Specialist: Legal

2 weeks ago


Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

Bring your possibility to life Define your career with us
- With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary

Our Absa Corporate and Investment Bank (CIB) Legal team has an exciting role for an AVP Legal Counsel in Transactional Banking.

In this role you will contribute to management by identifying and mitigating legal risks across the Trade and Working Capital business in South Africa and where applicable or required across the continent with specific focus on Documentary Trade. You will be expected to provide accurate, expert and specialised legal advice on legal and regulatory matters and be involved in the structuring of transactions in line with the relevant and general banking practices, procedures and regulations. You will also be a key point of contact on a day-to-day basis for the business team, and responsible for providing on the go pro-active legal advice, support and risk management.

**Job Description**:
Leadership & Management: Understands and articulate the strategy/goals for the team and broader department | Commercial: Good understanding of relevant products and services across CIB and assist in structuring, negotiating and drafting legal agreements and documentation | Commercial: Provide tailored, commercial advice as well as recommendations on legality, the lawfulness and enforceability of agreements and documents | Risk and Control: Exercise sound risk judgement based on practice / previous experience and ensures, regulatory & statutory compliance. | Risk and Control: Have a broad understanding of key risks in other areas and partners with others to manage them | Team work: Build strong relationships, especially with other colleagues in Legal and help to develop working structures and best practice guides for use within business | Technical: Demonstrate a thorough understanding of own coverage areas and consider, comment, negotiate and give advice on documents/ agreements for the business.

Education

Bachelor Honours Degree: Law, Military Science and Security (required)
- Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised_



  • Sandton, South Africa DIAL A LEGAL ASSISTANT Full time

    Our Client (Sandton Based) is an NGO looking for a Legal Specialist to assist the NGO with legal-related duties including but not limited to: **REQUIREMENTS**: - LLB - PLT Certification (Preference) - Admitted Attorney - Minimum 3 years Post Articles Experience **SKILLS**: - Contract Drafting & Review - Legal Drafting - Legal Research - Correspondence...

  • Legal Specialist

    2 weeks ago


    Sandton, South Africa TalentCru Full time

    Our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Legal Contract Specialist who will be responsible for delivering legal and compliance advice to the legal team. To support the legal team with:Vetting, drafting, negotiation and renewal of property leases, access agreements, site sharing agreements with third parties and any other agreements that...

  • Legal Specialist

    2 weeks ago


    Sandton, South Africa Adzuna ZA B C2 Full time

    Our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Legal Contract Specialist who will be responsible for delivering legal and compliance advice to the legal team. To support the legal team with:Vetting, drafting, negotiation and renewal of property leases, access agreements, site sharing agreements with third parties and any other agreements that...

  • Legal Specialist

    2 weeks ago


    Sandton, South Africa TalentCru Full time

    Our client in the telecommunication industry is looking for a Legal Contract Specialist who will be responsible for delivering legal and compliance advice to the legal team. To support the legal team with: Vetting, drafting, negotiation and renewal of property leases, access agreements, site sharing agreements with third parties and any other agreements...


  • Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

    Bring your possibility to life! Define your career with us - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary Our...


  • Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

    Empowering Africa’s tomorrow, together one story at a time. - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job...

  • Compliance Specialist

    4 weeks ago


    Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

    **Business Unit**:Discovery Central Services**Function**:Compliance**Date**:1 Nov 2023- Discovery Group Compliance- Compliance Specialist- About Discovery Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own...

  • Document Specialist

    4 weeks ago


    Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

    Bring your possibility to life! Define your career with us - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job Summary Join...

  • Systems Specialist

    4 days ago


    Sandton, South Africa Edge Executive Search Full time

    Systems Specialist - 2023-08-25 - 2023-09-20 - Permanent - JHB003387 - Information Technology- Gauteng, Sandton - Monthly Basic Salary (Market related, Negotiable)- A Software Developer to join the team and assist with projects at hand - We have an exciting opportunity for a Software Developer with one of our clients. **Requirements**: - Must be based in...


  • Sandton, South Africa Insphired Recruitment Solutions Full time

    Our client in the Legal industry is currently looking for an **IT Specialist**, in Sandton. **Responsibilities**: - Provide all levels of IT user support. - Installing and maintaining hardware and software solutions through their internal IT Helpdesk. - IT user support at all levels. - Hardware and software support. - Support for Windows environments. -...


  • Sandton, South Africa Ivanhoe Mines Full time

    **IVANHOE MINES is looking for a Compliance Specialist** **Ivanhoe Mines is a leading Canadian mining company committed to becoming a global leader in the supply of critical resources required to transition our world to a low-carbon, renewable future. Ivanhoe is focused on developing and expanding its four principal mining and exploration projects in...


  • Sandton, South Africa Bidvest Bank Full time

    **Primary Purpose** The successful incumbent will conduct incident management, incident analysis, gap identification, enhance information to support investigations, Fraud Risk assessments, prosecutions and intelligence driven operations that will assist clients and stakeholder to prevent, detect crime and mitigate business risk**.** **Duties and...

  • Payroll Specialist

    7 days ago


    Sandton, South Africa Blue Label Telecoms Full time

    **About Company** Blue Label Telecoms is a JSE-listed company that sells innovative technology for mobile commerce to emerging markets in South Africa and abroad. Our users are rich, poor, urban and rural, and we allow them all to interact and transact on an equal footing. We reach them by using both physical and virtual distribution channels. We target...


  • Sandton, South Africa Dimension Data Full time

    FunctieomschrijvingThe Contract Renewal Specialist operates in a high to very high complexity environment and is typically assigned to client accounts. Incumbents within these jobs demonstrate an understanding of the vendor and services management environment and stakeholder interests. The primary responsibility of the Contract Renewal Specialist is to...


  • Sandton, South Africa ME Careers Full time

    Our client is recruiting a Talent Acquisition Specialist who has three to five years' experience in recruitment. A 3-year degree or diploma is an important requirement. The successful incumbent will recruit across technical fields in professional services (Legal, HR, IT and Business Development). The role is operational in nature and will assist senior...


  • Sandton, South Africa TalentCru Full time

    SENIOR SPECIALIST: DISTRESS ADVISORY Our client is currently recruiting for a Senior Distress Advisory Specialist . This role will expose you to a diverse working environment and the opportunity to connect with other individuals in the organization. This is a permanent vacancy.Brief DescriptionTo provide advisory services, to clients depicting early warning...


  • Sandton, South Africa Bidvest Bank Full time

    Primary Purpose The successful incumbent will conduct incident management, incident analysis, gap identification, enhance information to support investigations, Fraud Risk assessments, prosecutions and intelligence driven operations that will assist clients and stakeholder to prevent, detect crime and mitigate business risk. Duties and Responsibilities...


  • Sandton, South Africa Bidvest Bank Full time

    Primary PurposeThe successful incumbent will conduct incident management, incident analysis, gap identification, enhance information to support investigations, Fraud Risk assessments, prosecutions and intelligence driven operations that will assist clients and stakeholder to prevent, detect crime and mitigate business risk.Duties and Responsibilities...


  • Sandton, South Africa Absa Bank Limited Full time

    Bring your possibility to life! Define your career with us - With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.Job...


  • Sandton, South Africa Kamo Placements Full time

    *** - Plan and execute the Turnaround and Restructuring of company clients experiencing distress - Carry out Business Reviews to ascertain whether clients have the potential of becoming operationally and financially viable; - Determine the optimum Turnaround solutions that will improve the companys viability, - Determine the optimum Financial Restructuring...