Legal Advisor

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, South Africa FirstRand Full time

Job Description

To Provide legal solutions to complex legal and business challenges to mitigate against legal risk and partner with the business on the implementation of policies to comply with legal and regulatory requirements and business processes

Provides guidance and management to more junior legal advisors

Hello Future Legal Advisor

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 team in Wealth and Investments, 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:

- Provide highly specialised legal advice, structuring or support
- Ensure compliance with internal legal and other procedures and policies
- Identify, monitor, report and minimise potential legal risks
- Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate applicable documentation and agreements
- Make presentations and give opinions, and provide training on legal and regulatory developments
- Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services
- Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally, and internationally
- Outstanding technical drafting abilities (opinions and agreements)Experience in working with LMA, ISDA, ISMA style agreements and bespoke financing agreements. Review, structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions
- Developed and maintained relationships with internal stakeholders and providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
- Stayed up to date with all developments in the law, regulation, industry, and best practice in the relevant area of specialist legal practice
- Proactively identifying and implementing legal risk management processes to address material legal risks facing the organisation in the relevant are of specialisation.
- Reported and presented on legal matters and risks to the executive management of any relevant business area.
- Provided guidance and mentorship to other legal advisers or direct reports.

You will have access to:

- Opportunities to network and collaborate
- A challenging working environment
- Opportunities to innovate

We can be a match if you:

- Comply with all professional and ethical standards relevant to in-house legal advisers.
- Monitor compliance with legal and statutory requirements related to legal risks of the organisation
- Add value to the development and implementation of internal controls, policies and guidelines for the legal function and specific business area, ensuring their alignment to functional objectives and statutory requirements
- Understand the business unit goals and consider same when executing transactions in an effective, efficient manner through the utilisation of technology and simplified processes.
- Are able to translate legal knowledge for a non-legal audience

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Job Details

Application Closing Date

08/06/24



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