Legal Counsel Resume Sample

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Legal counsel with eleven years advising businesses, the last six as in-house counsel for a telecoms group in Nairobi. Provides the legal backbone a company runs on — drafting and negotiating contracts, advising on regulation and risk, handling disputes, and giving leaders clear, commercial advice that protects the business without slowing it down. Negotiated major commercial and regulatory agreements and built the contract and compliance framework the company now uses. Drafts and negotiates contracts, advises on regulatory and corporate matters, manages disputes and external counsel, builds legal processes, and guides the business on risk. Commercial, rigorous and trusted across leadership. Looking for a senior legal-counsel or head-of-legal role with a company that values legal as a genuine partner.

Work Experience

Savannah Telecom Group - Nairobi, Kenya

Legal Counsel

(January 2018 to Present)

Provide the legal backbone the company runs on, protecting the business without slowing it down.
Negotiated major commercial and regulatory agreements and built the contract and compliance framework now in use.
Draft and negotiate commercial contracts, securing terms that protect the company while keeping deals moving.
Advise on regulatory and corporate matters, helping a telecoms business navigate complex rules with confidence.
Manage disputes and external counsel, resolving issues efficiently and controlling outside legal spend.
Guide leaders on legal risk in plain language, giving practical advice the business can actually act on.

Education