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Legal Advisor

Legal Advisor

Execustaff Recruiting ServicesMidrand, South Africa
21 hours ago
Job description

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
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