Fixed Term Contract Legal Counsel
Locations: South Africa, Alrode, Alberton
Time Type: Full time
Posted on: Posted Yesterday
Time left to apply: End Date: November 8, 2024 (7 days left to apply)
Job Requisition ID: R10055871
How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
The Legal Counsel is to provide assistance to the Head of Legal - Southern Africa, on legal matters relating to the company and its affiliated companies within Southern Africa, including but not limited to:
- Pre-litigation and litigious claims
- Commercial, contractual or civil disputes
- Interpretation and/or negotiation of a wide range of commercial, operational and supply chain contracts
- Provision of legal support to the various functions of the organisation in the areas of business development, sales and marketing, finance, procurement, human resources, engineering, operations and maintenance
- Assist in the management of corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, and statutory secretarial duties
- Provide general day-to-day support to the Head of Legal - Southern Africa in managing the legal and corporate affairs of the organisation and its subsidiaries.
- Support with preparing a compliance management system and updating the compliance risk management plan.
- Support with interpreting, drafting and negotiating a wide range of commercial contracts entered into by the organisation and its subsidiaries.
- Support with commercial and/or contractual (non-litigious) disputes related to price adjustments, breach of terms and conditions, and defaulting customers.
- Support in drafting and/or reviewing supply chain contractual notices such as terminations, renewals, extensions or awarded bids.
- Legal research, interpretation and preparation of legal memorandums.
- Maintain and update internal records and activities undertaken by the organisation and its subsidiaries.
- Liaise with external advisors, service providers, consultants, and agents.
- Facilitate statutory committee, board of directors and general assembly meetings and draft related documentation.
- Maintenance/update of company records such as ordinary and special resolutions, minutes, share registers, etc.
- Preparation and submission of amended company records to the Companies and Intellectual Property Commission.
- Support in internal and external statutory legal and regulatory company compliance audits.
- Support in corporate governance refresher trainings.
- Support in the implementation and monitoring of regulatory compliance projects.
- Support the Legal Assistant in managing debt collection firms and negotiating settlement agreements.
- Support the Head of Legal in handling Ethical alerts.
- Maintain and update departmental records.
- Stay up to date with applicable industry matters and assist in conducting legal research.
Are you a MATCH?
Educational Requirements
- LLB, or Bachelor of Laws / Bcom of Laws with LLB degree
Experience
- Admitted Attorney (or < 3 years post serving Articles of Clerkship at a reputable law firm)
- 2 to 3 years experience in the field of corporate/company law, commercial, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance.
Knowledge and Know-how specific to the job
- Solid understanding of South African laws, regulations, and codes.
- Solid understanding of legal procedures related to commercial disputes.
- Solid drafting, reviewing, negotiating and/or settling of legal documents.
- Solid legal research skills.
- Knowledge of regulators monitoring the organization’s corporate affairs.
- Computer literacy.
Our Differences make our Performance
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