- Assesses legal and regulatory risks affecting the business in South Africa as guided by the Senior Legal Counsel
- Provides legal advice and opinions, supervised by the Senior Legal Counsel
- Ensures legal sign off of documents, as advised by Senior Legal Counsel
- Provides proactive recommendations regarding possible risk mitigation steps to Senior Legal Counsel
- Keeps abreast of legal developments through participation in industry bodies
- Solicits internal feedback on legal services
- Reviews, prepares and draft contracts and related legal documentation
- Evaluates proposed legislation and interprets its impact on business operations in a timely manner once published
- Communicates implications of new or amended legislation with strategic proposals and
- Recommendations to Senior Legal Counsel and, as advised, relevant stakeholders (BU management, other legal staff, etc.)
- Provides continuous updates on legal developments in South Africa relevant to business operations
- Gathers opinions on specific legislative proposals
- Identifies potential areas of legal risk and vulnerability and develops, implements and monitors
- Corrective action and controls under supervision of Senior Legal Counsel
QUALIFICATION ,SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS
- B Com or LLB Degree
- Admitted Attorney with 3 – 5 years corporate experience
- Excellent understanding of the law and legal principles necessary to provide legal services to the company
- Ability to coordinate, facilitate and participate in a collaborative approach as a trusted advisor and solution provider under the supervision of a Senior Counsel
- Ability to research and formulate concrete legal solutions based on a comprehensive and robust understanding of relevant commercial aspects and an in-depth legal analysis to minimise legal risk
- Ability to drive the completion of legal tasks or assignments adhering to established project management practices
- Ability to deliver on time and in full, as committed to internal clients and in relation to the management of expectations and relationships
- Ability to effectively and efficiently identify, gather and research information from online and offline legal and related sources
- Strong understanding of key areas of laws
Desired Skills:
- legal counsel
- Project Management
- understanding
- Legal Advice
- Legal Drafting
- Team Leadership
Desired Work Experience:
- 5 to 10 years
Desired Qualification Level:
- Degree