Senior Legal Advisor

Recruiter:

Staff Solutions Recruitment

Job Ref:

E.L001081/BG

Date posted:

Tuesday, March 14, 2023

Location:

East london, South Africa

Salary:

Negotiable

JOB SUMMARY:
New Vacancy Available!! Our well known client in the Business Development Sector is looking to employ a Senior Legal Advisor to join their dynamic team in East London.

JOB DESCRIPTION:

Job Description:

Support to Strategic Planning and Governance:

Provide input to the organisational strategy, as well as reviewing organisational activities and recommend corrective actions if necessary.
Develop unit operational plans and align all activities undertaken in the unit to ensure delivery of corporate objectives.
Enhance and implement treasury systems, processes, procedures, tools, and control systems.
Implement controls within the section which minimize potential risk to stakeholders.
Ensure monthly, quarterly, and annual reports are prepared accurately, maintained, and submitted timeously to all stakeholders.
Participate in management forums within the company, contributing expertise to enable sound decision making.
Facilitate inter-departmental communication through appropriate structures and systems.
Manage preparation and support of all internal and external audits.
Develop and manage relationships with all internal and external stakeholders.

Provision of Legal Support and Opinion to Business Units and Subsidiaries:

Provide strategic support to business units and subsidiaries on any legal related issues/matters to reach amicable solutions.
Provide legal advice and draft legal opinions / legal documents to ensure that business units operate within the legal framework.
Conduct factual problem and dispute analysis through consultations.
Assess contingency and reliability of available evidence and burden of proof.
Conduct legal research on legal aspects of disputes or problem areas and provide legal opinion where necessary.
Prepare memoranda to external attorneys and Counsel as and when required.
Analyse costs of litigation matters and report on the overall expenditure.
Track progress of implementation of outcomes of legal opinions.
Provide legal support related to the operations and functioning

Legal Risk Mitigation:

Provide legal support by establishing, communicating and facilitating the use of appropriate risk management methodologies, tools and techniques to mitigate risk.
Support business units and subsidiaries in establishing, maintaining and continuously improving risk management capabilities.
Conduct risk analysis and advise Line Management of direct and indirect risks and impact thereof.
Provide legal guidance and proactively identify any associated legal risks that business units may encounter.

Perfection of securities for loans recoveries:

Develop frameworks and techniques to deal with the perfection of securities for loan recoveries.
Analyse major commercial proposals in development finance and property development portfolios.
Prepare and submit monthly legal reports to the attention of debt collections unit.
Develop a business unit plan to provide guidance and direction of the operations of debt collection unit.

Stakeholder Management:

Manage relationships with different stakeholders, such as attorneys, counsel, business units, tenants and clients.
Liaise and hold meetings with various stakeholders, as well as, managing relations with property developers and funders.
Liaise and hold meetings with institutional clients and organised business structures to articulate strategic objectives.
Network with key stakeholders, business formations, and other development bodies.

Budget Management of the Unit:

Manage and control the capital and operational budget of the Unit to ensure effective and efficient functioning within budgetary parameters of the company.
Evaluate the unit’s performance against the approved budget and addressing deviations/variances.
Monitor, recommend and implement corrective measures to rectify deviations/acts contrary to budgetary provisions, financial regulations, audit.
Authorise requisitions, payments, etc. regarding expenditure as delegated.
Prepare and present reports detailing the status of expenditure and availability of funds for current and short-term interventions.
Prepare budget transfer requests and submit for approval.
Sound planning and forecasting of capital expenditure within area of responsibility.

People Management:

Assign responsibilities and ensure effective task authorisation protocols are in place.
Implement staff development and training interventions to achieve overall organisational objectives.
Develop and implement succession plans in the quest to build capacity for career advancement.
Adhere to employment equity and recruitment policies.
Manage the performance of the team in accordance with the performance management policy and procedure.
Identify training and development needs, implementing plans to address requirements, as appropriate.
Manage discipline and absenteeism in accordance with organizational codes and procedures.
Motivate staff through the implementation of various reward mechanisms to encourage excellent productivity.

Job Requirements:

Bachelor's Degree in the legal field, e.g. LLB or B. Com Law and admission as a practicing Attorney.
Minimum of 10 years legal practice and/or advisory experience in a corporate environment, 5 years of which should be post-admission as an attorney or advocate with relevant work experience at middle management or senior consultant level. Knowledge of Corporate Law and/or Legal Recoveries is essential.

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