We´re seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to be part of the Angolan Legal Team, with international experience in a business-focused mindset, integrity, and strong ethics to join our team. This hands-on role requires extensive in-house advisory experience, especially in contract negotiation and business support.  

Mitrelli Legal Team supports a broad range of Commercial Law, Company Law, Public and Procurement Law. Effective support and full legal assistance to large turnkey projects is highly desirable. Good knowledge of international construction contract models such as Fidic, JCT or NEC is nice to have. Experience in Labor and Tax Law is an advantage.

The overall objective of this role is to provide legal support, advice and guidance across a broad range of practice areas ensuring compliance with all relevant laws and regulations and managing legal risks.

Key Responsibilities:

• Review, draft, and negotiate various types of contracts, including construction contracts, sales, procurement agreements, and supplier agreements.
• Draft, review and draw up legal documents, opinions, contracts and deeds. Assist other Company functions in the understanding of the law and in the negotiation and interpretation of contractual or legal documents.
• Ensure the Company complies with all applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure general corporate governance housekeeping and confirm the implementation of internal policies and procedures.
• Manage pre-litigation risks, and if litigation arises, develop litigation strategies and coordinate with external counsel to resolve disputes, when necessary.
• Collaborate with various departments, including operations, sales, procurement and finance to provide legal advice.
• Communicate with and understand the legal requirements of Company functions and sectors of activity.
• Perform in-depth research on laws and regulations, elaborate strategies, investigate facts and prepare documents to support the legal activities.
• Ensure constant monitoring and reporting of any relevant new legislation or significant modifications of the existing one.
• Draft, review and draw up legal documents, opinions, contracts and deeds. Assist other Company functions in the understanding of the law and in the negotiation and interpretation of contractual documents.
• Create and conduct legal training for relevant employees (in person, webinars and/or e-learning).
• Advise stakeholders on legal trends, developing areas of the law, industry trends and related risks that may impact Mitrelli’s operations and/or services.