Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


Cape Town, South Africa Cipla Full time

**Division**:
LEGAL

**Department**:
LEGAL

**Employment Type**:
Permanent

**Job Purpose**:
Provide legal support to all businesses of Cipla in South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa to ensure the legal compliance of such businesses, under the supervision of the Regional Counsel - SAGA.

**Accountabilities 1 - 2**:
**Legal Support**:

- To provide strategic legal support and advice to all stakeholders in SA & SSA in a range of business areas, including finance, commercial (sales, marketing and business development), marketing, regulatory, medical services, HR, corporate governance and Cipla foundation.
- To contribute to the drafting of policies and processes.

**Dispute and Litigation Management**:

- To assist in advising on and managing disputes with the view to resolve disputes in a cost-effective manner, before proceeding with arbitration or litigation.
- To assist in managing litigation process, including sourcing and managing external counsel.

**Accountabilities 3 - 4**:
**Contract Drafting and Review**:

- Draft and review contracts for every business area across the organisation.
- Draft master agreements for recurring business models so as to standardise key terms and streamline the contract review process.
- Ensure that contracts are of a consistently high quality, practically implementable, substantially fulfils the businesses’ requirements, and are compliant with the relevant legislation.

**Maintaining Legal Database**:

- Updating legal records for all legal documents
- Filing of legal documents
- Maintain a repository of all legal documents

**Education Qualification**:
LLB / Equivalent or Degree in Law recognised in South Africa / admitted attorney or equivalent

**Relevant Work Experience**:
**Relevant experience**:

- 5 - 7 years post-articles legal experience or equivalent
- 5 years Pharma experience advantageous
- Commercial Law experience is prerequisite
- Negotiation and persuasive skills
- Self-motivated

**Skills & Abilities**:
Adaptability

Fast learner

**Competencies/Skills**:

- Purpose Inspired- Integrity and Trust Anchored- Responsibility Centered- Excellence Focused- Innovation Driven**Job Location**:
CAPE TOWN (Head Office)

**EE Requirement**:
Cipla is an Employment Equity employer and this position will be filled based on our Employment Equity Plan.


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