Legal Advisor Advanced at Old Mutual South Africa

To provide a professional legal service by handling litigation, providing legal opinions/advice and or drafting/vetting legal contracts.

Job Objective

• Providing and/or facilitating delivery of legal advice, guidance and support to enable the business to achieve its business imperatives.
• Ensuring that contractual documentation and other legal documents are drafted, standardised, reviewed, interpreted and vetted.
• Representing the business interests by interfacing with and negotiating contracts and agreements with third parties, including financial institutions, clients, vendors and business partners as required.
• Managing the delivery of claims litigation support to the business and managing legal costs by being proactive in legal matters.
• Sound negotiation skills particularly in litigation.
• Conduct and manage the administration of your office, including an efficient diary system, file management and reporting.
• Demonstrates personal leadership, commitment and dedication to the Legal Department and business at large.
• The ability to work independently with minimal supervision
• A good team player sharing goals, information and providing support to team members in the Legal Department.
• A lateral thinker with a strategic mind and the ability to analyse by evaluating information from all sources and offer solutions timeously.
• Maintain relationships between the Legal Department and key internal interest groups.
• Undertake other duties and special projects as requested.
• Provide progress reports as requested.

Minimum Requirements

• Matric
• Minimum BA Law, BCom Law or LLB
• 2 – 5 years post admission experience as an attorney and preferably having practiced as an attorney, exposure in litigation and contracts
• 1-3 years non-life Insurance experience alternatively financial services experience will be an advantage
• 1-3 years personal injury claims experience will be an advantage