Position and Grade

Legal Services Manager - Grade D4 (Paterson Grading System)

Reporting lines

The position reports to Chief Executive

Type of Contract:

Five (5) year Fixed-term Contract

Job Purpose

To provide strategic legal advice, guidance and legal services to the LHDA, inter alia, managing all legal risks, ensuring legal compliance and proper contract management, providing opinions and advice, contract services and litigation management.

Required Qualification and Experience

Bachelor of laws (LLB) with at least ten (10) years’ relevant experience including experience in legal research, drafting of complex contracts, writing and editorial skills with experience developing high quality material suitable for publication.

Essential requirements

Admission to practice as an Advocate or Attorney in the High Court of Lesotho is required.

 Disclaimers:

• Only applications received on or before the closing date and in the prescribed format will be considered.
• Attach Curriculum Vitae (CV), certified copies of certificates and valid manual transmission Motor Vehicle Driver’s Licence.
• Correspondence will only be conducted with short-listed candidates.
•  Selection interviews for short-listed candidates will be at a date, time and place determined by LHDA.
• Short-listed candidates will be required to authenticate information provided in the Curriculum Vitae (CV).
• LHDA reserves the right to leave an advertised position unfilled if no suitable candidate is identified.
• The employment of successful candidates is subject to positive security clearance and other requirements as may be stipulated by the LHDA.