Senior Legal Advisor, Intellectual Property

Job Overview
Business Segment: Group Functions
Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Baker Street 30
Job Type: Full-time
Job Ref ID: 80424827A-0001
Date Posted: 9/12/2024

Job Description:
To protect and enforce the legal entity's intellectual property (IP) and to act as a trusted advisor to the business units regarding IP matters.

Qualifications:

Minimum Qualifications:
Type of Qualification: Post Graduate Degree
Field of Study: Legal

Other Minimum Qualifications, Certifications or Professional Memberships: Post Graduate Degree - LLB; Admitted attorney

Experience Required:
8-10 years proven experience in the provision of guidance and insight pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes of a complex nature. Identification and mitigation of legal risks. At least 8 years' experience within an IP specialist role, either in practice or in-house. At least 6 years' people management experience where appropriate.

Additional Information:
Behavioral Competencies:
Convincing People
Developing Strategies
Directing People
Documenting Facts
Empowering Individuals

Technical Competencies:
Contract Management
Court Processes and Procedures
Dispute Resolution
Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
Legal Advisory & Interpretation
Legal Drafting
Legal Knowledge
Legal Research

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