Legal Advisor
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Job Location:
Cape Town - South Africa
Monthly Salary:
Not Disclosed
Posted on:
30+ days ago
Vacancies:
1 Vacancy
Job Summary
Job Description
Are you a sharp legal mind with a flair for commercial labour and contractual law Ready to make your mark in a dynamic multi-disciplinary environment Were seeking a seasoned Legal Advisor to join a leading professional services firm operating across the built environment. Position is based in Cape Town or Gauteng.
Duties and responsibilities:
- Legal support:
- Providing general legal support to the different divisions of the company: Finance & Management Support / Management Programme / FCAs / Professional Services
- Drafting of legal documentation including contract templates default notices PSP appointment letters etc. e.g. Sub-consultant PROCSA and CIDB templates and Addenda
- Vetting and compliance: All legal documentation drafted on behalf of third-party funders
- Monitoring ongoing litigation and disputes vetting court documentation where applicable
- Client liaison
- Attorney liaison
- Liaising with employers and/or Consultants on legal matters on behalf of Company and/or clients
- Attending to registration of securities and signing of irrevocable payment undertakings and perfecting of securities
- Attending to legal correspondence with all relevant stakeholders including employers clients and third parties
- Assisting with special tasks on an ad hoc basis
- Providing general legal support to the different divisions of the company: Finance & Management Support / Management Programme / FCAs / Professional Services
- Assist in monitoring legal risk & compliance
- Identifying and managing potential legal risk
- Ensuring that all suspensive conditions are met prior to Clearance being given (FMS)
- Ensuring that all contract documents are correctly executed
- Attending to recoveries and debt collection
- Assist with debt collection on behalf of Company: Drafting of LOD / AOD and monitoring repayments
- Setting and meeting collection targets as per agreement by Company
- Attending debt collection meetings
- Instructing external attorneys per requirement
- Attorney liaison and responding to queries and requests for information
- Assisting with trial preparation documentary evidence briefing of witnesses etc.
- Report on legal matters
- Drafting of meeting minutes and submitting of reports to Legal Manager as required
- Attending to in-house HR administrative matters
- Drafting offers of employment & employment contracts
- Assisting with disciplinary matters including providing guidance to staff the drafting of disciplinary documentation e.g. charge sheet / record / outcome
- CCMA: Attendance of hearings / Hearing preparation & trial bundles
- Redrafting of Company HR Policies: Monitoring input from external and internal stakeholders and driving to completion
- Monitoring performance gradings and providing guidance to the relevant Executive
Requirements:
- LLB
- Admitted attorney (Admitted Conveyancer will be advantageous)
- At least 5 yrs relevant post qualified experience
- Labour: contracts / CCMA / Disciplinaries
- Litigation / court processes
- Legal recoveries including exposure to liquidation processes and Business Rescue
- Basic knowledge of Contract law interpretation / drafting / vetting
- Advantageous knowledge of the built environment and the following standard building contracts:
- JBCC 6.2
- GCC (2015)
- NEC3 / NEC4 suite of agreements
- Experience in policy review
Required Experience:
Unclear Seniority
Key Skills
- Administrative Law
- Intellectual Property
- Court Proceedings
- Advocacy
- Legal Research
- Contract Law
- Criminal Cases
- Legal procedures
- Law
- Private Practice
- Legal Documents
- Trial Preparation
- Labor Law
- Legal Advice
- Arbitration Law
About Company
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