Corporate Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Red Rocket South Africa (Pty) Ltd Full time

General Description / Job Purpose:

Legal Counsel:

Corporate is responsible to support the Head of Legal Affairs in providing general guidance on M&A transactions, corporate finance transactions, trust management, corporate governance, the drafting and reviewing of a wide array of commercial contracts and providing advice on all corporate transactions and legal compliance requirements within the Red Rocket group.


Responsibilities:

Support the Head of Legal Affairs with:

  • Corporate M&A and extraordinary transactions

o Supporting the CEO, CFO, and COO in all M&A activities and supporting and coordinating the legal aspects of M&A and extraordinary transactions.

o Drafting and supporting the M&A team on negotiation of LoI, MOU, Term sheets, Binding Offers, etc.

o Coordinating due diligence processes (both for sale and buy side) with main tasks and responsibility on the legal due diligence.


  • Project M&A

o Supporting the Head of Development in procuring new project companies through the drafting, negotiating and management of SPAs and ancillary agreements.

o Managing external advisers.
o Coordinating corporate elements of due diligence processes for new projects.

  • Administration of trusts

o Managing the administration of the Red Rocket Opportunity Trust and any other such similar special purpose investment vehicles required by the group.


  • Corporate finance transactions

o Supporting the Head of Finance and the Head of Corporate Investment Finance with corporate finance transactions, including equity finance arrangements.


  • Corporate Governance
o Supporting the Group Company Secretary with company secretarial requirements for the group.
o Managing corporate policy implementation and related reporting requirements to the Board and other stakeholders.

  • Drafting and reviewing of commercial contracts

o Drafting, reviewing and advising on commercial contracts such as SLAs, Terms and Conditions, NDAs, MOUs for all teams within the business, including any new business initiatives of the Red Rocket group.


Minimum Educational Qualifications:

  • Must have a LLB or similar degree in Law from an accredited law school
  • Admitted Attorney

Minimum Previous Experience:

  • Must have at least 4 years post qualification experience working in a corporate commercial legal capacity within a fast-paced, fast-evolving and dynamic environment, preferably working as an Associate or legal advisor.
  • Experience in negotiations on complex, high-value contracts, and agreements.
  • Preference will be given to candidates who have industry experience within the renewable energy sector.

Other Skills:

  • Legal Skills
o The ability to identify and remedy complex legal issues without necessarily inviting the services of external legal advice.
o The ability to draft and manage complex regulatory documentation, handling such matters comfortably within a fast-paced business environment.

  • Communication Skills
o Must have exceptionally good communication skills, both written and verbal.

o He/she will additionally need good communication skills in drafting high-value legal documentation, which must be clear, unambiguous and concise.


  • Interpersonal Skills

o Must be a results-driven and service-driven individual, must have exceptionally good problem solving skills, be highly adaptable and flexible, work comfortably in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, have an ability to handle multiple simultaneous tasks and meet tight deadlines, be proactive and self-motivated, have a keen eye for detail, and have an ability to remain calm and composed during times of uncertainty and stress.


  • Computer skills

o Must have good MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint skills, which will be necessary in the creation of various legal documents and engaging presentations as necessary.

General skillso Must possess strong initiative, as well as excellent people skills with a strong business acumen.

Languages English (Read, write & speak)The Group uses LinkedIn for a lot of its recruitment needs as well as numerous recruitment agencies.

No CVs are kept on our SharePoint, unless staff are onboarded, which information is then managed by the Human Capital team on a shared folder only accessible by Human Capital Team.

Our privacy policy can be found on our website (AGREEMENT ) and is currently being updated and extended to potential recruits (and aligned with our IT policy which incorporates relevant POPIA requirements), especially pertaining to the information to be processed pertaining to potential candidates.

We are rolling out a process to include the link to our website policy in our vacancy adverts so that candidates know how their information will be collected and processed.

Otherwise, our IT policy (uploaded) provides an extensive overview of our policy in relation to the collecting and processing of personal information pertaining to all prospective candidates involved in our recruitment process.

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