Senior Legal Practitioner (Centurion) at AVBOB South Africa

Description

• The above-mentioned position exists within the Legal Services department. The purpose of the job is to provide commercial and insurance legal advice, interpretation, maintenance and implementation of legislative requirements and processes. Provides timely advice on all legal matters including those on contract, commercial, governance and regulative issues.

Consultation with Management and Employees

• The incumbent is to remain updated on AVBOB’s operations, policies and related legal matters to ensure that updated legal advice is provided.
• Ensure that the business rights are protected through preventative and remedial action or in the event of disputes, to start legal action with the assistance of outside legal counsel.
• Assessing and advising effectively to minimize and control risks to the company and ensure that the systems, controls and processes are appropriate and relevant.
• Advise the Management of the organisation of their rights, responsibilities and obligations in business transactions.

Provide Legal Advice

• Provide professional support and advice to the Manager: Legal Services as and when required and attend to management responsibilities as a whole.
• Researching and analysing implications of case law, legislation and regulatory matters that would affect the Group and reporting them to the Manager: Legal Services.
• Provide civil and commercial litigation advice after the proper research of precedents and interpretation of legal records such as legislation and case law. Will be able to determine the advisability of defending or prosecuting a lawsuit and will then develop strategies and arguments in preparation of cases.
• Interpret laws, rulings and regulations and ensure thereafter that legal documents and other contractual documents are effectively drafted, drafted, reviewed, interpreted and vetted.
• Advise on/review/prepare legal contracts, documents, briefs and opinions.
• Advise on applicable laws, rules and regulations pertaining to each type of activity undertaken by each business unit and impact of any changes in such rules and regulations on these activities.
• Managing external legal resources when required and would for instance brief external attorneys whenever it is a company decision to prosecute a particular offender or whenever it is required that the company is to defend itself from a particular law suit.
• Provide pro-active legal assistance and advice on various legal issues like commercial contracts, dispute resolution and on matters in relation to regulatory and governance.
• Use skills in interpreting applicable laws, regulatory policies and procedures, case laws, legal search, identify, manage and mitigate risk and strengthen business support.
• Advising on legal issues referred by management such as commercial agreements, corporate and governance issues, internal legal documentation, contracts with suppliers, landlords and related issues

Requirements

• A relevant 4-year qualification (LLB)
• Must be an Admitted attorney
• Experience of MS Office Suite (MS Word, MS Excel)
• 4 Years post-admission relevant experience that includes 2 years’ experience in insurance and financial regulatory advisory matters
• Insurance Act and Financial Advisory and Intermediary Services Act experience