Legal Administration & Litigation Coordinator

EdUpStairs; Pretoria; Presencial; ZAR 420.000 - 540.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

EdUpStairs is seeking a qualified legal professional with a minimum of one year post-qualification experience in law, focused on Environmental, Mining, Constitutional and Administrative law. You will interpret laws, provide opinions, draft litigation documents, and manage matters end-to-end.

The role requires strong analytical and research skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work in a team under deadlines.

Formación

• LLB degree or equivalent qualification recognised by SAQA.
• Knowledge of Environmental Law, Mining Law, Constitutional Law and Administrative Law.
• Ability to interpret and apply law, legislations, and policies.

Responsabilidades

• Provide legal opinion on losses and damages suffered by the Department in line with Treasury Regulation and relevant policies.
• Draft legal opinion in line with litigation protocol.
• Handle litigation matters.
• Receive summons/ notice of motion.
• Determine the merits of matters and obtain documents/information from line functions.
• Consult line function and obtain instruction on defending or opposing.
• Send instructions to State Attorney and ensure that the counsel is appointed.
• Obtain status reports from State Attorneys on matters to update the litigation system.
• Ensure finalization of matters.
• Ensure the provision of litigation support to the Department.
• Facilitate training sessions relating to legal matters.
• Ensure that referrals, media and parliamentary enquiries are attended to as priority.

Conocimientos

Environmental Law

Mining Law

Constitutional Law

Administrative Law

Legal interpretation

Analytical research

Verbal & written communication

Negotiation

Legal drafting

Computer literacy

Teamwork

Deadline oriented

Driver's license

Willingness to travel

Educación

LLB degree or relevant qualification recognised by SAQA

Descripción del empleo

EdUpStairs is seeking a qualified legal professional with a minimum of one year post-qualification experience in law, focused on Environmental, Mining, Constitutional and Administrative law. You will interpret laws, provide opinions, draft litigation documents, and manage matters end-to-end.

The role requires strong analytical and research skills, excellent written and verbal communication, and the ability to work in a team under deadlines.