Legal Administrator

Implats; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mining company seeks a Legal Administrator to support the legal team by managing minerals assets and agreements. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in legal administration, with skills in systems management and relevant legislation. This role offers an opportunity to contribute meaningfully to the integrity of mining operations and compliance.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3-5 years experience in administration, preferably in legal or mining contexts.
• 18 months proficiency in Landfolio or similar systems required.
• Basic knowledge of MPRDA, Mining Charter, and legal policies needed.

Responsibilities

• Manage WinDeed alerts, searches for various departments.
• Administer Landfolio system: monitoring, updating documents, capturing assets.
• Assist with audits, manage legal documents via Sharepoint.

Skills

Planning and organising

Time management

Analytical skills

Communication skills

Education

NQF level 6 qualification (Paralegal / Conveyancing / Computer Systems Administration)

Tools

Landfolio

MS Office

Adobe Acrobat Professional

Windeed

Sabinet

Sharepoint

Job description

PURPOSE OF THE JOB:

The Legal Administrator will provide assistance to the legal team and administer minerals assets and agreements to ensure security of tenure.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS AND REQUIREMENTS:

• A relevant NQF level 6 qualification i.e Paralegal / Conveyancing / Computer Systems Administration essential.
• Minimum of 3 – 5 years administration, system administration, mining property, conveyancing and / or legal environment experience required.
• Minimum of 18 months system proficiency in Landfolio or similar.
• Sound knowledge and proficiency of various systems i.e. Landfolio, MS Office, Windeed or similar, Adobe Acrobat Professional, Sabinet or similar, One Drive/ Dropbox and Sharepoint.
• Basic knowledge of Mineral and Petroleum Development Act (MPRDA), Mining Charter and other mining legislation, policies and procedures.
• Excellent planning and organising-, time management- and analytical skills.
• Must be a self-motivated, goal orientated team player with good communication skills and business acumen.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• WinDeed alert management, searches and distribution for various departments i.e Legal, Housing, IRS, Internal Audit, Procurement, Surveying etc.
• Administer requests of 2nd mortgage bonds and liaise with internal housing departments and external attorneys.
• Assistance with Legal Storeroom project & Legal Storeroom digitalization.
• Monitor, identify and distribute competing third party applications / claims and I & AP registrations and liaise with service providers.
• Monitor, identify and distribute land claims over mining and surface areas of Implats SA-managed entities.
• Assist with MPRDA and other relevant applications and compliance obligations, submission of reports, payment of fees, import and export permits, submission of MPRDA applications in hard copy and/or on required Portal
• Administer Landfolio system i.e. monitoring, follow up, updating, uploading documents, capturing assets and agreements and assisting with system updates.
• Surface Rights and Erven administration, including systems updates and liaison with attorneys and internal departments.
• Conduct and distribute Sabinet searches i.e. Laws, Regulations, Government Gazettes, Provincial Gazettes, Bills
• Assist with due diligence, audits, data rooms, management requests, trademarks and ad hoc requests
• Assist with internal and external audit requests (Implats Group), as well as DMRE and other regulatory body audits.
• Assist, upload and extract Legal Department documents via Sharepoint.
• Filing, compilation and distribution of documents: hard copy and/or electronic

APPLICATIONS (CV, COPIES OF QUALIFICATIONS AND ID IN ONE PDF DOCUMENT) MUST BE UPLOADED ONTO THE VACANCY PORTAL ON THE INTRANET/HEAD OFFICE/VACANCIES, OR ON LET’S TALK - INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE CONSIDERED.EXTERNAL APPLICANTS – KINDLY VISIT THE IMPLATS WEBSITE (WWW.IMPLATS.CO.ZA) – UNDER CAREERS/JOB OPPORTUNITIES AND APPLY ONLINE – REMEMBER TO UPLOAD YOUR ENTIRE APPLICATION AS ONE ATTACHMENT.