Legal Advisor

Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description


Minimum Requirements:

  • Bachelor of Law Degree (LLB / BCom)
  • Admitted Attorney of the High Court (desirable)
  • 4 Years post article experience
Required Skills and Knowledge:
  • Commercial law application in a PTY Ltd Company
  • Compliance to the Companies Act (and fiduciary requirements in terms of applicable legislation)
  • Industrial Relations
  • Contracts and agreements (contract law)
  • Excellent English writing skills
  • Drafting of contracts and agreements
  • Drafting of legal letters
  • Research and drafting of opinions on company matters
  • Setup and review of legal templates for agreements like NDA, Contractors and Licensing agreements
  • Representation, under the supervision of Senior Legal Advisor or Legal & Regulatory Lead with external role players
  • Exposure to international law (especially the United States and the UK)
  • Trademark knowledge
  • Patent registration knowledge
  • POPIA (and other privacy) compliance
Key Accountabilities:
  • Support and enable the Company, under the supervision of seniors and management to draft policies and procedures.
  • Review and update policy wording and other related documents as requested.
  • Draft, review and/or make suggestions on contracts to ensure that the contracts entered into by the Company are accurate and advantageous to the Company.
  • Maintain and improve the Companyxe2x80x99s internal contract template database.
  • Maintain, improve review and/or make suggestions for NDAs in line with Company policy, as requested.
  • Draft, review and/or make suggestions for contracts in line with Company policy, as requested.
  • Assist with revision and initial drafting of supplier agreements or terms, as requested.
  • Review customer-facing documents such as sales scripts, marketing assets, external marketing email communication, etc as requested by the Company.
  • Review agreements for internal stakeholders as and when requested and provide relevant suggestions.
  • Provide appropriate legal advice, interpretation and opinions on contracts, policies and agreements as requested.
  • Ensure all legal documents are filed and labeled correctly.
  • Maintain the registry of all active agreements.
  • Maintain an inventory of all actionable items from active agreements and ensure these are actioned appropriately and on time.
  • Monitor agreements and timeously inform relevant parties of action required for renewals, amendments or terminations of agreements.
  • Assist with keeping an accurate bank of all expired agreements, NDAs and Confidentiality agreements.
  • Monitor changes and conduct research in the commercial and legal spheres within active markets, advising the Company on changes, risks and opportunities and implementing necessary changes.
  • Assist and provide support with the legal due diligence process by identifying legal risks and enabling the Company to implement the appropriate controls to mitigate these risks.
  • Assist management with 3rd party due diligence requests.
  • Assist with the management of outsourced legal services in terms of engagement with external attorneys.
  • Assist with communication regarding IP filing and compliance.
  • Assist with maintaining Intellectual Property as well as liaising with internal stakeholders and external counsel regarding Intellectual Property matters.
  • Assist with US Insurance where requested.

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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1407050
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned