Legal Specialist

Legal Specialist

Location : Bryanston

Duration: 12 months

Role purpose:

• Responsible for the delivering legal and compliance advice to the legal team. To support the legal team with:
• vetting, drafting, negotiation and renewal of property leases, access agreements, site sharing agreements with third parties and any other agreements that company may be required to enter into from time to time;
• all queries received from the various departments
• be proactive in their engagement with internal personnel; and
• dispute resolutions and litigation matters.

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Support the internal legal team;
• Day-to-day responsibility for providing accurate, effective and timely legal advice, analysis, and support on commercial and contractual matters relating to company, with a specific focus on property lease and site sharing negotiations, renewals, and dispute;
• Drafting legal agreements as required by company;
• Research and drafting legal opinions;
• Keep business stakeholders updated and briefed on major negotiations, disputes and/or, changes in property law in South Africa that impact company;
• Be an active member of the legal team;
• Keep the legal team abreast of legal matters and write reports to them from time to time.

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum LLB Degree
• Completed articles with no PQE o PQE of no more than 2 years

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Highly developed research skills
• Capable of negotiating and resolving commercial transactions and disputes
• Providing legal advice to the legal team
• Developed legal drafting skills c
• Highly developed oratory skills
• Developed decision making and interpersonal skills
• Team player with strong negotiating/persuading skills
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with the business and external stakeholders
• Customer focus
• Ability to understand trade-offs or balance between business risk and legal considerations
• External perspective, i.e. anticipates market changes and recommend viable solutions
• Strategic thinking and solution orientated
• Developing commercial acumen
• Proactive stakeholder engagement