Property Legal Advisor - Cape Town at Truworths

Job Description    

• Join South Africa’s leading fashion retailer and become part of a winning team! Truworths is recruiting for a suitably qualified and experienced admitted attorney with commercial legal experience to join the Legal team as a Property Legal Advisor. The successful incumbent will be responsible for drafting, reviewing, and negotiating the terms of complex commercial lease agreements within the retail sector. This permanent position is based at the Truworths Head Office in Cape Town.

Key Responsibilities    
The successful candidate will be responsible for:

• Negotiating terms of complex commercial lease agreements with the retail sector.
• Drafting lease agreements and other legal documents
• Reviewing existing agreements and other legal documents
• Building and maintaining relationships with the properties team

Qualifications and Experience    

• Legal degree (LLB)
• Must be Admitted Attorney/ Legal Practitioner
• More than 5 years’ experience in a legal role (preferably in a retail, property development or property management company and/or commercial legal experience) which involved drafting and negotiating terms of commercial agreements
• Excellent legal drafting skills
• Computer literate

Competencies    

• Exceptionally strong negotiation skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• High attention to detail
• Well-developed problem solving skills
• Great interpersonal and relation-building skills
• Proven ability to work under pressure
• Resourceful and able to work independently
• Excellent time management skills
• Self-disciplined and self-motivated
• Administrative and numeracy skills