Legal Advisor

3 months ago

Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description

Hello Future Legal Advisor

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our team in FNB COMMERCIAL, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.
To provide legal solutions to legal and business challenges within a business area, to mitigate legal risks and partner with the business on the implementation of policies to comply with legal and regulatory requirements in relation to business processes.

To consult with internal clients to understand business requirements and provide sound legal advice pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes, providing clear legal direction based on sound judgment.

Are you someone who can:

- Draft, review, update and negotiate legal agreements and other legal documentation.
- Provide sound legal advice to the business area on all legal matters that may arise in its operations.
- Stay up to date with all relevant developments in the law in relation to his/her area of practice and employer.
- Provide comments on emerging legislation that impacts business area.
- Review, in consultation with risk teams, business area operational processes in order to ensure that processes do not expose business to undue legal risk.
- Liaise with external attorneys on behalf of the organisation to ensure clear instructions, and deliverables are procured within budget and on time.
- Conduct legal research and proactively advise of legal risks affecting the organisation.
- Develop, implement, and review legal policies and procedures to ensure that they comply with existing legislation.
- Provide legal and advisory support to business and other functional areas.
- Interpret laws, rulings, and regulations applicable to the business area.
- Give legal opinions or submissions on pertinent issues of importance to the business area.
- Interact with business leaders and stakeholders at all levels, including industry bodies as applicable.
- Monitor, analyse and evaluate the impact and legal implications of developments in industry and related areas, including the activities of competitors, and pro-actively work with the Legal Centres of Expertise and recommend effective courses of action so that either a stance may be adopted, or potential threats may be averted.
- Identify room for improvement legally sound innovative solutions in relation to all activities within his/her scope of work.
- 3-5 years' relevant Experience
- LLB
- Outstanding technical drafting abilities (opinions and agreements) Review, structure and restructure.
- Developed and maintained relationships with internal stakeholders and providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
- Stayed up to date with all developments in the law, regulation, industry, and best practice in the relevant area of specialist legal practice
- Preference will be given to admitted attorneys

You Will Have Access To
- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- A challenging working environment
- Opportunities to innovate

We Can Be a Match If You
- Comply with all professional and ethical standards relevant to in-house legal advisers.
- Monitor compliance with legal and statutory requirements related to legal risks of the organisation
- Add value to the development and implementation of internal controls, policies and guidelines for the legal function and specific business area, ensuring their alignment to functional objectives and statutory requirements
- Understand the business unit goals and consider same when executing transactions in an effective, efficient manner through the utilisation of technology and simplified processes.
- Are able to translate legal knowledge for a non-legal audience

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Job Details

Application Closing Date

29/08/24

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