Legal Advisor (Operations)
Pretoria Human Resources / Recruitment ~ Legal
Pretoria - Gauteng
Salary: Market related
Overview
Reporting to the Senior Manager: External Legal Advisory Services, the Legal Advisor is responsible for providing and facilitating legal advisory services in support of municipalities. The incumbent coordinates legal advisory services to ensure that the company executes its legal support and advisory role to municipalities. The incumbent co-ordinates and facilitates external legal work of the organization including liaison with external legal practitioners, government departments, municipalities, and other stakeholders.
Requirements Bachelor of Laws (LLB) Degree (Essential/minimum)Admission as an Attorney will be advantageousAt least three (3) to five (5) years of operational experience in legal services of which at least two (2) years should have been specifically in the local government sector or providing legal services to the sectorAt least three (3) years experience operating at a management level within a medium to large sized organizationProven track-record in successful lobbying and advocacy of critical issuesPrevious experience in a multidisciplinary unit is (Essential)Experience in drafting legal opinionsA valid Code 08 drivers license and own vehicle Key Performance Areas Legal Advisory Services: Provide legal support to municipalities and oversee, co-ordinate and facilitate the sourcing of expert legal opinions and provision of legal advisory services.Collaborate with colleagues in the sector and effectively assess and communicate the implications of legal and regulatory requirements on compliance, technical, product design and operational choices in municipalities.Communicate and facilitate engagement with external experts in respect of drafting legal documentation.Coordinate a platform for sharing of legal information with municipal legal practitioners.Give timely feedback to municipalities on various legal matters. Draft And Manage Legal Documents: Oversee litigation from beginning to end.Draft legal opinions and provide legal support to municipalities.Draft legal documents.Provide draft comments on pieces of legislation affecting local government. Legal Research: Comb and scrutinise through laws and legal articles to find facts and precedents that support legal opinions.Read through legal documents to ensure correctness.Summarise findings and court orders in writing.Use the Law Library and other platforms to undertake legal research and update case law for the benefit of municipalities. Reporting: Prepare reports to various company governance structures and municipalities.Draft various legal communications based on information provided, with proper consideration to legal implications of a response.Coordinate the drafting and publication of company Municipal Legal Bulletin.
NB: Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful.
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