Legal Advisor | Retail Product Development | Legal at Allan Gray Proprietary Limited

Job Description

The candidate will be responsible for assisting the Retail Legal team with a variety of tasks in rendering its services to the broader retail business. The Retail Legal team sits in the Product Development department and assists with the design of products, product improvements, services and operations from a legal perspective. The successful candidate will be expected to respond to queries, make amendments to client facing documents and provide legal opinions to the business, amongst other things.

Key Areas of Responsibility/ Task Requirements

You will be required to:

• Assist in reviewing and interpreting applicable legislation / sub-ordinate legislation
• Providing legal advice to relevant business areas and on relevant projects
• Advise management, employees and clients on all legal matters that affect business decisions 
•  Assess feasibility of existing and/or new products and/or enhancements from a legal perspective
• Respond to legal queries relating to products and product features
• Drafting, amending and reviewing of relevant forms/documents
•  Assist with staff training and/or knowledge presentations (as applicable)
•  Assist with the resolution of disputes: liaising with external attorneys, industry Ombudsman etc.
•  Engage with industry bodies where necessary

 Have knowledge of/familiarity with the following legislation: 

•  Pension Funds Act 
•  Collective Investment Schemes Control Act
•  Long-Term Insurance Act
•  Insurance Act
•  Financial Intelligence Centre Act
•  Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act
•  Financial Sector Regulation Act
•  Income Tax Act
•  Protection of Personal Information Act
•  Exchange Control Regulations 

Have knowledge of various additional areas of South African law, such as:

•  Administration of estates
•  Family law
•  Contract law

Competencies / Personal Attributes

• Good business acumen and problem-solving skills
• Good research and writing skills
• Ability to multi-task effectively 
• Ability to collaborate across teams
• High standard of work / conscientious 
• Deadline and delivery focused
• Able to take initiative / be proactive and exercise sound judgment and decision-making
• Ability to operate independently as well as in a team
• Ability to relate well at all levels of staff and a diverse group of people

Qualifications

• LLB with completed articles
• Admitted attorney
• PGDip Financial Planning (advantageous)