Responsibilities
- Negotiating, drafting, reviewing, and advising on commercial contracts.
- Local corporate structuring work.
- Administering companies in Africa in accordance with applicable governance and compliance standards and requirements.
- Providing commercial legal support and advice to internal departments.
- Managing disputes in Africa and reporting to Group Legal.
- Legal administration
- Comply with Health, Safety and Environment policies.
- Risk Management.
- Act as an advisor and administrator on legal issues involving the companys government and regulatory compliance.
- Review legal data and advise the organization on appropriate legal action to be taken.
- Provide guidance on the assessment and monitoring of the internal controls to drive compliance with all relevant laws and regulations, managing the implementation of formal compliance audits.
- Provide legal advice and support to all business units, and functional areas and advise management teams on legal matters.
- Conduct comprehensive reviews on various contracts within the organization.
- Draft various contracts for the business.
- Develops operational procedures and policies for tracking, maintaining and updating legal documentation and records.
- Deal with litigation matters involving the business to manage legal risk and manage the relationship with the organizations insurers. Qualifications
- LLB Law degree BCom Law/ LLM Commercial would be advantageous.
- Completed Articles and an Admitted Attorney
- An additional two years of PQE experience would be advantageous. Skills and Experience
- English business language skills to the level of a native speaker (spoken and written)
- Exposure to the logistics industry will be advantageous
- Excellent legal, commercial, and soft skills
- Strong knowledge of corporate laws and regulations.
- Strong commercial acumen
- Knowledge regarding corporate governance would be advantageous, organisational skills and time management
- Collaboration and interaction at group and affiliates level
- Accurate, attention to detail, conscientious
- Autonomous and proactive
- Ability to meet tight deadlines
- Ability to travel when necessary Location: Sandton, Johannesburg
