Junior Legal Advisor

**PROVIDE LEGAL AND ADMINISTRATIVE SUPPORT TO LEGAL ADVISOR**
- Perform accurate legal research and analysis.
- Interpret laws, rulings and regulations in legal documents.
- Compile, proofread and revise drafts of legal documents and reports.
- Daily record keeping with electronic and hard copy filing of documents.
- Obtain relevant information for Legal Advisors as and when required.
- Create and organize information and generate reference tools for easy use by the office.
- Prepare and format legal and management reports.
- Maintain and update databases and tracking systems.
- Respond to all assigned queries.
- Ensure that summonses and other court related documents served on the EPPF are dealt with in accordance with appropriate procedure.
- Investigate and compile reports outlining action plans related to summonses and court orders.
- Draft initial standard documentation for authorization by Manager e.g. acknowledgement of debt, rules and contracts.
- Maintain the legal records as required by law and make available when required by the authorized people.
- Provide assistance in the administration of the EPPF Rules by maintaining a library of documents related to rules and benefits and updating the rulebook as necessary.
- Provide inputs in the compilation of annual audit report, at financial year-end within stipulated time frames.

**ENSU**RE LEGISLATIVE COMPLIANCE**
- Assist in the management and delivery of internal EPPF compliance requirements.
- Assist in developing and implementing governance policies to ensure compliance with statutory and/or regulatory requirements.
- Assist with the management of relationships with the internal and external stakeholders.
- Assist in the management and processing of statutory and/or regulatory related obligations in respect of fund rules.
- Draft responses to Pension Funds Adjudicator and FSCA.

**TECHNICAL COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS**
- Pension Funds Act and other Laws, Regulations associated circulars issued by Financial Sector Conduct Authority
- Working knowledge of
- Retirement Fund Laws
- Income Tax Act
- Labour Relations Act
- Divorce Act
- Corporate Laws (advantageous)
- The ability to use standard software packages (e.g. Microsoft Office) and to learn bespoke packages if required.
- Report writing.
- Contract drafting.
- Legal record keeping
- Dispute resolution: Handling formal and informal complaints referred by Regulators and clients.

**REQUIRED MINIMUM EDUCATION/TRAINING**
- Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB).
- Registered with professional bodies - (advantageous)
- Admitted Attorney or advocate (advantageous)

**REQUIRED MINIMUM WORK EXPERIENCE**
- At least 3 years job-related experience.