Legal Advisor at Hello Group

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND:

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised university;
• Admitted as an Attorney/Advocate/Legal Practitioner (South Africa);
• Minimum of 5 years of post-admission experience in a legal advisory role;
• Extensive experience in drafting and reviewing a variety of contracts is essential to this position. Role has a large focus on agreements in foreign jurisdictions;
• Knowledge of local and international AML/CFT/KYC and FATF, preferable but not essential;
• Experience in Fintech, Financial Services or Remittance industry, preferable but not essential.

Duties and Responsibilities

Junior In-house Legal Counsel / Junior Legal Advisor

• Draft and review International Remittance/Money Transfer Agreements;
• Highlight the legal risks, and present mitigating factors concerning the identified risk(s) to relevant business units;
• Assist with the AML/CFT due diligence process;
• Assist with the onboarding of third-party service providers globally;
• Attend to all ad hoc legal matters affecting the remittance business and other business within the group;
• Draft legal letters for the group and draft ad hoc legal agreements (nationally and internationally);
• Assist in drafting and reviewing group policy documents;
• Draft, and review, various commercial legal agreements applicable to the group;
• Advise the group on general legal matters and stay up to date with legal/regulatory changes that have an impact on your business unit;
• Review and develop the group’s current legal processes;
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Head of the Department in respect of the above from time to time;
• Refer matters to an external legal counsel should it be required and approved by the Legal Manager;
• Draft legal opinions; and Contract negotiations with third parties.

Regulatory Compliance

• Advise on the influence of legislation applicable to the different group divisions and their clients but with a primary focus on the remittance business;
• Provide oral and written legal opinion reports on research conducted as well as on various aspects of foreign and domestic law;
• Interpret contracts, legislation, and regulations;
• Compile regulatory compliance processes to assist the group in complying with regulatory obligations;
• Ad hoc regulatory compliance duties; and
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Legal Manager in respect of the above from time to time.

General Legal Advisor Responsibilities - Legal Services

• Provide legal assistance under the umbrella of shared services to the group;
• Liaise with various divisions of the group as well as with external stakeholders regarding all legal matters; and
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Head of the Department in respect of the above from time to time.

Legal and Compliance Administration

• Maintain legal agreement templates, including, but not limited to; non-disclosure agreements, Remittances / Money Transfer Agreements and other agreements;
• Ensure that the group is equipped with all the necessary resources and tools to fulfil all legal and compliance tasks; and
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Head of the Department in respect of the above from time to time