Company Overview

Our client is a leading player in Uganda’s automotive and mobility sector, with a strong presence in the motorcycle market. The organization specializes in the distribution and retail of motorcycles, genuine spare parts, after-sales services, and local motorcycle assembly, supported by a growing branch and distribution network across Uganda.

Job Summary

The Legal Officer/Counsel owns the group's legal exposure and manages its police and regulatory relationships, protecting the business across its retail, financing and recovery operations.

Duties and Responsibilities:

• Draft, review and enforce all dealer, retail and financier contracts.
• Manage stolen-bike cases end-to-end, including the legal process and documentation.
• Own employee contracts in collaboration with the HR Manager.
• Manage the group's police cases and coordinate directly with police on active matters.
• Coordinate with police stations to secure the release of recovered or repossessed bikes.
• Advise the business on legal risk across retail, financing and recovery operations.

Qualifications and Experience

• Qualified lawyer (Bachelor's Degree in Law, enrolled as an advocate)
• 4–8 years' experience, with contract and asset-recovery/debt-recovery exposure strongly preferred.
• Practical, hands-on, and comfortable dealing directly with police, courts, and recovery situations (not a purely advisory role)

• Draft, review and enforce all dealer, retail and financier contracts.
• Manage stolen-bike cases end-to-end, including the legal process and documentation.
• Own employee contracts in collaboration with the HR Manager.
• Manage the group's police cases and coordinate directly with police on active matters.
• Coordinate with police stations to secure the release of recovered or repossessed bikes.
• Advise the business on legal risk across retail, financing and recovery operations.

• Contract drafting and review
• Asset recovery/debt recovery
• Police and court liaison
• Legal risk assessment

• Qualified lawyer (Bachelor's Degree in Law, enrolled as an advocate)