Junior Legal Advisor

4 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa Secondments Recruitment Full time

**Job Advert Summary**:
To be responsible for drafting and reviewing standard legal agreements, conducting legal research and legal related administrative tasks within the legal team.

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.

**Minimum Requirements**:
Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB).

Registered with professional bodies - (advantageous)

Admitted Attorney or advocate (advantageous)

At least 3 years job-related experience

Technical 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 (eg 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

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
Provide legal and administrative support to Legal Advisors
- 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 company 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 authorisation 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 company 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

Ensure legislative compliance
- Assist in the management and delivery of internal company 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.


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