About This Role
This is a one-year contract seat inside the legal division of Ethiopia's national switch operator — the shared infrastructure company that routes interbank payments and ATM transactions across the country. The work is genuinely broad: commercial advice, litigation oversight, and regulatory interpretation all sit with the same person, so you will be switching between drafting, research, and courtroom strategy in the same week. It suits a self-directed lawyer who is comfortable advising senior managers without hand-holding, and who sees a defined-term contract as a foothold in financial-sector legal work rather than a drawback.
What the Requirements Say About This Role
The seniority band tells you this is not a learning role — they want someone who has already carried a litigation portfolio and can interpret proclamations and directives without supervision. The emphasis on autonomy and detail suggests the division runs lean, so the hire is expected to absorb workstreams quickly rather than grow into them. Payment-system regulation and corporate law exposure will matter more than general practice breadth, since the subject matter is technical and the regulators are active.
How to Approach This Application
Lead with concrete litigation and advisory matters you personally handled — case counts, sectors, and the kinds of regulatory instruments you worked with — rather than a list of duties. Ethswitch sits at the intersection of finance and law, so show any exposure to banking, payments, or NBE directives even if it was brief. Address the one-year term head-on in your cover note; frame it as availability and commitment, not as a question about your interest.
Who This Role Suits
Best suited to a mid-to-senior lawyer with financial-services or regulatory experience who wants in-house standing at a central industry player and can start contributing immediately. Expect meaningful competition — the role is visible, the employer is prominent, and the contract length will filter out some candidates, which slightly improves odds for those who apply decisively.
Summary
The Senior Attorney is a key professional role within the Legal Services Division, providing expert legal counsel and support. This position is responsible for advising management and various work units on a wide spectrum of legal issues, managing litigation portfolios, and handling critical administrative legal functions. The role demands a high degree of professional competence, autonomy, and meticulous attention to detail.
Primary Responsibilities:
Legal Advisory
- Provide timely and accurate legal advice to the Manager of the Legal Services Division and other departmental work units on a diverse range of legal matters.
- Research, analyse, and interpret proclamations, regulations, directives, circulars and judicial decisions to inform business decisions and policy.
- Draft, review, and revise legal documents, including contracts, memoranda, MoU, NDAs, opinions, and official correspondence.
- Assist in the development and implementation of organizational policies and procedures to ensure legal compliance.
- Perform other advisory related duties as assigned by the Manager of the Legal Services Division.
Litigation Management
- Manage and oversee a portfolio of active litigation cases from inception through to resolution.
- Monitor and report the progress of all cases, ensuring adherence to timelines and court procedures.
- Liaise with and manage external counsel, including the review of legal strategies and the approval of actions and expenditures.
- Prepare comprehensive status reports on all litigation matters for the Manager and other stakeholders.
- Perform other related litigation duties as assigned by the Manager of the Legal Services Division.
Administrative Legal Matters
- Handle a variety of administrative legal proceedings, including responses to claims, subpoenas, and other legal inquiries.
- Prepare and file necessary legal documents with relevant administrative bodies and courts.
- Maintain organized and accurate records of all legal matters, contracts, and correspondence.
- Perform other related administrative duties as assigned by the Manager of the Legal Services Division.
- Education: LLB and/or LLM from recognized University;
- Experience: 5/3 years of relevant work experience out of which 2 years as an attorney or related positions.
- For definite period of one years
- Terms of Employment
External Vacancy No. EVA/018/26
How To Apply
Qualified candidates are invited to submit their application with non-returnable CV, educational qualifications and work experience to hr@ethswitch.com, stating the title of the position clearly on the subject line. Qualified female applicants are highly encouraged.
*Please be aware that it is mandatory to attach your credentials (educational qualifications and work experience) along with your CV. Submitting only your CV is not sufficient.
*Please be advised that all applicants’ Educational Credentials will be verified with the respective higher institutions.
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