Legal Counsel, South Africa

Legal Counsel, South Africa-2200035B

**Applicants are required to read, write, and speak the following languages**: English

**Preferred Qualifications**

Responsible for providing legal advice to the organization.
- Close liaison to business in providing a variety of corporate and commercial legal

services.
- Manage litigation on Oracle's behalf and coordinate litigation and other legal,

administrative or investigative actions handled by outside counsel.
- Draft, review, and negotiate contracts with public and private sector customers,

including licensing agreements, professional services agreements, and cloud services

agreements.
- Advising on legal issues involving government and regulatory compliance.
- Responds to ad hoc queries to include identification, analysis, and evaluation of risks

in order to provide appropriate legal solutions.
- Works closely with other lawyers throughout Oracle and coordinates legal matters

handled by outside lawyers.
- Demonstrates intermediate level general commercial or functional knowledge across a

sub discipline within specialty area(s), (e.g., general corporate law,

antitrust/competition law, regulatory compliance, employment law, cloud transactions,

data privacy, contract management, intellectual property and other laws/regulations

specific to the computer and technology industry).
- Participates in EMEA-wide initiatives as required.
- Develops understanding of Oracle´s products and services. Corporate housekeeping /

company secretarial duties.
- Provides training to other Oracle functions on legal policy and business practices.
- Ensures compliance with Oracle business practices, policies, procedures and law.
- Performs all other tasks that are appropriate for and required by an in-house company

lawyer and as required by the Manager.

Qualifications - 5+ years post qualification related experience from a leading law firm or appropriate in-house experience. - Completed Law Degree, Completed Articles and Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa. - Excellent legal skills and business judgment in areas of responsibility. - Proficient writing skills. - Self-starter with proven ability to manage a fast-paced workload in a demanding, high pressured environment. - Ability to work as part of a team. - Some travel may be required when safe to do so.

**Detailed Description and Job Requirements**

Provide legal support across all lines of business enabling profitable growth while mitigating legal risks and assure adherence to governance policies, ethics, and country specific laws and regulations

Responsible for providing legal advice to the organization. Close liaison to business in providing a variety of corporate and commercial legal services. May perform litigation on Oracle's behalf or coordinates litigation and other legal, administrative or investigative actions handled by outside counsel. May draft, review, and negotiate major and/or non-standard technology contracts with public and private sector customers, including licensing agreements, professional services agreements, and cloud services agreements. May advise on legal issues involving government and regulatory compliance. Responds to ad hoc queries to include identification, analysis, and evaluation of risks in order to provide appropriate legal solutions. Works closely with other lawyers throughout Oracle and coordinates legal matters handled by outside lawyers. Demonstrates deep general commercial or functional knowledge across a sub discipline within the individual's specialty area(s), (e.g., general corporate law, antitrust/competition law, securities compliance and regulatory, employment law, immigration law, cloud transactions, data privacy, risk management asset-backed financing, contract management, intellectual property, trade secrets, advertising law, registration and other resolutions specific to the computer and technology industry)

Job duties are varied and complex utilizing independent judgment. May have project lead role. 5+ years related experience. Bachelors degree in computer science, computer engineering, or similar background is a plus for roles within certain sub disciplines. Completed law degree and member of bar association in relevant jurisdictions. Excellent legal skills and business judgment in areas of responsibility. Proficient writing skills.

**Job**: Legal
**Location**: ZA-ZA,South Africa-Johannesburg

**Job Type**: Regular Employee Hire
**Organization**: Oracle