Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa CA Global Headhunters International Full time

Reference No. 233 01 24 MW

**Reference Number: 233 01 24 MW**

**Job Description:
Our client, a renewable energy IPP, is seeking a Legal Counsel who will provide legal advice and assistance to the companies wind and solar business and in particular to the multidisciplinary teams in charge of the development, investment, the construction and the operation of renewable energy projects (mainly IPP).

**Responsibilities:
- Identify and address risks and legal requirements, providing advice and proposing solutions.
- Draft and negotiate various contracts for renewable projects, participate in negotiations, covering a wide range of agreements.
- Prepare legal documentation for tender responses and manage legal aspects post-award, including joint ventures and agreements.
- Support business development, project development, construction, and asset management teams.
- Analyze and interpret new country regulations.
- Coordinate and oversee external law firms in line with company group policies.
- Assist in incorporating and establishing project companies and affiliates in the country.
- Monitor claims and litigation associated with the project portfolio, collaborating with relevant departments.
- Contribute to legal reporting for the company, preparing documents for internal committees.
- Develop training and guidelines for operational teams with law firms and headquarters support.
- Assist in implementing and evolving the companies International contractual policy and standardizing documents.
- Ensure compliance with applicable Group corporate policies in the designated area of responsibility.
- Establish a culture of compliance and integrity within the organization.

**Requirements**:Qualification and Skill**_
- **
- Minimum 5 to 6 years’ experience in private practice and inhouse with strong knowledge of the South African IPP Power and Renewable projects. Inhouse experience is a must.
- Postgraduate degree in business law with ideally a double qualification (Civil and Common Law).

Experience in transversal project management desirable as well as in working within a multinational company.

**Benefits and Contractual information**:
Permanent

**Mitchill Wernich**

Managing Lead: Renewable Energy & Mining

**CA Energy


  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: Talent ZA C2 - 3 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Hire Resolve Full time

    Welcome to Hire Resolve, a leading company in the recruitment industry! Our client is currently seeking a talented and motivated Legal Counsel to join our dynamic team. As a Legal Counsel, you will play a vital role in providing expert legal advice and support to our clients.Your responsibilities as a Legal Counsel will include drafting and reviewing...

  • Legal Counsel

    2 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Cipla Full time

    **Division**: LEGAL **Department**: LEGAL **Employment Type**: Permanent **Job Purpose**: Provide legal support to all businesses of Cipla in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa to ensure the legal compliance of such businesses, under the supervision of the Regional Counsel - SAGA. **Accountabilities 1 - 2**: **Legal Support**: - To provide strategic...

  • Legal Counsel

    4 hours ago


    Cape Town, South Africa PSM Personnel Full time

    Legal Counsel Legal Cape Town South-Western Cape You are required to have experience in the following; - Intellectual Property - Licensing - Commercial Disputes - HR and IR matters - Mergers and Joint Ventures You are required to have the following qualifications and experience - LLB / Equivalent or Degree in Law / admitted attorney or equivalent - 3...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: beBee S ZA - 3 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Robert Walters Full time

    A leading legal firm specialising clinical negligence cases in the UK is seeking an experienced and dedicated Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team. The firm is looking for an experienced UK-qualified Solicitor. As a key member of this dynamic team, you will manage a caseload; engage with clients, defendants, courts and third parties; and contribute...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: beBee S ZA - 4 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Robert Walters Full time

    A leading legal firm specialising clinical negligence cases in the UK is seeking an experienced and dedicated Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team. The firm is looking for an experienced UK-qualified Solicitor. As a key member of this dynamic team, you will manage a caseload; engage with clients, defendants, courts and third parties; and contribute...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: Talent ZA C2 - 3 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Tower Group Full time

    Our JSE listed client based in Cape Town, is looking for a Legal Counsel to assist the Head of Legal with overseeing the Company’s mining and vessel operations.The incumbent will play a critical role in ensuring that the Company operates within the legal and regulatory frameworks, while promoting adherence to environmental conservation principles.This role...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: Talent ZA 2A C2 - 3 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Tower Group Full time

    Our JSE listed client based in Cape Town, is looking for a Legal Counsel to assist the Head of Legal with overseeing the Company’s mining and vessel operations.The incumbent will play a critical role in ensuring that the Company operates within the legal and regulatory frameworks, while promoting adherence to environmental conservation principles.This role...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: beBee jobs ZA - 2 weeks ago


    Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa Green Recruitment Company Full time

    ​Legal CounselOur client is a listed IPP from wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and storage and a service provider to 3rd party clients such as Development, EPC, O&M and Distribution. They are in 20 countries, split among 4 continents, and offering a global operating capacity to their clients.​REQUIREMENTS:Prior experience as Legal Advisor or Legal Counsel...

  • Legal Counsel

    3 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Apex Group Full time

    Legal Counsel Location: Cape Town, South Africa Date Posted: Mar 7, 2023 **Description** **Legal Counsel** *** **Role location: Cape Town / Johannesburg, S** **outh Africa** We are currently looking for a highly motivated lawyer to join our rapidly growing in-house Legal Team. We offer a dynamic collegiate atmosphere and opportunities to grow and...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: beBee S ZA - 2 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Green Recruitment Company Full time

    ​Legal CounselOur client is a listed IPP from wind, solar, hydro, biomass, and storage and a service provider to 3rd party clients such as Development, EPC, O&M and Distribution. They are in 20 countries, split among 4 continents, and offering a global operating capacity to their clients.​REQUIREMENTS:Prior experience as Legal Advisor or Legal...

  • Legal Counsel

    Found in: beBee jobs ZA - 4 days ago


    Eastern Cape - Free State - Gauteng - KwaZulu-Natal - Limpopo - Mpumalanga - North West - Northern Cape - Western Cape, South Africa AFRICAWORK Full time

    We are looking for profiles and CVs of Legal Counsels that we will send to our large account customers for their future recruitment needs.Responsibilities:Provide legal advice ;Update and maintain legal databases ;Investigate and resolve disputes ;Prepare legal memorandum, legal documentation, reports, analysis, reviews and audits ;Develop and implement...

  • Legal Counsel

    5 hours ago


    Cape Town, South Africa LRI Invest Full time

    Description Legal Counsel Role location: Cape Town, South Africa We are currently looking for a highly motivated lawyer to join our rapidly growing in-house Legal Team. We offer a dynamic collegiate atmosphere and opportunities to grow and develop professionally within our thriving business. This role will be based in South Africa (Cape Town) and will...

  • Senior Legal Counsel

    5 hours ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Peach Payments Full time

    Peach Payments is a fast growing Pan-African PSP that makes online commerce and digital payment acceptance easier and more accessible across all Africa. We work with small and large sellers to provide a complete toolkit to accept, manage and disburse payments through web and mobile. Our merchant partners include your favourite food delivery services,...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Lesedi Nuclear Services Pty Ltd Full time

    **PURPOSE OF ROLE** Lesedi seeks to appoint a senior legal counsel with specialised experience in the project and construction environment. **KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS** - Oversee Legal Policy implementation throughout the organisation. - Review external contracts to manage risk to acceptable limits and norms - Perform research and provide legal opinion -...

  • Privacy Counsel

    7 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Bolt Technology Full time

    The main task of Privacy Counsel is to perform a critical first-line support function from within the Privacy Team. Part of a fast-expanding international team, in this HQ function Privacy Counsel will be expected to provide best-in-class legal advice and counsel support on privacy matters across the Bolt Group companies and verticals. In particular, this...


  • Cape Town, South Africa Black Pen Recruitment Full time

    **In-House Legal Counsel (FinTech/Cryptocurrency)** Our Client is Africa’s portal to the cryptoeconomy. They are building digital financial infrastructure — a centralised crypto wallet, a launchpad, an exchange, and a Layer-1 blockchain as their core products — to fully bring Sub-Saharan Africa into the new world of decentralised finance, ownership,...

  • Legal Counsel

    7 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Engineered Sourcing Full time

    Green field development and securing of land rights on both private, communal and state-owned land. Including the drafting and negotiation of option agreements; lease agreements; servitude agreements; way leaves and any other agreement required to ensure that project has rights to develop, construct and operate the project. Together with providing strategic...

  • Legal Counsel

    3 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa CrossBoundary Full time

    **Project Attorney** **CrossBoundary - Group, Energy & Access Platforms** **About the Firm** **Who We Are** **Who You Are** - Self-starter who is passionate about creating lasting change in developing markets - A practical thinker known for choosing the simple, robust solutions where more complicated approaches would deliver the same results - Legal...

  • Senior Legal Council

    Found in: Talent ZA C2 - 2 weeks ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Hire Resolve Full time

    Hire Resolve's client is currently seeking a motivated and experienced Senior Legal Counsel to join their dynamic team in Cape Town. As a Senior Legal Counsel, you will be responsible for providing expert legal advice and guidance to ensure compliance with applicable laws and regulations. You will also be involved in negotiating and drafting legal...

  • Legal Advisor

    3 days ago


    Cape Town, South Africa Maskew Miller Learning Recruitment Full time

    **Job Desciption**: **Main purpose**: The Legal Advisor role will support the Legal and Compliance Team with the review and drafting of a wide variety of legal documents and agreements, the provision of general legal advice to Internal business stakeholders and by assisting the Company to remain compliant with legal and regulatory requirements. **Key...