Legal Drafter

**Introduction**

**Disclaimer**
- As an applicant, please verify the legitimacy of this job advert on our company career page.

**Role Purpose**
- Draft, register and resolve queries relating to legal documents of both freestanding and umbrella retirement fund clients as well as risk, annuity and investment insurance policies

**Requirements**:

- EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS
- Matric
- 1 - 3 Years' employee benefits or other insurance experience would be advantageous, but is not a requirement
- Previous legal drafting, legal secretarial or paralegal experience in any industry would be advantageous, but is not a requirement

**Duties & Responsibilities**
- Accurately draft and maintain retirement fund special rules and employee benefit insurance policies that complies with legislation, client requests as well as fund administrator and insurer conditions
- Ensure that the special rules are registered with the Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA) and timeously respond to FSCA queries
- Once competent, assist with checking of drafts completed by less experienced drafters
- Attend to requests received in central mailbox and ensure that requests are resolved timeously and effectively
- Continuously update postbooks, workflow and document management systems regarding own work
- Maintain consistent service delivery to ensure client satisfaction
- Ensure turnaround times are met as set out in our service level agreement
- Maintain extensive Momentum Corporate product knowledge to effectively and accurately respond to queries
- Adhere to organisational best practice and legislative requirements
- Ensure all risks are mitigated and escalated where necessary
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Ad hoc_ drafting project work

**Competencies**
- Excellent communication skills
- Strong administrative skills
- Accountability
- Meticulous attention to detail
- Analytical and problem-solving skills
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team
- Ability to adapt to change