Entry and Basic-level Legal jobs in Bweyogerere, Uganda

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Uganda Heart Institute

Health care + 1 more

Legal Officer

Posted: 27 Oct 2026

Apply by: 11 Nov 2026

14 days left to apply

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Description

Provide professional legal support, compliance reviews, and advisory services to ensure that the Institute operates within applicable legal frameworks and mitigates institutional liability.

Duties and Responsibilities:

  • Provide legal advice and advisory support on operational, corporate, and administrative matters.

  • Interpret and provide guidance on statutory laws, judicial rulings, and administrative regulations applicable to the Institute.

  • Review, draft, and vet institutional contracts, Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs), service level agreements, and procurement tenders.

  • Monitor institutional compliance with statutory bodies (e.g., URA, NSSF, PPDA, URSB, professional medical boards).

  • Keep executive management updated on emerging legislative changes, statutory amendments, and legal precedents.

  • Guide review and formulation of internal institutional policies, service charters, and standard operating procedures to verify legal conformity.

  • Conduct legal research, prepare legal briefs, opinions, and defense reports.

  • Assist in implementing corporate governance best practices in alignment with statutory standards.

  • Maintain institutional legal registries, registers of contracts, deeds, and statutory compliance documentation.

  • Conduct training and sensitization workshops for staff on workplace legal matters, medical ethics, patient rights, and employment laws.

Person/Job Specifications:

  • Bachelor of Laws degree (LL.B) from a recognized university.

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice (Dip. LP) from the Law Development Centre (LDC), Uganda.


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