An investment firm requires the expertise of a Legal and Compliance Officer.
The candidate shall have:
- Three years’ post qualification
- Excellent team working skills
- Appetite to work with service providers in multiple jurisdictions
- Appetite to take on new tasks and gain experience in new areas
The role shall include:
- Money Laundering Reporting Office (MRO)
- Reporting to FSCA
- Corporate secretarial work in South Africa
- Working with the investment banking and investment management teams in terms of reviewing NDAs, engagement letters and terms sheets
- Maintaining internal resources, including internal templates for legal contracts. Maintaining records of contracts executed by the firm
- Managing any claims or litigation
- Managing relationships with external law firms
- Helping to uphold best practice in the investment banking and investment management teams
- Managing the process of KYC on by external parties
- Miscellaneous legal related work, eg., reviewing employment contracts, employee stock grants
- Reviewing investment agreements and ancillary documents (including legal opinions) related to flagship fund and overseeing process for satisfaction of CPs
- Monitoring the relevant legal framework(s) and developments and ensuring compliance of the company and its sub-entities.
