Legal advisor: Client Agreements (Nelspruit)

Key Performance Areas

Business Support and General Legal Advice

• Custodian of legal agreements as applicable and responsible for developing and reviewing them from time to time to ensure legal compliance
• Drafting of Legal Agreements and SLAs
• Assessment of impact of any new legislation and providing training to Legal and affected Business Units from time to time
• Providing legal advice and opinions to Divisions and within the regionalisation model
• Legal research and legal reviews and due diligence investigations
• Advising and providing a tailor made business solutions to problems
• Generally ensure best possible legal solution to legal problems

Monitoring and Compliance with CompanyAct and other applicable legislation

• Monitor legislation that may affect the Bank and recommend solutions
• Proactive awareness of new legislation and advising the Bank accordingly
• Assessment of impact of any new legislation and making recommendations in this regard

Resource Management

• Management of assigned attorneys in terms of giving them instructions and subsequent communication as applicable
• Manage delivery of outsourced work and monitor performance

Review and Development of Policies and Procedures

• Identify loopholes and make recommendations on policies and processes for improved service delivery
• Monitoring and compliance to the policies and procedures and making recommendations in case of non-compliance.
• Assist in Delegation of Powers (DOP) development and review
• Drafting agreements and general legal assistance to the Bank as a whole including ensuring product compliance and alignment with the Banks policies

Manage Stakeholder relationship

• Proactive building of internal relationships with all business units
• Understanding operational business needs
• Providing business solutions in area of expertise
• Understanding internal clients areas of operation
• Proactively building relationships with attorneys/advocates/Bank clients
• Good working relationship with team

Drafting

• Receive requests for the drafting of Contracts
• Assess and discuss requirements with the client and draft initial contracts
• Review inputs and amend according to comments received
• Prepare execution versions of the contract, together with control sheets, acquire internal signatories and submit for external signatures
• Retain electronic copies of contracts and control sheets

Qualifications and Requirements

• 4 year LLB Degree or equivalent
  
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