• Monitor legal risk in the documentation and giving guidance on the acceptable assumption of risk
• Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations for natural and juristic persons
• Conduct legal research and gather evidence
• Ensure that appropriate approvals are in place before documents are executed
• Explain the law and give legal advice
• Offer legal representation at arbitration or mediation hearings
• Draft, review, and manage wills, trusts, estates, contracts, and deeds
• Manage regulatory and compliance-related services
• Facilitate innovative solutions to client problems
• Offer legal representation to clients in court proceedings on civil or criminal matters
• Prepare pleadings, notices and make appearances in court
• Ensures accurate documentation of cases, including maintaining the case docket for upcoming activities and up to date records of case progress using the case sheet for each case
• Participates in external case file reviews to monitor progress, identify barriers, and brainstorm solutions
• Maintains comprehensive electronic case files to a high professional standard using SharePoint, complete with scanned original documentation, accurate case sheets, client engagement letters, and summary translations of national language documents
• Keeps the Co-Executive Director (Litigation) abreast of developments in a timely fashion, raising opportunities and risks as they occur
• Maintains regular communication with national lawyers and other stakeholders

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