Senior Legal Advisor | Claremont

SUMMARY:
Senior Legal Advisor | Claremont

POSITION INFO:

Legal advisor

The company engages in a broad spectrum of non-banking financial services. The group includes various financial services providers, a retirement fund administrator, a collective investment scheme management company, a linked long-term insurer and a treasury outsource company.

LOCATION

Cape Town

QUALIFICATION

LLB; admitted as an attorney of the High Court

EXPERIENCE

At least 10 years’ post-qualification legal experience, of which at least 8 years should be as a legal advisor within non-banking financial services

COMPUTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Outlook packages, Microsoft Word, Adobe, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

COMPETENCIES AND PERSONAL CHARACTERISTICS

• Expertise in non-banking financial services law and general commercial law

• Excellent writing skills

• Excellent contract drafting skills

• Accountability

• Business insight

• Strong communication skills

• Problem-solving abilities

• Ethical behaviour

• Negotiation skills

• Good time management

• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Legal support to a range of group companies and business units (e.g. wealth management, asset management, collective investment scheme management company, linked long-term insurer, treasury solutions and marketing)

• Legal support to the Compliance department

• Advice on legal considerations relating to new business ventures and assisting with the legal aspects of implementation of these

• Advice on compliance with relevant legislation

• Proactive advice to businesses on relevant legal developments

• Providing opinions on legal matters of relevance to the business

• Drafting and vetting of contracts (both in relation to financial services and those of a more general commercial nature)

• Drafting and vetting of client documentation and correspondence

• Liaising with external legal service providers

• Representing group companies in negotiations of contractual provisions with external suppliers

• Representing ASISA, as needed, and contributing to commentary on behalf of Citadel to ASISA or directly to regulatory bodies, on various proposed regulatory changes.