Associate Legal Manager at Colgate-Palmolive

Key Responsibilities 

• Managing relationships with key executive subsidiary business partners and stakeholders by clarifying partner intentions and needs, translate into relevant legal topics, advises resources to address legal issues and needs
• Providing subsidiary legal counsel by assisting in defining issues, gathers pertinent information/legal background, formulates and provides recommendations, brings additional legal resources to bear as vital
• Assists in clearance of advertising and sales promotion materials;
• Customizes global/divisional contracts and templates for local legal requirements
• Preparing and advising on corporate communications and related requests to ensure compliance
• Monitoring government agency and industry associations for issues/concerns pertinent to CP; attend legal committees of local industry associations
• Supporting local corporate governance related activities, filings, legal status
• Providing support for legal HR administration at the local level
• Responding to legal challenges, coordinating litigation related activities, e.g. involving Outside Counsel, Division or Corp Specialists; recording items in databases as required
• Assists with risk and crisis management
• Assist and provide support for internal and external audits and remediation actions
• Maintain all appropriate databases, all companies record up to date using company available repository tools on a timely manner and reporting back
• Managing external legal counsel whenever required including setting out and controlling spend including timeous spend management on company repository tools
• Conducts training workshops on legal matters

BRAND PROTECTION/ANTI-COUNTERFEITING

• Responsible for helping to develop regional and local strategies (country specific) plans in the field of Brand protection
• Accountable for managing all brand protection related work (including investigations, raids/sweeps, border protection work, law enforcement trainings, civil litigation, criminal prosecutions) in the hub
• Coordinating the work of consultants, investigators, and outside counsel; working closely with law enforcement, and working as a key liaison among key stakeholders, including the BPU, the division and all involved subs/hubs
• Seek mentorship when required
• Timely reporting back including but not limited to filling internal reporting tools ensuring transparency in all efforts

Required Qualifications 

• A Bachelor's degree Law degree or related field
• Minimum 3 years of post admittance experience in South Africa in a commercial, litigation and marketing legal role with operational experience
• Experience in Drafting and vetting of legal documentation
• Experience with FCPA (Foreign Corrupt Practices Act) and anti-bribery best practices.