The role of the LEGAL ADVISOR is to provide legal advice on general corporate and commercial law matters; and other legal advice for the asset management firm.
Key responsibilities:
- Conduct legal research, provide opinions and advice in respect of corporate/commercial law
- Draft, review and negotiate agreements of corporate/commercial/operations including information technology
- Participate in and provide legal advisory in corporate projects
- Manage and assist with corporate litigation
- Identify new and amendments to legislation that impact the company and advise and assist with implementation.
- Understanding of technology law and privacy
- Advise on FAIS and related legislation
- Manage legal instructions and attorneys on the panel
- Oversee contract management process at Legal and manage contract management process in respect of concluded agreements in corporate legal.
Qualifications and experience required:
- LLB degree
- Admitted attorney of the High Court with between 3-5 years post articles experience
- Corporate/commercial legal advisory
- Litigation experience
- Comfortable with technology due to digitization of processes.
An asset management firm, whose mandate is to make investments in various sectors of the economy. with trillions of Rands worth of assets under management in Africa.