Legal Specialist: Commercial Law Sa - Johannesburg, South Africa - De Beers Group of Companies

De Beers Group of Companies
De Beers Group of Companies
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Johannesburg, South Africa

2 weeks ago

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  • We're reimagining mining to improve people's lives. That includes the lives of everyone who works for Anglo American. We strive to be a great company where employees are happy, inspired to do their best work. A place where every colleague can grow, develop and realise their potential. To live up to our Always with Purpose employee value proposition, we're putting the development and growth of colleagues first by ensuring everyone at Anglo American has the career experience they deserve.

Job Description:


  • The purpose of this role is to manage Anglo American Group's SA legal risks and opportunities with specific reference to Commercial Law, Procurement Law, Employment Law, Mine Health and Safety Law, Mine Tenure and Permitting Law and Litigation and Dispute Resolution and provide legal support to other work within their fields of professional competence.
  • Provide robust legal advice in various specializations concerning the Group's Commercial operations in SA.
  • Remain updated on SA's dynamic legal environment, ensuring compliance and anticipation of impactful changes.
  • Detect and assess critical legal risks, suggesting strategies for potential mitigation.
  • Engage with international and domestic legal teams, encouraging knowledge sharing and collaboration.
  • Aid in crafting and implementing legal training specific to SA operations.
  • Work with senior lawyers to develop resources, including templates and best practice guides tailored for SA.
  • Facilitate collaboration with external legal services, ensuring timely, costeffective support.
  • Contribute to group legal reports, emphasizing accuracy and relevancy.
  • Act as the Group's representative in legal negotiations within SA.
  • Seek continuous professional development, exploring global legal trends.
  • Support senior lawyers in other disciplines such as mergers and projects with insights on the SA context.
  • Propose improvements to current legal processes, enhancing efficiency and effectiveness.

Qualifications:


  • Graduate & admitted as a lawyer in the relevant jurisdiction

Technical Knowledge:

  • Broad understanding of SA law, with mining industry experience and knowledge of mining law useful but not essential.
  • Commercial understanding of consequences of legal scenarios/decisions.
  • Working knowledge of commercial law and company law, with knowledge of relevant specialist areas such as competition, law useful but not essential.
  • Advanced grasp of general legal principles, especially in the SA context.
  • Proficiency in drafting, reviewing, and refining diverse legal documents.
  • Knowledge of and experience in advocating and executing legal best practices across varied scenarios.
  • Exceptional relationshipbuilding, communication, and influence.
  • Expertise in overseeing diverse legal tasks and operations.
  • Enhanced organizational and problemsolving abilities.
  • Skill in curating and refining legal reports promptly.
  • Comprehensive grasp of regulatory frameworks in SA.
  • Proficiency in current legal software and platforms.
  • Ability to extract insights from legal operations data for actionable improvement strategies.
  • Ability to contribute to a team in complex legal projects, ensuring timely delivery.
  • Ability to identify intricate legal risks.
**Additional Information

  • Who we are**We aim to lead the industry by pursuing ever safer and more responsible ways of working, demonstrating integrity and showing care and respect for people and the planet. That means we are constantly seeking new opportunities to mine and process our products sustainably, using less water, less energy and more precise extraction technologies. As the custodians of coal and other precious natural resources diamonds (through De Beers), copper, platinum and other precious metals, iron ore and nickel our extraordinary teams work safely and collaboratively, with the utmost consideration for local communities, our customers and the world at large.

How we are committed to your safety
Nothing is more important to us than ensuring you return home safely after a day's work. To make that happen, we have the most rigorous safety standards in the industry.

Not only that, we're also continually investing in new technologies - from drones to data analytics - that are helping to make mining safer.


Inclusion and Diversity
Anglo American is an equal opportunities employer.

We are committed to promoting an inclusive and diverse workplace where we value and respect every colleague for who they are and provide equality of opportunity so that everyone can fulfil their potential.


How to apply

Advert Closing Date:01 March 2024
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