RAF Attorney : High Court X14 FTC Johannesburg

Road Accident FundJohannesburg, ZA

3 days ago

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Job title : RAF Attorney : High Court X14 FTC Johannesburg

Job Location : Gauteng, Johannesburg

Deadline : November 11, 2025

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This is a 3 year Fixed Term Contract

Purpose of the Job : The RAF Attorney : High Court is responsible for all High Court matters within the Fund and to offer litigation services accordingly. This role will also be responsible to perform a range of tax services including tax bill of costs in compliance with South African laws and regulations.

Key Performance Areas

Policy Review and Implementation

Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.

Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Preparation and Research on Related Litigation Matters

Conduct research that will provide information in preparation for all matters for trial.

Consult with client departments / representatives, and witnesses for instructions and documentation for cases to be presented in Court.

Draft pleadings to provide clear motivation / justification on a particular position about the case.

Mediation Process

All required steps regarding the mediation process, as governed by the amendment to the rules of court, are to be taken.

Upon conclusion of the mediation, parties shall inform Registrar and all other parties by a notice that Mediation is completed.

Parties & Mediator must within 5 days of completion of mediation issue a joint minute indicating.

Represent the Road Accident Fund on all third party claims related litigation matters

Attend court appearances in all allocated third-party litigation matters.

Ensure file administration from opening to the conclusion of a legal case including adherence to trial dates.

Handle appearances at courts, tribunals, mediation hearings and inquiries.

Coordinate administrative legal actions to ensure compliance.

Approve instructions to appoint and instruct expert witnesses.

Settle non-litigious matters before they are set down for trial

Block consultation, early assessment of files, and early instructions to experts and assessors.

Approve requests to appoint and instruct assessors and expert witnesses.

Recommend a settlement.

Provision of legal advice to RAF

Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.

Provide well-researched legal advice on matters impacting the organisation.

Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.

Taxation

Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations.

Build relationships and interact with clients to provide consulting and expertise in tax services.

Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns

Reporting

Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and / or inform management decisions.

Develop reports / policies / procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.

Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.

Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports, and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

Stakeholder Management

Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.

Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.

Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.

People management

Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.

Manage the recruitment of the operational workforce in line with employment equity targets.

Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.

Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control / regulate workplace conflict and / or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.

Qualifications

Bachelor’s Degree in Law or equivalent.

Postgraduate in Law or equivalent.

Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.

Right of appearance in the High Court.

Experience

Relevant 5-7 years legal experience post-graduation or admission of which 2 years must have been in area of expertise (personal injury litigation)

Behavioural

Resilience

Communication

Working with People

Network and Alliances

Planning, Organising and Coordinating

Employee Engagement

Personal Mastery

Judgement and Decision Making

Ethics and Values

Client Service Orientation

Managerial

Change management

Coaching and mentoring

Conflict management

Critical and innovative thinking

Direction setting

Facilitation and Presentation Skills

People management

Policy conceptualisation and formulation

Risk Management

Programme / project management

Service Delivery Innovation

Stakeholder development and relations

Reporting

Technical

Legislation & regulatory knowledge

Ethics & compliance

Monitoring and evaluation

Policy and standard

Governance

Claims litigation

MVA law and legislation

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Problem solving and analysis

Mediation

NB : “RAF offers Total Employment Cost packages with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs”.

Closing Date : November 4, 2025

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