Employer: Timothy and Timothy Incorporated (“T&T ”) Location: Cape Town, South Africa
Job Type: Fixed Term Employment Contract (1 year, subject to renewal based on continuation of a client project), coupled with partial secondment to the said client (“Client ”).
1. Job Description:
1.1. Responsibilities:
- Provide legal advice and support to the Business on a range of legal matters, including commercial contracts, corporate law, and regulatory matters (data protection, copyright law, consumer law, company law, etc.).
- Work closely with the in-house legal team, T&T, and the Business to ensure that legal risks are identified and managed appropriately.
- Limited assistance on employment law related matters.
- Draft, review, and support negotiations of commercial contracts, including supply agreements, service agreements, and confidentiality agreements.
- Ensure that the Client’s templates used by the Business are used correctly.
- Assist in the coordination of all internal approvals required for the commercial contracts in the Business.
- Conduct legal research and analysis on various legal issues, including new and emerging areas of law.
- Provide legal updates to the in-house legal team, T&T, and the Business on relevant legal developments.
- Work closely with the in-house legal team to identify and manage legal risks across the Business.
- Assist with the development and implementation of policies and procedures to manage legal risk.
- Manage the contract management system and related tools and processes.
- Provide regular updates and compliance checks on the contract management system.
- Ensure that all new joiners are aware of the processes associated with the Contract Management System.
- Provide insights on the tracking of the system and Business compliance.
- Support the in-house legal team on legal projects and initiatives, including M&A transactions, corporate restructuring, and regulatory compliance (POPI compliance).
- Provide guidance and training to non-legal colleagues on legal issues, including contract management, data protection, and regulatory compliance.
2. Eligibility Requirements:
- LLB or equivalent Bachelor of Laws degree.
- Minimum of 4 years post-articles experience in a law firm or in-house legal counsel.
Job Type: Temp to perm
Contract length: 12 months
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