Legal Advisor

1 week ago

Sandton, South Africa Discovery Ltd. Full time

**Business Unit**:Discovery Insure

**Function**:Legal Affairs

**Date**:27 May 2025

**Discovery - Insure**

**Litigation Consultant | Legal Advisor - Short Term Insurance**

**About Discovery**
- Discovery’s core purpose is to make people healthier and to enhance and protect their lives. We seek out and invest in exceptional individuals who understand and support our core purpose, and whose own values align with those of Discovery. Our fast-paced and dynamic environment enables smart, self-driven people to be their best. As global thought leaders, Discovery is passionate about innovating to not only achieve financial success, but to ignite positive and meaningful change within our society.

**About Discovery Insure**
- Discovery Insure is committed to creating a nation of great drivers and building better businesses through our innovative Shared-value Insurance model. Discovery Insure is South Africa’s fastest growing short-term insurance company with comprehensive products that provide protection against current and emerging risks facing clients in the motor and home insurance sectors. Vitality Drive, an internationally recognised and award-winning programme, is a key differentiator in the market that incentivises and rewards clients for driving well. The Vitality Drive programme has been scaled to local and international markets which now include Europe and the Middle East. The company employs over 1 000 people who are committed to putting our customers and financial advisers first by providing unique and innovative solutions and cover

**Key Purpose**
- To provide a strong administrative and legal support function to the Recoveries and Liabilities team to ensure maximum litigation efficiencies.

**Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to**
- Achievement of monthly business targets.
- Identify all viable matters to be litigated.
- Accurate and timely administration of:

- o Arbitration process
- o Litigation process
- o Litigated Invoice Payments
- Preparation and submission of litigation referral documentation.
- Management and follow up of outstanding litigation payments.
- Management of litigation settlements and banking.
- Preparation of litigation meeting packs and management of meeting outcomes.
- Weekly preparation and analysis of Litigation data.
- Assistance with Collections of outstanding monies as required.
- Assistance with all other administrative functions within the legal department as required.
- Stakeholder engagement with clients and brokers
- Adherence to risk and compliance requirements
- Teamwork, self-management, and alignment with Discovery values

**Education and Experience**
- Matric (Essential)
- Paralegal Certificate or LL. B qualification (Essential).
- Minimum of 3 years’ experience in the short-term insurance industry in the recovery and/or liability departments or a corporate legal environment managing a panel of attorneys (Essential)
- In depth knowledge of Civil Procedure and Law of Delict (Essential).

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY

The Company’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, we actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.

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