Specialist: Legal Associate at Oceana Group Limited

Purpose of the role

• This role reports to the Legal Manager and is responsible to provide support for the Legal and Commercial portfolio throughout the group and ensure Legal processes are aligned to our Group Governance strategy.

Key Job Outputs

Legal Support

• Contracts drafted in consultation with relevant role players, to circulate drafts for comment before finalisation, compliance to contracts monitored and reviewed, duration of contracts monitored.
• Contracts Register maintained up to date, contracts are easily accessed and to upload contracts onto in-house contracts register.
• Maintain good filing system of various legal and regulatory documents, including permits and licenses.
• Prepare legal advice in the form of legal opinions and memoranda to the business and maintain record of all legal advice dispensed to the business.
• Legal assistance and advice provided in procurement processes as part of a team.
• Assist with periodic legal projects e.g. fishing rights allocations, audits, contract template reviews.
• Legal processes within the various business units of Oceana Group are managed and reported on an on-going basis.

Property

• Drafting and reviewing of commercial and residential leases.
• Monitoring and updating Oceana's leased and owned property schedule on a regular basis.
• General assistance with property transfers.

Administration / Miscellaneous

• Maintain signed contracts on in-house contract management system.
• Legal report / action list regularly updated and closed off within deadlines.
• Ad hoc projects administered as and when required and in consultation with relevant role players.
• Attend seminars as and when applicable to work requirements.
• Consumer Protection Act and other consumer related matters
• Provide assistance and advice with consumer related matters.
• Draft terms and conditions for consumer promotions and provide related advice.
• Audit and monitor consumer promotions from CPA compliance perspective.

Knowledge Skills & Attributes

• Excellent contract law knowledge and experience.
• Good knowledge and understanding of administrative law and regulatory compliance, Consumer Protection Act (CPA) and Protection of Personal Information Act (POPI).
• Experience working in the fishing industry would be advantageous.
• Accountability
• Flexibility
• Analytical & Critical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Good Work Ethic
• Accurate and Methodical
• Result focused
• Stress Tolerant
• Organised
• Able to work independently as well as part of a team.
• Excellent MS Word skills and good MS Excel skills will be advantageous.

Required Qualifications

• A legal degree and being an admitted attorney will be advantageous.
• At least 3 year's experience in a corporate/commercial legal firm or an in house legal position.
• Good experience with contract drafting and execution is essential.

Essential Behavioral Competencies

• Decision Making and Judgement
• People Management
• Interpersonal Skills
• Verbal and Written Communication Skills
• Resilience and Stress Tolerance
• Assertiveness