Senior Legal Advisor

Senwes Ltd.
Klerksdorp
ZAR 200 000 - 300 000
Job description

Senwes is currently seeking the services of a Senior Legal Advisor to provide commercial legal advice, draft a range of documents, manage deals, ensure compliance, and manage legal commercial risks.

Provide legal advice and deal management

  1. Consult with clients to determine the nature of advice required.
  2. Evaluate facts and apply them to the legal position.
  3. Advise accordingly.
  4. Deal management/project management.
  5. Analyse the commercial aspects of the transactions.
  6. Ensure agreements and documents are legally accurate and mitigate commercial risks.
  7. Ensure agreements/documents are compliant with the latest legal developments.
  8. Consult regularly with the team on proposed structures, developments, and legal implications thereof.
  9. Manage merger applications (Competition law).
  10. Ensure deals are properly executed.

Draft and verify complex commercial contracts/agreements/due diligence investigations

  1. Attend due diligence assessments relating to the company's acquisitions.
  2. Perform legal due diligence assessment on deals.
  3. Establish the nature of agreement required.
  4. Draft, vet, and negotiate a range of complex commercial agreements and documents e.g., MOU’s, term sheets, M&A agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents, prospectuses, notices, etc.
  5. Verify final draft and discuss with the client.
  6. Advise on execution and provide guidelines.
  7. Evaluate existing agreements and propose changes.
  8. Approve final contracts/agreements for signatures.
  9. Ensure application and compliance with governance and legislative requirements.

Negotiation and settlement of commercial disputes

  1. Attend to resolution of disputes by means of mediation, arbitration, or litigation.
  2. Draft settlement agreements.
  3. Ensure implementation.

Provide commercial litigation services

  1. Comprehensive preparation and evaluation of litigation/claims/applications.
  2. Instruct attorneys to take appropriate legal action.
  3. Manage process and ensure compliance with legal procedures.
  4. Legal cost budget management.
  5. Monitor and evaluate legal accounts and advise accordingly.

Ensure legal and procedural compliance

  1. Identify and research relevant legislation.
  2. Advise on requirements for laws.
  3. Prepare, execute, and monitor compliance-specific programmes.
  4. Report to and liaise with regulators.
  5. Training of role players.
  6. Ensure that relevant policies and procedures are in line with legislation.

Qualifications: BCom Law/LLB/Admitted Attorney. Candidates with experience as a practicing conveyancer and notary will enjoy preference.

Requirements: 8 years in legal specialised commercial practice/commercial in-house counsel environment. Excellent drafting and writing skills are essential.

Candidates' drafting skills and knowledge shall be practically tested during the interview process.

Closing date: 10 January 2025.

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  1. We are committed to transformation through the appointment of persons from designated groups, and potential candidates from these groups will enjoy preference.
  2. Kindly note that a consumer credit record will be requested in respect of all appointments which involve dealing with cash or finances.
  3. Should we not have contacted you within six weeks of the closing date, you may assume that your application has been unsuccessful.
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