Job description:
Job Title: Assistant Legal Counsel
Company: Sardar Group.
Location: Erbil
Overall Objective of the Job:
Provide legal representation, assistance, counseling and support all Sardar Group companies with completion of the legal and administration tasks at the government directorates.
Tasks and Responsibilities:
- Following up on civil and labor cases related to the Sardar Group of Companies, including representing the companies in lawsuits filed against them or initiated by them before civil and criminal courts, attending hearings and submitting legal briefs and pleadings. monitoring the decisions of the Courts of First Instance, Appeal, and Cassation, and preparing periodic reports for management on the status of the legal cases.
- Following up on criminal and investigations cases related to the Sardar Group of Companies, including regular visits to the courts and relevant investigative authorities; monitoring the progress of investigations concerning the Group's companies or their employees; and preparing periodic reports on the stages of investigation and trial.
- Providing legal advice to Sardar Group companies whenever and wherever required.
- Assisting in the establishment of companies or the opening of branches in the Kurdistan Region and preparing all the required documents with the relevant ministries and directorates. This also includes following up on matters related to company's tradenames and trademarks.
- Providing support to the Sardar group companies for cases that require legal support, or presence of a legal representative.
- Providing legal support to Sardar Group companies in relevant ministries and directorates such as the Ministry of Interior, Traffic Directorates, Municipalities, Tax Departments, Investment Departments, etc.
- Providing legal support to foreign employees for issuing and renewing driver's licenses or other documents at all stages.
- Providing support for archiving all official correspondence, letters, and documents in a professional manner that ensures their preservation and retrieval when needed.
Job Requirements:
- Bachelor’s degree in law.
- Experience in providing legal representation, assistance, counselling and dealing with government directorates.
- Providing support to Sardar group departments (HR - Admin, IT - Finance, Transportation and Taxes) where a problem occurs and requires the presence of a legal representative.
- Following up on the renewal of companies’ traffic licenses.
- Issuing and renewing Chamber of Commerce membership cards, general trade membership cards, and all other necessary identification documents for companies to conduct business.
