Legal Advisor

5 months ago


Centurion, South Africa SMD Full time

Core purpose of the role

To provide legal support and services, manage legal risk and protect the interest of the business.

Key deliverables and outputs

1. Provide legal support and direction to the business on all issues pertaining to legal, risk, policies and procedures.

2. Drafting, negotiating and reviewing of commercial documents which includes services agreements, joint venture agreements, loan agreements, sale of business agreements, and sale of share agreements, shareholder agreements etc. and any other related ancillary documents.

3. Develop and implement standardised agreements and/or templates applicable to the business in line with Group' policies/principles.

4. Maintain legal database and/or registers in respect of all agreements transactional documentation and policies.

5. Provide advice or consult on all issues pertaining to legal governance and policies within the business.

6. Implement relevant programs for risk mitigation (i.e. Ethics, POPIA, FIC).

7. Review, develop and implement various governance policies and procedures within the business.

8. Identify and report on legal risks and provide legal solutions in mitigation thereof.

9. Provide oversight and management of litigation and claims.

10. Implement and provide oversight on controls to manage regulatory risks.

11. Liaising with Regulators.

Internal customers
- SMD business, Barloworld Corporate Office

External stakeholders
- Legal firms, customers, insurers, legal and regulatory compliance service providers

Academic qualifications

Essential:

- BA/LLB or equivalent legal qualification
- Admitted attorney/advocate
- Practical knowledge

Advantageous:

- Experience and/or qualification in Regulatory compliance would serve as an added advantage

Work experience

Essential:

- 4 years' post qualification experience
- Sound and proven experience in contract law
- Experience working with governance committees, regulators, external legal service providers.
- Practical knowledge of reporting risk and compliance, ethics and corporate governance

Knowledge

Essential: Skills

Essential:

- Risk and Compliance
- Ethics and Corporate Governance
- Risk Management
- Ethics Management Process
- Forensic and Ethics Investigations
- Due Diligence
- Understanding of contract law
- Understanding of commercial business structure
- Understanding of relevant the applicable legislation
- Understand corporate governance
- Understanding the business as well as the various functions with regards to providing legal advice
- Persuasion, negotiation and influencing skills
- Reasoning abilities: verbal, numerical, logical
- Networking
- Emotional Intelligence
- Conflict resolution
- Report writing
- Critical thinking skills
- MS Office



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