Legal Advisor at Faircape Group

Job Description

Faircape, a well known and respected player within the property and healthcare industries have a vacancy for a Legal Advisor to take full responsibility for the drafting, reviewing and providing advice on legal agreements, as well as to manage contracts and related issues and to ensure that policies and procedures are up to date and being enforced.

The successful candidate will be based at the Claremont Head Office.

Specific Duties Include, But Is Not Limited To

Professional input

• Work closely with the CEO to understand the group’s strategy and to identify potential risks or issues
• Serving on EXCO in relation to the retirement business (Faircape Retirement Holdings) to set objectives to improve group performance and results
• Take responsibility for identifying legal risk and ensure that it is managed effectively
• Manage all aspects of acquisition, including due diligence
• Manage application process for land development, amendment to spatial use conditions, zoning schemes, and changes in conditions to facilitate general property development
• Remain abreast of all changes in the legal, tax and corporate governance in South Africa and internationally
• Provide technical input on proposed changes to legislation, ie Community Schemes Ombud Service Act regulations
• Advise management of changes in legislation and implementation of same
• Drafting of documents
• Assist in documenting policies and procedures with legal input to ensure the effective operation of the group
• Take instruction and draft lease agreements, addenda cession and assignment of leases, renewal of lease agreements, etc
• Drafting and reviewing of commercial property contracts within the group including development agreements, agreements with service provider (Quantity Surveyor, Architect, Principal Architect, Construction companies, etc.)
• Manage construction management contracts and commercial financing agreements
• Draft and review all legal agreements
• Drafting of fibre installation and other IT based agreements (ie High Site Agreements)
• Management of construction contracts including, but not limited to JBCC

Negotiation and Litigation

• Participate in lease negotiations.
• Manage tenant arrears, collections, including issuance of letters of demand
• Communicating with various banks regarding new and existing facilities, and renewals thereof
• Manage litigation process, settlement proposals, High Court work including briefing of Advocates and Attorneys

Conveyancing

• Manage the execution of purchase and sale agreements including the transfer of residential / sectional title and commercial properties
• Liaising with Attorneys on all legal matters, including conveyancing
• Vetting of third party legal documents
• Vetting of all agreements within the group and external communications (including website and disclaimers)

Qualifications

Requirements

• LLB degree
• Admitted attorney
• Admitted conveyancer
• Admitted notary (advantageous)

Experience and knowledge

• 3 -5 years similar experience within a law firm or corporate environment
• Conveyancing experience
• Wills and estates experience (advantageous)
• Solid legal knowledge
• Commercial experience advantageous

Skills and Attributes

• Detail orientated
• Ability to multitask
• Logical, systematic and methodical approach to work
• Flexible in picking up responsibilities related to legal
• Professional written and verbal communication skills
• Strong mediation skills and ability to settle disputes
• Creative and innovative
• Strong problem solving skills

Specific Requirements

• Own Transport
• Clear health record
• Clear credit record
• No criminal record
• Solid and positive references

Benefits

Market related cost to company salary with inclusion of company contribution towards medical aid (Discovery Coastal Core)

17 days annual leave per year