Legal Advisor

2 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Faircape Full time

The Faircape Group constitutes a group of companies with interests in a number of activities including Telecommunications, fibre provisioning, an ISP, Water and Electricity Utility Management and infrastructure installation, Property Management and related activities.

We have an exciting opportunity for a **Legal Advisor** to join our Legal Department based in Claremont, Cape Town.

The various divisions that you will be involved with are inclusive of:

- Faircape Property Management Services
- Faircape Commercial Leasing
- Faircape Sales and Leasing
- Faircape Financial Services
- Water Utility Management
- CCTV Technologies
- Faircape Laundry
- Faircom
- Inpower

**Specific duties include, but are not limited to**:

- Assist in documenting policies and processes to ensure the effective operation of the Group;
- Responsible for identifying legal risk and compliance and ensuring that same is implemented and managed effectively;
- Taking instructions and drafting lease agreement, addenda cession and assignment of leases, renewal of lease agreement, etc.;
- Participate in lease negotiations. Managing tenants arrears, litigation process, settlement proposal and collection of arrears;
- Drafting and reviewing of commercial property contracts within the Group
- Manage the execution of purchase and sale agreements including the transfer of residential / sectional title and commercial properties.
- Draft and review legal agreements.
- Preparation of legal advice based on sound legal research;
- Liaising with Attorneys on all legal matters, including conveyancing;
- Drafting of Fibre Installation and other IT based agreements (ie. High Site Agreements), Shareholders Agreements, Service Level Agreements and other relevant agreements required;
- Amending / improving existing agreements to ensure they are compliant and up-to-date with latest laws and operational requirements;
- Managing tenant arrears and / or collections including issuance of letters of demand, drafting or summons/rent interdict and execution thereof.
- Remain abreast of all changes in the legal, tax and corporate governance in South Africa and internationally.
- Provide technical input on proposed changes to legislation ie. Community Schemes Ombud Service Act regulations.
- Advise management of changes in legislation and implementation of same;
- Vetting of marketing material and external communications (including website and disclaimers)
- Attending the Masters office, Deeds office, CSOS, CCMA, City of Cape Town if required
- Completing jotforms after agreements signed to ensure accounts bill correctly
- Scanning, saving docs to google drive and entering salient points on tracking sheet
- Ensuring agreements are signed and tracked through to completion.
- Uploading links to all signed agreements to Legal Library
- Revising templates and updating version control.

**Requirements**:
**Qualifications**
- LLB degree
- Admitted attorney
- Qualified Conveyancer advantageous
- Admitted notary advantageous

**Experience and knowledge**
- 2+ years proven experience within a law firm or corporate environment
- Conveyancing / Property experience advantageous
- Commercial drafting experience beneficial

**Skills and Attributes**
- Detail oriented
- Ability to multitask
- Logical, systematic and methodical approach to work
- Flexible in picking up responsibilities related to legal
- Professional written and verbal communication skills
- Strong mediation skills and ability to settle disputes
- Creative and innovative
- Strong problem solving skills

**Specific Requirements**
- Own transport
- Clear health record
- Clear credit record
- No criminal record
- Contactable and positive references

We offer Barista produced coffee available all day to all our staff at Claremont.

With centrally located and modern offices just across from Cavendish in Claremont, Faircape offers a market-related salary of R 35 000.00 Cost to Company per month. The amount offered will be dependent on qualifications, experience, and other market-related factors.

Normal working hours are Mondays to Fridays from 08h00 until 17h00 with a 45-minute lunch break. The company allows employees, by approval of the direct manager, to work flexi-time between 07h00 and 18h00.

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