Senior Legal Advisor

2 weeks ago

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Hollard Insurance Full time R1 500 000 - R2 500 000 per year

Job Purpose
The role is focused on supporting the business in managing legal risk, ensuring compliance, and providing strategic and operational legal support. This includes managing contractual, litigation, regulatory, and IP-related risks, while also serving as a trusted advisor to business stakeholders. The role combines both leadership responsibilities (managing a team of 4 - 5 resources) and hands-on legal advisory functions.

Key Responsibilities
Leadership & Stakeholder Management

  • Assist the Head of Legal in managing the group legal function and strategy.
  • Build long-term, trusted relationships with all stakeholders (business units, central functions, group compliance, finance, marketing, human capital, specialist divisions, etc.).
  • Act as the liaison for designated business units, fully understanding their operations and providing tailored legal support.
  • Manage and mentor junior legal advisors and administrators.
  • Provide technical legal training and coaching to stakeholders across the business.

Legal Risk & Compliance (Insurance specific with a special focus on Life Insurance)

  • Monitor and report on legal and contractual compliance in collaboration with compliance and senior leadership.
  • Interpret and embed new laws and regulations, providing guidance, impact summaries, and communication to the business.
  • Ensure compliance with group legal and governance policies.
  • Support Treating Customers Fairly (TCF) initiatives and customer service standards.
  • M&A support and structuring

Contracting & Documentation

  • Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts, including commercial, policy wordings, and regulatory agreements.
  • Provide legal interpretation on contracts, legislation, policy wordings, and complex claims.
  • Maintain effective contract management systems.

Litigation & Dispute Resolution

  • Manage litigation matters by appointing attorneys, monitoring progress, and controlling legal costs.
  • Represent the legal function at internal forums (e.g., claims, policy wording, adjudicator forums).

Special Projects & IP Management

  • Lead or project manage special ad hoc projects requiring legal expertise

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