Senior Legal Advisor at City of Johannesburg

Minimum Requirements: 

• Grade 12 and a Bachelor’s Degree in Law at NQF level 7; 
• 6 – 8 years of relevant legal experience; 
• No criminal record. 

Primary Function:

• Render a comprehensive legal service to all departments of the Council with the view to ensure that all the decisions of the Council and its committees, heads of departments, and senior and junior officials, that have legal implications, comply with the law; that the potential of any legal claims against the Councils are minimized; and that, in all the documents signed on behalf of the Council, the interests of the Council are legally protected.  

Key Performance Areas: 

• Render a professional legal advisory support service to Council departments, Municipal Entities (MEs), Executive Committees, and Section 79 Committees (i.e. legislative, procurement, and portfolio committees). 
• Provide legal support and comments on reports to the Executive, Mayoral Committees, Supply Chain Management Committees, and Legislature. 
• Draft reports to the Mayoral Committee and Council Committees. 
• Draft, vet, comment and negotiate agreements. 
• Provide contract support and legal assistance to the department in procurement-related matters. 
• Legal Department Contract Management Framework implementation. 
• Institute, defend and manage litigation. 
• Represent the City before or on statutory and other bodies. 
• Provide information in respect of the litigation register. 
• Manage case files and invoices received on litigious and other matters. 
• Legal Department Policy implementation. 
• Comment and monitor legislation. 
• Draft and review by-laws and policies on matters within the competency of the municipality and amendments thereto. 
• Draft, review, interpret and provide advice in respect of the Delegation of Authority framework to Political Office Bearers and Heads of Departments. 
• Perform duties assigned as required within the Group Legal and Contracts Department and its Directorates.