Professional, Legal Counsel

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Samsung Electronics Full time

Position Summary

1. Provide an optimum solution through a contract review and legal counsel.
2. Minimize the company's legal risks by responding to major disputes.

Role and Responsibilities

1. [Supporting to examine a contract] Examine a general type of contract and provide a solution to minimize legal risks.

2. [Legal counsel support] Examine a general type of counsel and provide a solution to minimize legal risks.

3. [Responding to a dispute and government investigation] Perform tasks to respond to major disputes like litigation, arbitration, and claim and a country's government investigation, following an established strategy.

4. [Identifying and responding to a country's legal trend] Identify and analyze a country's regulation-related trend (legislation and precedent) which is related to the company's business like labor, environment, HR, and fair trade.

Skills and Qualifications
- Develops professional expertise by complying with company policies and procedures
- Works on problems of moderate scope where analyzing situations or data requires a review on various factors
- Exercises judgment within defined procedures and practices to determine appropriate action
- Normally receives general instructions on routine work with detailed instructions on new projects or assignments
- At least 4 years post-admission experience as a practicing attorney or in a legal advisory capacity dealing with legal commercial issues.
- Has cross-border experience in contracting and disputes;
- At least 3 years’ experience as an in-housel legal advisor
- Experience in governance and company secretarial functions, regulatory compliance work, Privacy compliance, anti-money laundering compliance

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