Legal Officer
at The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka (CASri Lanka) is one of the largest professional organizations in Sri Lanka that supports over 5000 Chartered Accountants and among the foremost tertiary education providers in the country outside the university system with a larger student population of over 43,000. The Institute provides insight and leadership to the accountancy and finance profession in Sri Lanka as well as globally. Currently we are seeking outstanding result oriented and energetic professionals with a high level of responsibility, dedication, competence, confidence, drive and adaptability to take over the positions indicated below.
Legal Officer
Qualifications and Experience Required:
- A degree in Law from a recognized university or an Attorney-at-Law;
- At least 3-5 years experience in a similar capacity
- Excellent oral and written communication skills together with good IT skills
- The ability to take action against professional misconduct and attend to disciplinary inquiries
- The capability to provide legal advisory and interpretation services to the management and Board members to ensure statutory compliance with existing law and regulatory requirements
- Prepare legal opinions and advising the management on legal implications where necessary
- Ability to draft legal agreements will be advantageous
- Age: Preferably below 40 years
The successful candidates will initially be offered an employment contract for 1 year with a competitive remuneration package in par with industry standards together with other fringe benefits.
Qualified applicants meeting the required attributes are requested to send a detailed Curriculum Vitae together with contact details of two non-related referees to the address given below or e-mail to careers@casrilanka.com on or before 13th August 2014. Please indicate the position applied for on the top left hand corner of the envelope or in the ‘subject’ field of the e-mail.
Please note that any form of canvassing will lead to disqualification and only the short-listed candidates will be contacted.
Secretary / Chief Executive Officer
The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sri Lanka
#30A, Malalasekera Mawatha,
Colombo 07
Tel: 011-2352000, Fax: 011-2588783
www.casrilanka.com
Valid Until: Aug 20, 2014
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