State Law Advisor: Legal Advisory Services.

7 days ago

Cape Town, South Africa Western Cape Government Full time

**Job Purpose**:
The Department of the Premier,Western Cape Government has an opportunity for a suitably qualified and competent individual to provide corporate legal advisory services to the Governance and Economic Cluster.

**Minimum Requirements**:
LLB-Degree with admission as an Advocate or Attorney; LP 7: A minimum of 5 years' appropriate practical post qualification legal experience; LP 8: A minimum of 9 years' appropriate practical post qualification legal experience.

**Recommendation**:
None.

**Key Performance Areas**:
Advising and drafting formal (written) legal opinions for Members of the Executive, Heads of Department and senior officials on substantive legal matters; Negotiating, drafting and editing contracts of substantial importance to the Administration; Drafting, scrutiny and editing of legal-technical correspondence; Liaising with the Litigation Unit in relation to matters that are related to substantial legal opinions rendered, legal advice given, or contracts drafted or edited; Liaising with the State Attorney in respect of requests for substantial legal opinions sourced from junior or senior counsel; Reporting to the Director: Legal Advisory Services (Governance & Economic Cluster) on all legal matters attended to; Timeous and diligent management of allocated matters, including the physical and electronic files relating to those matters.

**Competencies**:
Knowledge of the following: Constitutional and Administrative Law, public sector legislation, Interpretation of Statutes and relevant legislation and case law. Skills needed: Excellent legal writing ; Excellent written and verbal communication ; well-developed innovative problem-solving and analytical thinking; Sound organising and planning.

**Remuneration**:
LP 7: All-inclusive salary package of R 884 268 per annum; LP 8: All-inclusive salary package of R 1 037 820 per annum (OSD as prescribed).

Note on remuneration: Cost-to-employer (CTE) remuneration packages for certain occupation-specific dispensations (OSD), the middle-management service (MMS) and contract positions are inclusive of all costs related to service benefits or obligations including basic salary, 13th cheque, medical assistance, housing assistance, pension-fund contributions, etc. MMS remuneration packages are flexible and may be individually structured as prescribed. Where remuneration is not indicated as CTE, employees' service benefits or obligations are funded or co-funded in terms of the applicable prescripts or collective agreements.

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