Job description
• Handle all company legal transactions, partnerships and projects
• Ensure compliance with state law and regulations while avoiding legal risks and violations within the company.
• Draft and administer all contracts
• Ensure legality of commercial transactions, advising on legal rights and duties.
• Negotiate deals and attend company meetings
• Provide utmost confidentiality in all business-related matters
• Consulting and leading all corporate legal processes such as compliance issues, lawsuits, mergers and transactions
• Prepare all legal documents for trial or court proceedings
• Evaluate new business partnerships with vendors and subcontractors
• Design and oversee the company’s policy and position on legal matters
• Structure, draft and review reports and other legal documents.
• Protect the company against legal risks and violations
• Negotiate deals on behalf of the company
• Guide management on regulatory and compliance issues to ensure compliance with legal regulations

Requirements
• Bachelor’s degree in Law(LLB)
• Admitted Attorney/Advocate
• Must have post admission experience
• Excellent communication skills, both verbally and in writing
• Highly analytical with a strong attention to detail.
• Outstanding managerial and negotiation skills.
• Strong emotional intelligence, adaptability, initiative.
• Proven background on corporate law(contract law, tax law, accounting securities law, bankruptcy, intellectual property rights, licensing, zoning law)
• Critical thinker and problem solver.
• Broad knowledge of the following legislation will be a definite advantage
- Companies Act
- BBBEE Act