
• High level of professionalism and confidentiality
• Ability to work independently

Location

The Paralegal will be based in Casablanca, Morocco.

How to Apply

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We kindly request that only people meeting all the profile's criteria highlighted above apply to this position. We will contact the shortlisted candidates within four weeks maximum.