Legal Advisor

Pretoria - South Africa

Monthly Salary: Not Disclosed

Posted on: 20 hours ago

Vacancies: 1 Vacancy

Job Summary

Description

The purpose of the role is providing legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.

Provide legal advice to clients.

1. Receive the legal file and advise on appropriate action.
2. Monitor the progress on the cases.

Deal with cases where tenants take legal action against CPA.

1. Receive the legal file and advise on appropriate action.
2. Handle the matter relevantly appropriate and provide advice.

Dispute resolution and litigation.

1. Receive the legal file and advise on appropriate action.
2. Settle and negotiate dispute where possible.
3. Monitor the progress on the case and report back to the Board on significant legal cases.

Ensure and monitor compliance with relevant regulations governing CPA and its clients.

1. Identify and prioritizing the most relevant current proposed an impending legislation and if (and to the extent) that these are found to have an impact on the company the development and implementation of controls to minimize the compliance risk (for example implanting standard operating procedures or processes manuals and policies).
2. Identify and assess changes in the existing regulatory framework.
3. Monitor and report non-compliance to management of the company and where appropriate the Board.
4. Recommend corrective measures or steps to ensure compliance.
5. Monitor compliance through the adequacy and effectiveness of control measures to actively monitor and manage the companys compliance with relevant legislation on a continual basis.
6. Report to organisational committees of Octodec and CPA when required.
7. Create awareness with employees and training them on the finer aspects of the regulatory requirements.

Provide professional advice to the Human Resources Department.

1. Provide legal advice to the Human Resources Department on labour matters.
2. Act as initiator for all disciplinary enquiries.
3. Provide all the administrative support for the disciplinary hearings.
4. Represent the company at all CCMA cases.

Provide legal services for all commercial documentation.

1. Draft and review all legal agreements.
2. Provide legal resolutions on all commercial matters.
3. Provide legal support in all acquisitions and sales of buildings.
4. Ensure all properties are registered successfully.
5. Review and liaise with the Property Managers on all bank guarantees.

Ensure professional support and legal advice drafting and advising on documentation

1. Advise on and drafting of deal specific clauses agreements and correspondence.
2. Assist with queries and interpretation of existing lease documentation.
3. Interpret lease agreement and resolve queries on interpretation issues.
4. Draft standard lease agreement annexures addendums and the like.

Working conditions:
Office Based.

Requirements

Qualifications & Experience:
1. LLB Degree required.
2. At least 3 years post admission experience; ideally in a leading organisation with a proven track record in contract negotiation and drafting.
3. Admitted attorney required.

Skills & Knowledge Required:

1. MS Office:
a. MS Word Intermediate
b. MS Excel Intermediate
2. Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
3. Knowledge of the legislation and regulatory laws required.

Work Level

Skilled

Job Type

Permanent

Salary

Market Related

EE Position

Location

Pretoria

Required Experience:

Unclear Seniority

DescriptionThe purpose of the role is providing legal advisory services and ensuring effective management of legal and contractual risks.Provide legal advice to clients. 1. Receive the legal file and advise on appropriate action.2. Monitor the progress on the cases.Deal with cases where tenants take...