Job Description

9705//Cape Town//TOP JOB
R HIGHLY NEGOTIABLE PLUS ANNUAL PERFORMANCE BONUS
Our client is a consumer finance business that offers customers financial services products in association with leading retailers in South Africa.
They now seek a senior legal advisor to join their legal team. You will report to the executive: legal & compliance. This role has a global focus and reports at times in to Europe, too. Superb exposure. Great team.
JOB DESCRIPTION WILL INCLUDE BUT NOT BE LIMITED TO:

• You will be required to ensure that the company is protected, compliant and current across all legal relationships in order to manage and mitigate risk;
• You will be required to support the legal team in order to ensure that the company's staff and business stakeholders are given the necessary support and assistance in respect of relevant legislative, internal policy and regulatory obligations and best practice standards;
• Contracts:

• You will be responsible for drafting, vetting, negotiating and updating material legal contracts and associated SLA's for essential service providers;
• You will be required to attend to ad hoc contract review queries from the business;
• You will be responsible for ensuring the implementation and monitoring of the contract conclusion and sign-off policy;
• You will be responsible for template agreements (NDA's etc.);
• M & A activities:

• You will be required to assist with due diligence investigations;
• You will be required to draft and / or review agreements;
• You will be required to collaborate with internal teams to provide comprehensive legal advice and support in structuring, negotiating and executing transactions that will support the further growth of the business;
• You will be required to engage with and oversee external legal counsel where required;
• Company secretarial:

• You will be responsible for the company secretarial function for the company;
• You will be responsible for drafting resolutions (sign-off, oversight and execution);
• You will be required to manage resolutions register;
• You will be required to attend to ad hoc resolution queries;
• You will be required to keep abreast of developments in good governance, Companies Act, King III etc.;
• General:

• You will be required to manage legal and reputational risk;
• You will be responsible for attending to ad hoc litigation matters;
• You will be required to provide advisory services to the business on any of the above relevant legal areas;
• You will be required to manage the legal requirements across the foreign territories where the company operates;
• You will be required to manage the framework for internal governance forums and processes;
• You will be required to represent the legal department at relevant forums, committees and meetings;
• You will be required to assist with various projects and ad hoc audits;
• You will be required to continuously stay abreast of legislative and industry developments:

CORE COMPETENCIES REQUIRED, BUT NOT LIMITED TO:

• You have sound business acumen;
• You have strong negotiation skills;
• You have honed numeric and analytical skills;
• You are innovative and solutions focussed;
• You have excellent communication (verbal and written) skills in English;
• You have strong presentation skills;
• You are articulate, rational, coherent and persuasive;
• You are disciplined, business focused delivery and impact-astute;
• You have effective relationship management and collaboration skills;
• You are team orientated.

CORE QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE:

• You are an admitted attorney;
• You have a minimum of 5 years current, relevant post articles experience preferably within a top tier law firm/s and / or financial services;
• You have expert knowledge of governing legislation (e.g. NCA, FAIS, Companies Act etc.);
• You have a sound understanding of South African laws applicable to financial services.

Wonderful team; great exposure and a friendly, capable management team. Great opportunity to work in a global best practice business.

Skills Required