Junior Legal Counsel - Edenvale, South Africa - Motus Corporation

Motus Corporation

Verified Company

Edenvale, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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The Motus Retail division has a Junior Legal Counsel opportunity for a suitably qualified and experienced legal professional.

To provide solutions to complex legal and business challenges to mitigate actual/ potential legal risks.
Partner with the business in litigation matters, the implementation of policies to comply with legal, regulatory requirements (such as POPIA) and contract management processes.
To ensure the provision of quality legal service that fulfils statutory, reporting, and legal advisory services to all business units within the division.

Position Overview:

_ Job content_

Manage complex litigation matters with specific reference to the Consumer Protection Act and other matters.
Guide and execute regulatory and litigation strategy in relation to regulatory bodies (MIOSA, NCC & NCT) and highprofile and precedentsetting matters.
Draft, review/update and renegotiate legal agreements, including Service Level Agreements and other legal documentation to adequately manage legal risks.
Promote legal, compliance and risk management best practices throughout the business.
Ensure legally compliant business practices and policies to protect the organisation from undue legal exposure.

Specific Role Responsibilities:

Specific Role Responsibilities

Review ongoing litigation cases and provide sound legal advice to management.
Develop strategic approaches to managing regulatory risks and resolving regulatory disputes.
Draft responses on factually and legally complex issues to industry bodies and regulators.
Manage the legal agreement database to ensure all information is up to date, signed and correctly linked to other relevant systems.
Attend to the drafting and reviewing of contracts and agreements and ensure they comply with relevant statutory and/or legal requirements.

_Stakeholder_

Appoint and instruct external legal counsel where required.
Supervise and direct outside counsel on multiple complex matters.
Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including external legal counsel.
Liaise between external counsel and business to defend or prosecute a case to its logical conclusion.
Manage relationship with external counsel and ensure that their services are cost effective to the businesses they service.
Train business on new legislation and/or regulations.
Ensure effective relationships and SLA management with internal and external legal counsel.

_Finance_

Act in an ethical, transparent and morally defensible manner, including highlighting unethical practices.
Identify financial business risks to the company and escalate accordingly.
Identify opportunities to enhance efficiencies and reduce wasteful expenditure.

_People_

Create an engaging, enabling and productive work climate aligned to the employee value proposition.
Manage own development.
Own and live up to company values.

Qualifications and Experience:

Qualifications and Experience

Experience in legal drafting, advocacy and communication skills.
LLB Degree with 2+ years post qualification/admission experience in a law firm.
Sound legal and commercial knowledge and experience.
Commercial IP experience, including the divestment, acquisition and licensing of trademarks
Trademark litigation and opposition experience.
Demonstrative ability to work in a collaborative, fastpaced environment and make sound judgments under tight deadlines
Prior experience of litigating in civil courts and tribunals.
Experience in drafting commercial agreements including service level agreements and property relayed agreements.
Excellent problemsolving, written, and oral communication and interpersonal skills

Skills and Personal Attributes:

Skills and Personal Attributes

Decision making.
Business acumen.
Ability to work calmly and efficiently in a pressurised environment.
Strong integrity and ability to maintain confidentiality.
Persuasive and influential.
Selfmotivated, proactive and ability to work independently.
Ability to communicate at all levels of the organisation and be accessible.
Excellent negotiation and drafting skills.
Committed and hardworking, driven to succeed.
Ability to communicate complex legal and risks in a manner that nonlegal colleagues can understand.
Intellectually astute and confident, good at building relationships.
Excellent attention to detail.