Principal/senior Legal Advisor Legal Compliance
3 days ago
ELIGIBILITY
Suitably Qualified
CLOSING DATE
21.09.2025
REFERENCE NUMBER
CM 14/25 Ext
SALARY
Below KPA’S
DEPARTMENT
Legal Services
DIRECTORATE
OFFICE OF THE CITY
MANAGER
Principal/Senior Legal Advisor Legal Compliance
**Requirements**:
- An LLB degree and admission as an Attorney or Advocate
(Passed Bar Examination)
- Minimum of 5 years (Senior) experience in the relevant legal
environment
- Minimum 8 years (Principal) experience in the relevant legal
environment
- Proven experience within a local government environment
will be an added advantage
- Knowledge of local government legislation, policies and
procedures
- Valid driver’s license
Key Performance Areas
- Deliver a progressive professional legal service
functionality in the office of the City Manager and Executive
Directors through providing effective and efficient high level
legal services to Council, Council Committees, Sub Councils,
Political Structures and Line Departments
- Research all relevant legislation, case law and articles to
provide sound and up to date advice
- Draft and provide legal opinions based on findings of research
- Effective and efficient case management of matters within a
set turnaround time
- Promotion of the City’s legal interests and safeguard it against
any undue risk
- Ensure compliance with applicable legislation, By-laws and
Policies of the City
- Play a more focused and wide-ranging research, problem
solving, design and standard setting role
- Make substantial input and provide direction with regards to
Council internal processes, with an impact across the organization.
- Provide a high-level advisory and consulting service on policy
and complex problems
- Comment on various governance matters, such as contract
terminations, declarations, property disposal deviations and
contractual agreements.
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