Group Legal and Compliance - Specialised Commercial Lawyer

Our client based in Port Elizabeth is seeking to employ a Group Legal and Compliance - Specialised Commercial Lawyer. 

Requirements: 

• Minimum of a Law degree such as LLB or BCom Law.
• Admission as an Attorney in South Africa.
• Minimum 5 years post qualification experience in commercial and corporate law.
• Experience in due diligence, legal research and contract drafting.
• Sound knowledge and understanding of corporate and commercial transactions (incl. M&A’s, Corporate Finance, Private Equity, Deal Structuring, Transactional Tax, etc.)
• Legal research skills.
• Strong negotiation skills.
• Analytical skills and the ability to make sound judgement.
• Technology and software knowledge.
• Time management and organization.
• Verbal and written communication.
• Client development and customer service skills.
• High attention to detail.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Responsible for overseeing the group’s legal and compliance function.
• Consult and handle all corporate legal processes (e.g. mergers and acquisitions, contracts, compliance issues, transactions, agreements, lawsuits).
• Develop company policy and position on legal matters.
• Research, anticipate and guard company against legal risks.
• Guide managers and ensure compliance with rules and regulations.
• Structure, draft and review reports and other legal documents.
• Represent company in legal proceedings (administrative boards, court trials etc.).
• Draft and administer all contracts.
• Negotiate business transactions.
• Consulting and handle all corporate legal processes.

Company Secretariat Duties:
The Act prescribes seven duties of the company secretary, these are not conclusive or exhaustive. In summary, they are:

• Update all investment companies legal files.
• Providing guidance to the directors regarding their duties, responsibilities, and powers.
• Making the directors aware of any laws relevant to or affecting the company.
• Reporting to the board any failures by the company or its directors relating to compliance with the Companies Act, regulations, the MOI, or rules of the company.
• Ensuring that all minutes of shareholder meetings, board and all committee meetings are properly recorded in accordance with the Companies Act.
• Ensuring that the company’s annual financial statements are sent to every person entitled to them.

Additional Duties will include:

• Convening meetings of directors and shareholders.
• Drafting the agenda.
• Compiling the Board pack.
• Drafting and issuing notices of meetings.
• Taking and drafting the minutes of the meetings.
• Maintaining the different minute books.
• Maintaining the safe custody of the company's MOI, incorporation documents and all agreements.

If you are not contacted within two weeks of applying, please consider your application unsuccessful.