SUMMARY:
Legal Advisor (Admitted Attorney with Transport/Logistics industry in-house counsel experience)
POSITION INFO:
Employer Description
A logistics company with offices in JHB North. Will be required to travel on occassion to different areas and countries as required.
Job Description
Provide legal expertise, advice assistance and coordination to all group entities (local and international) on a broad range of legal and compliance related matters, in particular on commercial and corporate matters, contracts and compliance as well as litigation. Meticulous record keeping and reporting. Commercial and Corporate law advisory and coordination in various matters (in collaboration with outsourced legal specialists where applicable). Drafting, reviewing and negotiating a wide range of commercial legal agreements inter alia terms and conditions, commercial contracts, memorandum of understanding, loan agreements, leases, sale and purchase agreements (movable and immovable), acknowledgement of debt agreement. Legal support to other group divisions and activities such as Finance, HR and Operations (Labour, debt recovery, litigation). Corporate and related formalities (such as attending to legal secretarial and admin tasks and facilitating execution of documents). Organizing and maintaining documents and records in a paper (where applicable) or electronic filing system. Liaising with external stakeholders inter alia, service providers, other counterparts and regulators. Staying abreast of and advising on compliance related developments and matters in collaboration with relevant departments.
Qualifications
Legal Degree. Articles completed. Admitted Attorney of the High Court.
Skills
5-6 Post Admission Experience (In House Experience preferred). Experience in Logistics Industry and/or SADC (Southern African Development Community) region. High Level of Computer Literacy including Excel, MS Word. Able to handle high volumes of work with constantly changing priorities and perform under pressure. Attention to detail. Ability to meet deadlines. Availability to travel from time to time should it become necessary.
Benefits
Negotiable
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