The legal service is responsible for planning and performing the legal service activities of the company like drafting of legal documents including all types of employment and financial contracts, representing DECSI at all stages of court litigation and assists management in the implementation and execution of the law. The legal service also Provides advises to the Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Vice CEOs, department managers and service heads on legal issues.
The specific responsibilities and mandates of the legal service at DECSI, therefore, are:
- Plans, organizes, directs, coordinates and controls the legal activities and personnel of the service;
- Handles the contractual drafts made by with DECSI, reviews the legality and appropriateness of draft documents to give an opinion;
- Handles lawsuits when clients default to reply loans they have taken and fail to perform as per their contract;
- Represents DECSI at litigations and follows up the implementations of court decisions;
- Assists in negotiation on labour cases and other issues;
- Provide legal opinions and advisory service to the management and other work suits;
- Provide orientation and training to zonal and branch staff;
- Conduct investigation of theft, forgeries and misappropriation involved on DECSI’s property or funds and handles to take appropriate legal action.