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Google Africa is currently recruiting for the following position(s):
Job Title: Legal Counsel, Sub-Saharan Africa - Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg
The area: Legal
Location: Nairobi, Kenya; Lagos, Nigeria or Johannesburg, South Africa
Descriptions:
You'll play a vital role in our growing team by advising the company on a wide range of legal issues throughout the Sub-Saharan African region. You are a technology lawyer by heart and experience; a fully qualified lawyer in the US or the United Kingdom and preferably you are also a fully qualified lawyer in a Sub-Saharan African country.
Responsibilities:
• Oversee the entire spectrum of legal work in the Sub-Saharan African region.
• Advise the regional business, product and engineering teams. Consult with other members of Google Legal on any number of challenging legal issues, whether commercial or contentious.
• Draft and negotiate a variety of commercial agreements (including content licensing, advertising, online application licensing, mobile distribution and syndication agreements).
• Prevent and resolve legal disputes.
• Represent Google before legal and regulatory stakeholders.
Requirements:
• BA/BSc/LLB degree preferred with a strong academic record.
• Qualified lawyer with dual qualification in the US or UK and in another country in the Sub-Saharan African region preferred.
• Strong business judgement and ability to build relationships cross-functionally and across multiple geographies.
• Excellent written and oral skills in English.
• Hard working, organised and able to manage numerous projects simultaneously under deadline pressure.
• Strong negotiation and interpersonal skills.
• Flexibility (including some travel), willingness to work on a broad variety of legal matters, and a sense of humour!
For more information and application: Legal Counsel, Sub-Saharan Africa - Nairobi, Lagos or Johannesburg (http://www.google.com/jobs/africa/legal-counsel-sub-saharan-africa-nairobi-lagos-or-johannesburg1/index.html).
There is no deadline set for this job opportunity but it is better to apply as soon as possible because it caan close anytime.