Legal Advisor Specialist

Your time is now to be your exceptional best at Old Mutual! Job Description This role is responsible for providing advanced or specialist legal support. It also partakes in actions related to legal risk management, technical training and marketing interventions. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts over periods of up to 3 months. Role Description: Provides advanced or specialist legal support. Provides technical training on financial planning/ product development/ retirement funds/ client services and administration. Networks with or serves on industry bodies if required. Networks with high-level client base. Provides assistance with semi-legal or contractual documents. Conducts or participates in litigation if required. Writes financial planning circulars. Works on projects. Provides legal opinions/comments on legislation. Contributes to the appropriate management of legal risk within area of responsibility e.g. identifying legal risks. Facilitates mitigating action and may initiate action by training and fixing, specifically where control break occurs or is likely to occur. Conducts legal marketing interventions and generally promotes a better understanding of legal requirements in area of responsibility. Qualifications and Experience required: LLB Degree Post Graduate Diploma in Financial Planning Must have passed CFP Financial Industry Experience The appointment will be made from the designated group in line with the Employment Equity plan of Old Mutual Limited and the specific business unit in question. Skills Education Old Mutual Limited has adopted a mandatory Covid-19 vaccination policy requiring its workforce to be fully vaccinated against Covid-19 by . All prospective employees are required to disclose their vaccination certificates or cards as part of the recruitment process. If you have an objection to taking the Covid-19 vaccination, you will be required to produce a negative PCR test (at your own cost) on a weekly basis as an alternative to vaccination. Prospective employees must inform the recruiter of their election prior to start date. Please refer to the Old Mutual policy for further detail. Old Mutual reserves the right to amend this policy from time to time.