Legal Advisor I

1 day ago

Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description

To provide sound legal advice to the business on all complex legal matters relating to business products or area or legal discipline, with the intention of enabling strategic outcomes for the business area, to help identify where litigation has the potential to advance and to work with business on how the case approach and evidence is managed.

To work closely with the Legal Head for Litigation to engage third party lawyers who represent the group and clients in courts, providing support, setting strategy, agreeing arguments and drafting submissions so as to ensure strategic impact, identify and capitalise on opportunities to support with the implementation of judgments at a local and national level.

Hello Future Litigation Legal Advisor I

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our talent team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now’s the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

Are you someone who can:

- Defend litigation matters against the Bank
- Attend to litigation processes including court orders and subpoenas (non-recovery matters)
- Provide sound legal advice to the business on all complex legal matters
- Complaints management and risk mitigation
- Work closely with third party lawyers who represent the group and clients in courts, providing support, setting strategy, agreeing arguments and drafting submissions so as to ensure strategic impact, identifying and capitalising on opportunities to compel implementation of judgments at national, regional and international level
- Expertly draft legal documentation, pleadings and correspondences and manage disputes
- Has attention to detail in all matters
- Keep the Legal Head Litigation business area, Legal Heads and Advisors abreast of developments in a timely fashion, raising opportunities and risks as they occur
- Identify and mitigate emerging legal risks and ensure training on legal risk management takes place
- Stay up to date with all developments in the law in relation to areas of legal practice
- Build sound relationships based on trust and openness
- Engineer and leverage processes and technologies to meet business needs
- Produce consistently high-quality outputs within agreed deadlines
- Minimum requirement: Have an LLB degree and are admitted attorney/legal practitioner in country of employment with at least 3 years post article experience in a litigation and risk mitigation environment

You will have access to:

- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- Challenging Working

We can be a match if you are:

- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it
- Have attention to detail

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Job Details

29/05/25

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