Overview
Paralegal Jobs in Bambous, Black River, Mauritius at Medine
Title: Paralegal
Company: Medine
Location: Bambous, Black River, Mauritius
The Paralegal provides comprehensive legal support to Medine Limited and its subsidiaries, with a primary focus on contract drafting and management, litigation coordination, and legal advisory support.
Duties and Responsibilities
KRA – Legal Functions
1. Contract Drafting and Management
– Draft, review, and negotiate contracts, agreements, and legal documents.
– Ensure contractual arrangements are legally sound, commercially balanced, and aligned with internal policies.
– Support the management of the contract lifecycle, including tracking and organisation of key agreements.
-Be responsible for creating and updating any contract templates
2. Legal Research and Analysis
– Conduct legal research across a broad range of legal areas.
– Analyse legislation, case law, and regulatory developments and provide clear, practical legal insights to internal stakeholders.
3. Legal Advisory Support
– Provide day-to-day legal support to internal clients across business units.
– Assist in identifying and mitigating legal risks in business operations.
– Support the Legal Department in delivering clear and pragmatic legal advice.
4. Litigation Management
– Maintain and update litigation registers and case tracking systems.
– Coordinate with external counsel on ongoing matters.
– Review pleadings and legal correspondence.
– Ensure litigation files are complete, properly maintained, and up to date.
– Support the Legal team in dispute resolution strategies.
KRA – Compliance
– Provide support on compliance and regulatory matters as required.
– Assist in responding to regulatory requests or audits where necessary.
– Conduct sample reviews and checks where required to support compliance monitoring.
KRA – Training and Knowledge Sharing
– Assist in the preparation of legal training materials and internal guidance notes.
– Support knowledge-sharing initiatives within the Legal & Compliance team.
Additional Responsibilities
– Provide administrative and coordination support to the Head of Department as required.
– Assist with meeting coordination and document preparation.
– Undertake any other cognate duties as may be required in the normal course of business.
Qualifications Required
– Law degree from a reputable institution.
– Minimum of 2 years’ experience in a legal or paralegal role.
– Strong experience in contract drafting and litigation support.
Key Competences
– Strong grounding in legal concepts, court procedures, and legal research.
– Excellent drafting and analytical skills.
– Ability to communicate legal advice in a clear and practical manner.
– Strong organisational and case management capabilities.
– Attention to detail and high standards of accuracy.
– Ability to prioritise workload and manage multiple matters concurrently.
– Discretion and confidentiality.
– Provide administrative and coordination support to the Head of Department as required.
– Assist with meeting coordination and document preparation.
– Undertake any other cognate duties as may be required in the normal course of business.
If you feel you are the right fit for this opportunity, please send your application to [email protected].
The Company reserves the right to contact only candidates whose profiles best match the requirements of the position.
