Legal Manager

Your Grade 12 and LLB degree with at least 5 years post qualification experience in commercial disputes and litigation, acquisitions and drafting of legal processes will enable you to:
People:
- Ability to communicate with a variety of individuals on all levels in order to obtain and confirm information
- Liaise with employees across the Group
- Work effectively as part of a team
**Responsibilities**:
- Provide legal opinions
- Negotiate and draft/review agreements and other legal documentation
- Deal with disputes and litigation (commercial), with specific reference to compliance, legislative and regulatory requirements
- Instruct and liaise with external legal counsel
- Give legal guidance to management and the board
- Consult on and draft all types of contracts and agreements
- Deal with subpoenas and claims brought against the Group
- Compliance with internal governance standards as well as regulatory requirements
- Maintenance of a library of contract precedents
- Maintenance and management of a formal agreement register
- Documentation of legal processes to be followed
- Maintenance of legal sections of the Risk Management database
- General administrative responsibilities that ensure the smooth running of the Risk Management (legal) function including periodic reporting, assisting with regulatory compliance and general risk management and control
- Review vendor and all third-party agreements
- Advise on labour matters
- Responsible for legal compliance of the Group
- Manage and oversee the Company Secretarial function
- Maintenance and Management of the Company Policy database and ensure that company policies meet regulatory requirements
Technology:
Legal Expertise:
- Corporate Law
- Commercial Law
- Law of Contract