SOLICITOR GENERAL (GROUP L1), SOLICITOR GENERAL’S DEPARTMENT , OFFICE OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND MINISTRY OF LEGAL AFFAIRS
Job Description
Applications are invited from suitably qualified persons for appointment to the office of Solicitor General (Group L1), Solicitor General’s Department, Office of the Attorney General and Ministry of Legal Affairs.
The incumbent works with the Attorney General and functions as a principal legal advisor to the State on constitutional matters and all other aspects of civil law. Work includes planning, organizing and directing the work of the Solicitor General’s Department; providing legal advice to Government and state agencies on local, regional and international issues; and representing the State in complex legal proceedings.
REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS
Minimum qualifications:
• LLB and a LEC – Legal Education Certificate
• Admission to practice Law in Trinidad & Tobago
• LLM (optional)
Minimum Experience:
• Ten (10) years’ experience as an Attorney-at-Law in the following areas- Advocacy, Advisory, Contracts, Commercial Matters, Civil Law and Management Training
• Extensive experience in a Supervisory/Management position in a legal environment
• Extensive knowledge of the Laws of Trinidad & Tobago
• Extensive knowledge of the principles of civil law and the methods and practices of pleadings
• Extensive knowledge of the principles and techniques of trial advocacy
• Extensive knowledge of the principles, methods, materials, practices and references utilized in legal research
• Extensive knowledge of court procedures and of the rules of evidence
• Extensive knowledge of legal principles, practices and proceedings
• Extensive knowledge of Government procedures and practices
SKILLS:
• Superior advocacy skills
• Superior analytical and reasoning skills
• Superior interpersonal skills
• Superior communication skills both written and oral
• Superior negotiation skills
• Superior computer skills
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