LEGAL ADVISOR - Centurion Verfied

Salary Negotiable Centurion, Gauteng Centurion, Gauteng more than 14 days ago 17-08-2018 8:39:44 AM
12-10-2018 8:39:44 AM
Job Description:
Legal Advisor

Introduction
Our client is urgently seeking a Legal Advisor.

Description
Duties (will include but not limited to):

Legal Advisory and Support

Review of contractual commitments to be undertaken by the business, including general operational and banking contracts, transaction documents, credit applications, service level agreements, service contracts, lease agreements for head office and branches
Negotiating amendments to contractual documents
Highlighting of onerous terms not to be agreed to
Receipt and consideration of legal queries, giving legal advice on such queries, obtaining external opinions where required and recording outcomes of legal queries
Monitoring of legal risk in documentation and giving guidance on acceptable assumption of risk
Maintenance of records and retrieval systems with regard to statutory documents and legal agreements
Complaints handling and record keeping
Briefing external legal counsel on specific legal queries where needed
Product Review

Review of documentation, concepts and changes to products within the group
Maintaining legal documents and change controls around updates
General

Ensuring that appropriate approvals are in place before documents are executed
Assisting Governance and Compliance teams on an ad hoc basis
Liaising with shareholders, directors, management, staff on approvals required in terms of authority mandates and maintaining governance structures
Profile
Minimum Requirements:

Legal Degree
Admitted Attorney
3 years post qualification experience
Significant contracts experience
Competencies:

Excellent communication skills (Written and verbal)
Excellent organizational skills
Honesty, integrity and discretion
Ability to keep correspondence and information confidential
Meticulous attention to detail
Computer literacy skills
Must be able to work under pressure
Must be presentable, with proven ability to liaise with senior executives and directors
Must be able to work in a team
Must be happy to work in an open plan environment
Microsoft suite (Intermediate)

Recruiter: CDE Placements