Midrand: Legal Advisor posted by Execustaff South Africa (Pty) Ltd

Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

Contract Management
– Drafting contracts, reviewing contracts, renewal of contracts and legal letters
– Management of original contracts
– Registration of contracts
– Utilization of the Legal Management System

Disputes and Liability Management
– Manage all disputes, settlement claims and lawsuits and attend all court hearings
– Management of contingent liability evaluation and reporting
– Manage all disputes and litigation matters to ensure company interest
– Assess all contingent liability and report on these to enable financial considerations when budgeting
– CCMA attendance

Compliance
– Conduct annual risk assessment for the organization
– Conduct quarterly compliance meetings with leaders

Administration
– Legal administration and processing of invoices
– General legal queries and advice
– Drafting terms and conditions for competitions
– Keeping accurate records and filing
– Manage external legal counsel

Reporting
– Regular reporting
– Training for all employees
– Legal training on legislation for all staff as and when required
– Full compliance function

Qualifications and Experience:
– Minimum LLB Degree
– Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in legal industry
– Overall understanding of all Acts and Regulations
– Solid understanding and knowledge of commercial law and litigation
– Experience in logistics and labour law would be advantageous

Required Skills:
– Attention to detail
– High command of the English language both written and verbal
– Computer Literacy
– Proactive and enthusiastic attitude
– Must be result oriented and solution driven
– Ability to work in high pressure environment
– Good time management and strong sense of responsibility
– Strong administrative skills
– Regular advice and reports to high level management

Competencies required:
– Legal drafting and vetting skills.
– Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
– Ability to advise on legal issues related to the company business
– Ability to convey legal opinion clearly and accurately
– Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
– Ability to think dynamically
– Maturity and ability to understand and comply with a high level of ethics and confidentiality
– Integrity, honesty and ethical conduct at all times