Legal Services Unit

Objective
To provide legal expertise and services to the Secretariat.
The Unit will be responsible for the following activities:
(i) Provide legal advice and assistance to the Secretariat on interpretation of laws, terms of contract, terms of agreements, procurement contracts, guarantees, letter of undertaking, memorandum of understanding, consultancy agreements and other types of agreements and legal documents;
(ii) Contribute to the preparation of proposed bills/Acts, subsidiary legislations (regulation, rules, orders etc.) and liaise with the Attorney General’s Office; and
(iii) Liase with Attorney General’s Office in making follow up of cases in Courts of Law and courts decision, maintain data base on courts decisions and ensure safe custody.
The Unit will be led by a Principal Legal Officer.