Legal Advisor - Randburg, South Africa - Davotac Consulting

Description

• Give accurate and timely counsel to executives in a variety of legal topics.
• Knowledge for of legal aspects
• Labour Law, Mergers and Acquisitions Ventures, Corporate Finance, Healthcare and Medical Scheme's Industry, Insurance Law, Intellectual Property Law and IT Law.
• Collaborate with management to meet organisational objectives in a legal and complaint manner.

• Specify internal governance policies and regularly monitor compliance to departmental policies (the Companies Act and King IV practices)
• Research and evaluate different risk factors regarding business decisions and operations
• Communicate and negotiate with external parties (regulators, external counsel, public authority etc.), creating relations of trust
• Draft and solidify agreements, contracts and other legal documents to ensure the company's full legal rights
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces
• Provide clarification on legal language or specifications to everyone in the organization
• Conduct your work with integrity and responsibility
• Maintain current contract registers
• Understand interdependence of different systems and processes in the organisation and within the legal department
• Identify problems and develop and propose solutions to present to appropriate leader or stakeholders
• Support the identification, implementation and development of costeffective processes to increase efficiency and reduce cost drivers

• Maintain a high level of interdepartmental understanding in order to deliver on professional excellence
• Continuously increase understanding of client and stakeholder needs, satisfaction and service delivery
• Ensure that adequate knowledge is shared as required and maintained within the research library
• Provide advice and / or training as required
• Maintain and develop specialist knowledge
• Participate on a variety of assigned legal projects
• Drafting and Review legal documentation and provides advice on appropriate action
• Coordinate legal matters requiring external legal assistance
• Resolve legal queries according to legal and statutory requirements and organisational policies
• Review Legal documents and contracts before signoff in terms of authorization frameworks
• Provide legal opinion to business
• Assist in identification and prevention of legal and reputational risk
• Inform business of changes in legislation and regulations
• Ensure CPD (Continual Professional Development) or similar accreditation requirements are met annually to ensure maintained specialist accreditation
• Build and maintain an established network of internal and external expert resources and partners
• Represent the brand in professional networks
• Conform to project management disciplines when participating in projects
• Represent department or project on appropriate governance committees
• Legal attendance and support is provided at meetings.
• Maintain a Regulatory Universe created for business.
• Active involvement in the implementation and roll out of Projects.

• 2 3 years relevant legal experience post qualification either in practice or in corporate
• Registered with Law Society in any SA jurisdiction

• BA/BCom/BSocSci LLB or 4 Year LLB & Admitted Attorney

• Legal Business Acumen reading, writing and speaking
• Legal and Business Research, presentations and written communication
• Knowledge and understanding of corporate law and court procedures

• Innovates and Takes Risks
• Business Writing Skills
• Computer Technology Skills
• Communication Skills
• Research skills
• Quality Orientation

• Ownership: Make critical decisions based on what's right for the organisation's Customers
• Collaboration: Build workrelated network and share knowledge with colleagues
• Influence: Engage with Customers and colleagues to advance the organisation's welfare Exercising judgement
• Entrepreneurship: Take chances to continuously improve our Customer's experiences
• Credibility: Lead with integrity and trust
• Finding answers and delivering communications