Senior Legal Counsel

SUMMARY:
An opportunity has become available for a suitably qualified and experienced Corporate Lawyer. The ideal candidate must have previous work experience within an IT / Telecommunications company

POSITION INFO:

Purpose of the position:

• Deliver an effective legal service to the Company, advising colleagues across all business divisions, including Senior Management and Board members.
• Ensuring commercial contracts are progressed in a timely manner to ensure the Company meets its commercial goals.
• Advising on a variety of legal issues across the Group

Responsibilities:

• Assist in the formulation, planning and implementation of an effective legal strategy for the Group and in managing legal risk.
• Develop an in-depth understanding of all commercial processes that impact the Group in order to ensure that all components are considered and represented.
• Support the overall process of management and corporate decision-making to ensure that the Group complies with all legal provisions and requirements.
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• Legal Documents
• Draft, review and and provide counsel on a wide range of commercial agreements and contracts.
• Negotiate the terms and conditions of various contracts and agreements.
• Advise the organisation on legal decisions to review contracts and other legal documents and ensure that appropriate contractual protection for the organisation

Legal Advice and Support

• Lead complex legal projects that span legal, business and functional boundaries (e.g. cross geographies, subject matter areas, jurisdictions, organizations and business models).
• Provide counsel to staff in all departments on a variety of complex legal issues.

Risk and Compliance Management

• Identify, assess and evaluate risk and compliance to enable the development and implementation of an effective Risk and Compliance Management strategy

Necessary Experience and/or Qualification

• Bachelor’s Degree/ master’s in law
• Qualified Lawyer/Attorney with at least 8-10 years post qualification experience
• Minimum 5-7 years’ experience as a Senior Legal Counsel within the ICT/Telecommunications Industry
• Solid Experience in drafting and reviewing a wide range of commercial agreements and contracts is essential.
• Solid understanding of Law/ Regulations/ Compliances
• Company secretarial experience will be advantageous
• Experience with BEE, ICASA, Data protection and privacy, OHS will be advantageous

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