Legal Advisor at Nedbank

Job Purpose

• To consult, advise and proactively engage on all corporate and commercial law matters;
• Provide insights and manage legislative process internally regarding relevant domestic, Rest of Africa presence countries and international legislation impacting the role
• Drafting and vetting of various commercial agreements
• Provide training on corporate and commercial law developments and best practice to peers and Nedbank Group Legal internal clients and stakeholders
• Conducting research into a wide range of commercial law, financial services regulation and employment law matters.

Job Responsibilities

• Delivering key insights in supporting transaction and strategic decision making on corporate and commercial law matters impacting the Nedbank Group.
• Drafting and vetting a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Identify new corporate and commercial law legislation through subscriptions, research and stakeholder engagements, to determine impact and advise relevant stakeholders, including ROA subsidiaries
• Proactively update standard and bespoke commercial agreements.

Accountability
The Legal Advisor is accountable to the Group Legal Head of Commercial Law and Group Chief Legal Counsel.

• Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
• Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees

Preferred Qualification

• Law degree with relevant practical corporate and commercial law advisory experience, preferably within a law firm or banking institution. Being an admitted attorney or admitted advocate with would be advantageous.

Essential Certifications
Preferred Certifications
Type of Exposure

• Coaching and mentoring others
• Identifying business risks
• Making legal decisions
• Assessing legal compliance
• Drafting legal agreements; opinions; letters
• Managing legal risks
• Networking and building relationships
• Establishing and maintaining collaborative relationships with peers / subordinates / managers

Minimum Experience Level

• 2 - 4 years post articles experience
• Worked in a law firm or practiced as an advocate.
• Practical experience in working on a range of commercial contracts and related advisory.

The following additional experience is recommended:

• Successful track record in providing a high degree of accountability and value-added support.
• Significant finance and/or legal and/or internal control experience in the banking and financial services sector.
• Ability to apply skills and experience in a banking and/or insurance organisation.
• Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to influence individuals at all levels of the organisation in accordance with company values.

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business principles
• Business writing
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Nedbank culture and values
• Nedbank policies and procedures
• Nedbank vision and strategy
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Stakeholder management
• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
• Behavioural Competencies
• Communication
• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Continuous Learning
• Innovation