Legal Drafter - Parktown at Hollard Insurance

Job Purpose

• The ideal candidate must have experience in the drafting and analysis of life policy wordings. This role includes the development and implementation of all policy documentation including checking that all forms pertaining to wordings such as schedules, endorsements and forms comply with the current legislative practices and market procedures.  The candidate must also have experience in contract development and be able to generate template agreements and issue to business..

Key Responsibilities

• Draft and Review policy wordings to ensure alignment to product specification and applicable legislation, compliance, claims, underwriting, business rules and Treating Customers Fairly principles
• Work according to the defined processes for the management, storage and collation of all legal documentation
• Review and sign off customer facing documentation received from business or the marketing team
• Implement and ensure the successful operation of the contracts management process in Hollard Life
• Process Invoices and co-ordinate legal team projects.

Contract generation      

• Track requests for drafting agreements, perform due diligence checks on contracting party
• Generate template agreements to be signed
• Ensure that all the contracts that are received have been completed and correctly signed by both parties
• Store all the required contracts in a central repository for Hollard Life

Legal Drafting and Reviewing    

•  Review and draft Policy Wordings
• Review marketing materials and client communications (sms, website, brochure, etc)
• Review Sales scripts

General Office Administration  

•  Drafting minutes and Reports
• Setting up meetings
• Regularly updating Legal activity report
• Co-ordinating legal workshops
• Facilitate Adhoc Legal Projects

Process invoices

Required Knowledge and Experience    

• 3 to 5 years related insurance experience
• Experience in writing in plain language in a professional environment (preferred)
• Exposure to insurance policy drafting (essential)
• Accuracy and excellent attention to detail
• Excellent communication, interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Excellent grasp of grammar and the English language, able to communicate and write in plain English
• A team player
• Innovative
• Self-motivated, able to work on own initiative
• Able to prioritise effectively and deliver with quality
• Demonstrate a proactive approach 
• Knowledge & Experience
• Knowledge of FAIS and Insurance Acts
• Understanding of the long-term insurance products
• The ability to create and adapt policy wording
• Knowledge of the legal, regulatory and compliance provisions that apply to life product range

Educational Requirements    

• Legal Related Degree or Diploma (LLB will be advantageous)
• Technical writing qualification (preferred)