Senior Attorney/ Director

3 months ago

Sandton, South Africa IIE Varsity College , IIE Vega and IIE MSA Full time

**Direct Reporting Line**:
Dean: Faculty of Law

**Overall Purpose of the job**:
**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Case Management and Legal Processes**
- Interpreting laws, rules, and regulations
- Manage all matters from time of consultation until such time as matter is litigated, closed or referred to an Attorney or Advocate within the required standards of the profession
- Legal advice and guidance to clients
- Drafting of pleadings and correspondence
- Negotiating and drafting of various agreements and corporate documents
- Researching law and drafting legal opinions
- Participating in the interview of witnesses
- Preparing cases for trial or alternate dispute resolution
- Undertaking the legal work to the highest professional and client care standards
- Co-ordinate legal training at the Clinic
- Analysing probable outcomes based on legal precedents
- Provide legal representation in matters within our jurisdiction
- Litigating in civil courts, tribunals, and arbitrations

**Management and Administration of Clinics**
- Maintaining the confidentiality of legal documents and client records
- Updating and managing case load of the IIE VC CLC in the region
- Update clients, stakeholders and attorneys on clients matters
- Play an active role in the development of policies and procedures of the Law Clinic
- Provide legal secretary/intern with instructions

**Supervision and Student Engagement**
- Supervising all law students in his/her care
- Managing the practical legal component of the Work Integrated Learning (WIL) module
- Managing the monitoring of and evaluation of student performance
- Monitor and evaluate the quality of work performed by the 4th year IIE LLB students in their WIL module

**Collaboration and Community Engagement**
- Maintaining a professional and harmonious relationship with a wide range of stakeholders in the legal industry including NGO’s, Court personnel, law firms, potential donor funders, Legal Aid and other public interest initiatives.
- Facilitating Community and Attorney workshops
- Engaging with the different courts to hold Advice Desks

**Competencies**:

- Excellent English language, communication and writing skills
- Strong Analytical skills
- Computer literacy
- Conflict resolution skills. A high level of disciplinary expertise.
- Research Skills
- Excellent drafting, writing and editing skills
- Attention to detail
- Time Management Skills
- Ability to work in a pressurized work environment
- Problem-solving skills
- Ethical
- A demonstrable commitment to and interest in public interest law and social justice
- Active listening skills

**Special Requirements**
- Be able to monitor and assess performance of yourself, other individuals or organisations to make improvement or take corrective action

**Minimum Education Requirements**:

- Completed LLB degree at NQF level 8. LLM at NQF level 9 will be advantageous.
- Must be admitted as an attorney of the High Court with 10 years’ experience as an admitted attorney and right of appearance in the High Court.

**Minimum Work Experience**:

- 10 years post admission experience with 5 years general legal practice and 5 years management experience.
- Admitted Attorney on the Practising Roll
- Previous Magistrates and High Court litigation experience, civil litigation and family law will be advantageous.
- Proficiency in additional languages will be an added advantage

**Salary**:

- Competitive salary commensurate with experience.

**Benefits**:

- Lifelong learning opportunities through LinkedIn Learning subscriptions.
- Staff and family discounts on educational programs within our brand portfolio.
- Incentive bonus structure based on performance and achievement of goals.
- Provident fund contributions, including Death & Funeral Cover, to support your financial well-being and future planning.
- Birthday vouchers to celebrate your special day.
- Competitive annual leave allowance for well-deserved time off and rejuvenation

**Application Response**:
**Technical Support**:
**The IIE's Varsity College, IIE Vega and IIE MSA **is an Equal Opportunity Employer. However, preference will be given to previously underrepresented groups in accordance with the South African Employment Equity Act.

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