Legal Advisor

SUMMARY:
The Legal Advisor has experience practicing corporate, commercial or regulatory law as in-house counsel, in a law firm or a combination of both. The Legal Advisor is also
responsible for the day to day operation of the function and to ensure compliance of the organization.

POSITION INFO:
Key responsibilities for this position include, but are not limited to:

Contract Management
- Drafting contracts, reviewing contracts, renewal of contracts and legal letters
- Management of original contracts
- Registration of contracts
- Utilization of the Legal Management System

Disputes and Liability Management
- Manage all disputes, settlement claims and lawsuits and attend all court hearings
- Management of contingent liability evaluation and reporting
- Manage all disputes and litigation matters to ensure company interest
- Assess all contingent liability and report on these to enable financial considerations when budgeting
- CCMA attendance

Compliance
- Conduct annual risk assessment for the organization
- Conduct quarterly compliance meetings with leaders

Administration
- Legal administration and processing of invoices
- General legal queries and advice
- Drafting terms and conditions for competitions
- Keeping accurate records and filing
- Manage external legal counsel

Reporting
- Regular reporting
- Training for all employees
- Legal training on legislation for all staff as and when required
- Full compliance function

Qualifications and Experience:
- Minimum LLB Degree
- Minimum 3-5 years’ experience in legal industry
- Overall understanding of all Acts and Regulations
- Solid understanding and knowledge of commercial law and litigation
- Experience in logistics and labour law would be advantageous

Required Skills:
- Attention to detail
- High command of the English language both written and verbal
- Computer Literacy
- Proactive and enthusiastic attitude
- Must be result oriented and solution driven
- Ability to work in high pressure environment
- Good time management and strong sense of responsibility
- Strong administrative skills
- Regular advice and reports to high level management

Competencies required:
- Legal drafting and vetting skills.
- Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
- Ability to advise on legal issues related to the company business
- Ability to convey legal opinion clearly and accurately
- Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
- Ability to think dynamically
- Maturity and ability to understand and comply with a high level of ethics and confidentiality
- Integrity, honesty and ethical conduct at all times