Group Legal And Compliance Manager

Group Legal and Compliance ManagerReference : JHB RM-1Our client, a listed entity, is now hiring a Group Legal and Compliance Manager for a contract position. This role involves overseeing legal matters and compliance initiatives across all departments within the organisation. Duties & Responsibilities Legal‑Commercial: Ad hoc contract drafting and reviews for the Group (including negotiation of terms in most instances); legal / commercial advice to GMs across the group pertaining to interpretation of existing contractual arrangements (drafting cancellation notices / addenda). Compliance: Running KYC processes with banks; ad hoc requests from auditors / providing walk‑throughs on legal processes; applying for dispensation on behalf of specific departments and ensuring that required approval is received from the Board. Litigation: Running with specific litigation matters from inception (LOD drafting stage) and handing same over to the attorneys if required – monitoring progress on said matters until finalised. Cosec: Running with administrative elements of quarterly Group and subsidiary board meetings (prepping agenda, minutes, submissions, setting meetings up etc., taking on cosec role in some instances); co‑running LCC meetings across the Group; filing annual returns on CIPC for the group; ad hoc filing attendances on CIPC disclosures / deregistration of entities; fulfilling trust secretarial / administrative duties for Group Trusts (prepping addenda for trust deeds, advising trustees on interpretation of clauses in trust deed, attending to trustee changes at Masters Office). Projects | Big Matters: Contract register – working with IT team and units to create online contract register / running project; major transactions within group (Yellowwood + Refinance) – assisting as and when required (usually providing information to banks, prepping required resolutions, assisting with getting same approved by members of the board within required timelines); internal control procedures updates – working with GMs + Ops teams to update specific ICPs for each entity (including filing same with relevant gambling boards, meeting compliance teams at the Boards and running with processes till completion / approval); commenting on various policies and SOPs within group / ensuring that same comply with legal requirements; legal review of directives or updates to legislation that impact the Group (including engagements with CA SA / attorneys); administrative: weekly / daily review and distribution of Government and Provincial Gazette Notices relevant to the industry; raising of purchase orders for monthly invoicing from the attorneys and other suppliers being made use of; attend to legal and compliance filing; attend to all subpoenas received, ensuring the requested information is provided; assist with auditors' queries; attend to queries and calls from across the group on various matters; review of daily surveillance reports and report all potential litigious matters to the insurers; notify the insurers of any impairments and or scheduled maintenance for the group; credit applications – review group credit applications; negotiate terms on group credit applications; agreements – review and drafting of agreements for the group (SLAs, EDs, SDs, barter, entertainment agreements etc.); negotiate terms of such agreements internally and externally until finalised; ensure that all paperwork such as motivations etc. are signed off; litigation – reporting of all potential group litigious matters to the insurers, be it public liability, criminal or debtors; instruct and brief attorneys on such litigious matters; attend to in‑house investigations to assist attorneys and or insurers; draft repudiation letters; draft full and final settlement letters; liaising with guests; provide guidance and opinions to the group on litigous matters; spiling of the quarterly litigation schedule; intellectual property – ensuring that all group trademarks are renewed timeously; run searches for any potential infringements; apply for any new trademarks; instruct and work hand in hand with the IP attorneys in order to ensure that any infringements are attended to; debtors – attend to debtors throughout the month for the group (all administrative requirements); drafting and sending out of LODs to all debtors for the group; attend to full and final settlement letters as well as AODs and the negotiations thereof; pile the monthly debtors schedules for the group and distribute same to the various units; attend monthly debtors meeting and provide updates on progress re debtors; list debtors on ITC; instruct debt recovery agents as well as provide support throughout the month to assist with collection of debt; instruct the attorneys as well as provide support to assist with the collection of debt; preparing debt write‑offs and ensuring same is signed off by the relevant parties and removed from the monthly schedules; tenants and lease agreements – drafting of lease agreements as well as assist with negotiations; ensure that