Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Apex Group Full time

Legal Counsel

Location: Johannesburg, South Africa
Date Posted: Mar 7, 2023

**Description**

**Legal Counsel**

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**Role location: Cape Town / Johannesburg, S**
**outh Africa**

We are currently looking for a highly motivated lawyer to join our rapidly growing in-house Legal Team. We offer a dynamic collegiate atmosphere and opportunities to grow and develop professionally within our thriving business. This role will be based in South Africa (either Cape Town or Johannesburg) and will support our European based team on all legal matters. There will be a dual reporting line to the regional Head of Legal, based in the UK and locally to the South African Head of Legal.

**About Apex**

The Apex Group is a global financial services provider with 10,000 staff across 40+ offices globally. We look to recruit bright, articulate and numerate employees who are not afraid of a challenge and are prepared to work hard and love what they do.

Every employee plays a part in making Apex who we are today and the more that we grow, the more important that becomes. Whatever your career path or specialism Apex provides a global platform to allow you to thrive.

**Job Specification**
- Draft, review and negotiate corporate documentation, client service agreements and NDAs;
- Assist and advise our operational teams and business leaders on all issues relating to fund servicing matters;
- Advise on data protection issues in the context of client and vendor service contracts;
- Assist in group wide integration projects;
- Help maintain and develop our library of template client service agreements in accordance with industry best practice;
- Provide day to day legal advice across all Group business lines to best meet their business needs, maintaining good working relationships through active communication, facilitation and teamwork.

**Skills Required**:

- A solicitor qualified in South Africa or another common law jurisdiction;
- Be comfortable/competent in dealing with general service contracts;
- Be highly motivated and a self-starter with the ability to work semi-supervised supporting a fast-paced dynamic business;
- Possess team spirit and enthusiasm with the capacity to build strong client relationships, taking the initiative to act.

**What you will get in return**:
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- A genuinely unique opportunity to be part of an expanding large global business;
- Exposure to all aspects of the business, cross-jurisdiction and working with senior management directly.

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