Leah Mwape

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Review legal actions, recommend the appropriate approach and determine plausible ramifications. Further, ascertain facts presented and formulate appropriate defence strategy and arguments if required.
• Ensure that the Company is compliant with its articles of association, the law and the sector regulations.
• Undertake litigation functions, by providing legal corporate advisory relating to the operations of the company and precise laws that impact functional areas. Manage disputes with potential litigation threats; including making recommendation for courses of action to forestall litigation
• Draft and review commercial agreements/documents relating to commercial transactions in close collaboration with owner departments, ensuring that those agreements conform to the Laws of Zambia
• Interpret and elaborate the legal implications of various contracts and documents to the company's Management and the Board.
• Provision of corporate secretarial responsibilities such as organizing and preparing notices and agendas and papers for board meetings, committees and annual general meetings;
• Document minutes, resolutions and lodgment of requisite forms and annual returns with Patents and Companies Registration Authority (PACRA);
• Retain statutory books, including registers of members, directors and secretaries; and attending to correspondence, collating information and writing reports, ensuring decisions made are communicated to the relevant company stakeholders;
• Undertake conveyance on behalf of the company to protect the interest of the company.

Main Duties Responsibilities

• Draft polished legal documentation including summons, motions and arguments;
• Advocate for clients before court in oral arguments by presenting facts and evidence in the most favourable light;
• Track and research developing precedent and legislation in various areas of law to maintain expertise and best advice and advocate for clients;
• Question and cross examine witnesses throughout course of trials;
• Interpretation of laws, Court judgments and regulations for individual and corporate clients;
• Resolution of conflicts and negotiation of mutually beneficial agreements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft polished legal documentation including summons, motions and land argument.
• Advocate for clients before court in oral arguments by presenting facts and evidence in the most favourable light;
• Track and research developing precedent and legislation in various areas of law to maintain expertise and best advice and advocate for clients;
• Question and cross examined witnesses throughout course of trials;
• Interpret law, court judgments and regulations for individual and corporate clients;
• Resolution of conflicts and negotiated mutually beneficial agreements.

Main Duties and Responsibilities

• Draft, research and articulated legal documents;
• Conduct research and analyze legal questions;
• Review of documents e.g. employment contracts;
• Preparation of legal submissions;
• Assist Attorneys in preparation for trial.