Assistant Legal Officer

Role Purpose

The
Assistant Legal Officer will provide practical, commercially oriented legal and
operational support to the Legal function at Kijani, with a focus on
high-volume and recurring work through structured contract review, legal
operations support, and template development.

The
role is suited to a candidate with at least one year of experience (1–2 years
preferred) in a law firm or corporate legal environment, who is comfortable
working with contracts, deadlines, and systems, and who is interested in
building repeatable legal tools.

Key Responsibilities

1. Contract Review & Legal Support

●Review contracts using approved Legal templates

●Support drafting and review of:

○MOUs and LOIs

○Consultant and service agreements

○Other standard commercial contracts

●Identify deviations from approved templates and
escalate exceptions to the In-House Counsel

●Ensure contracts are aligned with Kijani’s
approved legal positions and risk posture

2. Legal Intake & Matter Management

●Support management of the Legal intake process

●Conduct first-level triage of legal requests
based on risk, urgency, and template usage

●Ensure legal requests are complete and properly
documented before review

●Track legal matters, deadlines, and follow-ups
with internal teams

3. Legal Operations & Technology

●Actively use Legal technology tools (e.g.
contract registers, dashboards, intake systems) to improve efficiency

●Maintain accurate and up-to-date contract
records

●Support the implementation and improvement of
Legal systems and workflows

●Ensure Legal documentation is well-organised,
traceable, and accessible

4. Template Development & Standardisation

●Identify recurring legal tasks and contract
types suitable for standardisation

●Draft and maintain Legal templates, checklists,
and guidance notes for repeated use

●Work with the In-House Counsel to refine and
approve templates

●Contribute to reducing repetitive legal work
through documentation and process improvement

5. Governance, Records & Precedents

●Maintain contract registers and supporting documentation

●Log legal exceptions, precedents, and recurring
issues

●Support contract standardisation and governance
initiatives

●Assist with coordination of external counsel
under the supervision of In-House Counsel

6. Stakeholder Engagement

●Liaise with internal teams such as Procurement,
Business Development, and Operations on routine legal matters

●Provide clear, practical guidance on Legal
processes and requirements

●Escalate legal risks and issues appropriately
and in a timely manner

Qualifications and competences

●       Bachelor of Laws (LLB) or equivalent

●       1–2 years’ professional experience working in:

○      A law firm, or

○      A corporate / in-house legal environment

●       Practical experience reviewing and working withcontracts