Legal Counsel- Commercial Law

Qualifications

Our client in Alberton is looking for a Commercial Lawyer on a 1-year contract basis. The following qualifications and experience are required:

• Law degree from a reputable university
• Licensed to practice law in their country (“qualified”)
• Minimum 5 years of Post Qualification experience in Commercial law (PQE)
• At least 3 years of experience with a law firm; area of practice should include commercial law
• Ideally, but not necessarily, experience with a multinational company as in-house counsel

Overview Of Responsibilities

• Proactively supporting legal operations for all business units or sub-business units and/or professional functions of Henkel operations in SSA
• Providing legal counselling and advice
• Managing the preparation or review of contracts
• Managing external disputes and litigation
• Providing all other legal support

Territory

• Based at Henkel office in S. Africa
• Responsibilities cover SSA, namely S. Africa, Kenya, and Nigeria