WesBank Motor Legal Risk and Compliance is looking for a dynamic and highly skilled Segment Legal Counsel to join their team. The successful applicant will be required to identify and mitigate legal risk through providing specialist legal advice, formulating and vetting of contracts and ensuring legal compliance.
Are you someone who can:
- Support, amongst other things, the Insurance department and hence specific knowledge of the relevant Acts and Agreements are required.
- Draft, vet and negotiate legal and commercial agreements and communication according to standard and non-standard frameworks.
- Minimize potential financial losses through identifying, assessing and mitigating risk.
- Provide expert recommendations that are technically accurate and timeous.
- Ensure continuous process improvement and implement legally compliant practices to enable effective operational processes and to protect the Organization from regulatory and or legal action.
- Provide support to business management by creating solutions to meet customer demands, developing general legislative awareness and ensuring compliance to plans, policies and procedures.
- Interpret and implement legislation, including amongst others, Insurance and Retail Consumer legislation.
You will be an ideal candidate if you have:
- Minimum Qualification - Admitted Attorney
- 5 - 8 years post articles experience in Insurance law
- Experience in Insurance legislation and Retail consumer legislation (Short-Term and Long-Term Insurance, Insurance Act, Financial Sector Regulation Act, Policyholder Protection Rules, COFI, FAIS, NCA, POPI, Third Party Cell Captive Conduct Standards) and drafting skills, a pre-requisite.
- Experience in banking and asset-based finance, an advantage.
You will have access to:
- Opportunities to network and collaborate.
- Challenging work environment.
- Opportunities to innovate.
We can be a match if you are:
- Curious & courageous - you're driven by always wanting to know more and learn more and you're brave enough to.
- Obsessed with mastery - you know what it takes to become good at what you do and are constantly pushing yourself to do it.
- Adaptable, curious and willing to learn.
- Passionate in providing insights.
- Thrive in a collaborative environment.
Are you interested to take the step? We look forward to engaging with you further. Apply now!
Application Closing Date: 18/09/24
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