Reports to: SENIOR REGISTRATION OFFICER.
Job purpose: Legal Officer, URSB will provide support for timely implementation of the URSB registration processes in accordance to the laid down principles.
Key Duties and Responsibilities:
- Supports in the Registration of companies, business names, marriages, death, trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications, attending to opposition matters and any documents in the Regions.
- Write correspondences and Quality assurance of statutory requirements and issue notices for compliance and enforcement.
- Responsible for the assessment of Non-Tax Revenue.
- Certification and verification of documents.
- Perform any other duties assigned by the Senior Registration Officer from time to time.
- Any other duties assigned by supervisor from time to time.
Key Performance Indicators:
- Companies, documents, business names, registered.
- Births, marriages and death registered.
- Trademarks, copyrights, patents, industrial designs, geographical indications registered.
- Returns and all statutory compliance documents filed in time.
- Timely response to correspondences
- NTR assessed.
Qualifications, Skills and Experience:
- The ideal candidate should possess an Honor’s Degree in Law with a Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice
- Should be enrolled as an advocate.
- A minimum of Two years of relevant professional experience working from a legal related institution in a busy environment.
- Should be enrolled as an advocate.
- Excellent oral and written communication skills. Fluent in both spoken and written English.
- Proven integrity and confidentiality in handling public resources and in executing duties
- A high level of interpersonal, management skills and ability to work with teams
- Ability to work under pressure and tight deadlines