RACHEL SINTE MUSHABATI

• I specialise in providing comprehensive legal services tailored to the energy sector
• This involved advising clients on a wide range of energy-related matters, including regulatory compliance, project development, and transactions
• I play a pivotal role in negotiating and drafting complex contracts, ensuring that our clients' interests were protected while facilitating successful deals
• Additionally, I remain vigilant in staying updated on the evolving landscape of energy laws and regulations, allowing me to provide strategic guidance to clients navigating this dynamic industry
• My contributions help bolster the firm's reputation as a trusted advisor in the energy sector, while fostering lasting relationships with clients and stakeholders.

I began my role as the Legal Advisor Downstream on October 1, 2021. This role required me to:

• Be accountable for the management of established strategic and complex commercial terms across Downstream contracts for goods and services.
• Be responsible for interfacing and collaborating with internal and external stakeholders in terms of NAMCOR's Contract Management Framework to coordinate, manage, review, administer company, partner, contractor, vendor, and other corporate agreements pertaining to Downstream activities.
• I also provide the company with guidance on labor matters and draft legal opinions when required.

On the 1st of March 2020, I started work as a Governance Support Assistant: Legal and Contracts. This job comprises of:

• Assisting with the review and drafting of commercial upstream and downstream contracts, drafting departmental reports, researching legal matters, and providing legal opinions when required.
• Researching, negotiating, and providing legal guidance on labor matters, providing advice on, and coordinating with company lawyers on various litigation matters, and communicating with various stakeholders.
• From time to time, I have been tasked to provide assistance to the Company Secretary in relation to minute taking and organizing of board-related matters.
• The job also entails assistance to the Risk and Compliance officer in benchmarking and drafting policies, and ensuring compliance of these policies within the company.
• I also provided any other ad hoc legal work required.

In June 2020, began my attachment at Kangueehi and Kavendjii Incorporated as a Candidate Legal Practitioner on a part-time basis, learning the ins and outs of the practice of law. I particularly assist on criminal and civil cases and draft the necessary documents in the litigation process.

I had the position as a legal intern from January 2019 in the Corporate Governance Department. This job comprised of:

• Assisting the Company Secretary with secretarial services, including the drafting of board meetings.
• Filling in the relevant forms for BIPA.
• Assisting in any board-related matters.
• Assisting with the drafting of commercial contracts
• Assisting with risk and compliance matters.
• Day to day department administration.