Legal Counsel

Detailed Description

The successful candidate will be responsible for the following key performance areas:

1. Proactively identify, address, and manage potential legal risks within the client Group, including the PA.
2. Contribute to, and take responsibility for, the development of appropriate legislative and regulatory frameworks that have an impact on the client Group, including the PA.
3. Take responsibility for monitoring and reviewing local and international legislation, regulation, and policies that have an impact on the mandate of the client, and advise the Head of the Legislation and Financial Sector Law Department, senior management in the Legal Services Department, and others across the CLIENT Group on any developments.
4. Conduct and integrate research on issues relating to the legislative, regulatory and policy frameworks that have an impact on the CLIENT Group and the financial sector, and advise on their impact on the current frameworks.
5. Steer legal processes for internal Clients on complex legal challenges and disputes affecting their operations.
6. Draft legislation and regulations as well as opinions to address specific concerns of the CLIENT Group, including the PA.
7. Participate in negotiations to conclude agreements and agree on relevant positions, policies, principles, litigation matters and regulatory action matters, in consultation with senior management in the Legal Services Department.
8. Participate in internal and external forums, and present and/or defend informed positions that are in the interest of the CLIENT Group, including the PA.
9. Lead special projects to ensure that mandated and informed positions are developed and presented to stakeholders.
10. Manage the projects related to legislative, regulatory and policy issues in the CLIENT Group, including the PA, to ensure that mandated and informed positions are developed and presented to stakeholders.
11. Manage stakeholder relationships in relevant areas (internal and external) to enhance the operations of the CLIENT Group, including the PA, and to facilitate the required co-operation and concurrence between financial sector regulators.
12. Manage litigation affecting the CLIENT Group, including the PA, by managing the litigation process with external counsel.
13. Provide regular updates and progress reports on all instructions for the purpose of management information consistency of application of legislation/opinions to manage reputational and legal risk.

Job Requirements

To be considered for this position, candidates must be in possession of:

1. at least an LLB degree (NQF 8) or an equivalent qualification;
2. at least 5–7 years of relevant work experience.

The Following Would Be An Added Advantage

1. admission as an Attorney or an Advocate of the High Court;
2. insurance industry experience.