Legal Counsel

Key purpose:

To provide legal advice and support of the highest professional standard to various Company business units.

Duties and responsibilities:

• Provides general legal support to subsidiaries / business divisions within Group pertaining to commercial law, litigation, debt collection, contract law, corporate and dispute resolution.
• Supervise external service providers on a cost benefit basis.
• Maintain relationships with external legal advisors, local and cross border.
• Conduct research and develop legal frameworks, analyse local and international trends that could impact the business.
• Conduct assessment on labour legislation compliance, locally and cross-border.
• Conduct business improvement initiatives on ethics and corporate governance

Qualifications and experience:

• Must have a LLB.
• Must be an admitted attorney of the High Court.
• 5 to 8 years post qualification experience.
• Substantial experience in corporate commercial matters.
• Knowledge of applicable legislation including corporate law, competition law, environmental law, explosives law, mining law, tax law, labour law etc.
• In depth knowledge of legal processes and procedures.
• Experience in a contractual / procurement environment.