Legal Advisor: Client Agreements - Vryburg

Landbank . S.A.; Vryburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading agricultural bank in Vryburg seeks a Legal Advisor to provide legal advice and manage legal risks within their operations. The successful candidate will ensure legal compliance and oversee the drafting and review of agreements. This position plays a vital role in supporting both commercial and emerging farmers by ensuring that the bank's services are legally sound and risk-managed. Applicants should possess a law degree and relevant experience in legal compliance and contract management.

Qualifications

• Ability to provide legal advice and solutions.
• Experience in managing legal risks.
• Proficiency in drafting and reviewing contracts.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to business units and branches.
• Manage external legal resources and compliance.
• Draft and review client agreements and contracts.

Skills

Legal compliance

Risk management

Contract drafting

Client support

Education

Law degree

Job description

The Land and Agricultural Development Bank of South Africa (Land Bank) is South Africa’s only specialist agricultural bank established in 1912, the bank’s sole objective is to serve South African commercial and emerging farmers and bring specially designed financial services within their reach. These services enable farmers to finance land, equipment, improve assets and obtain production credit. The Land Bank provides financial services that have moved with the times and continues to provide services to agri‑business and constantly reviews its offerings to ensure that they match the needs of an industry. As change has swept across the sector in South Africa the socio‑economic makeup of agriculture has altered, bringing new entrants from historically disadvantaged backgrounds onto the land, these new farmers, facing the challenges of establishing sustainable agri‑businesses across the agricultural value chain, Land Bank has been a commercial lifeline offering appropriately designed financial products that facilitate personal and commercial viability in a sector that is vital to the sustainability of South Africa and its people.

MAIN PURPOSE OF THE JOB

To provide legal advice, legal opinion and solutions and manage legal risks as per the Regionolisation model to business units and branches. The position is located within the Regions to ensure effective client support. The Legal Advisor will ensure legal compliance as well as manage the external resources and the draft and review of client agreements and contracts and other relevant legal matters. Review/checking of the conditions precedent to ensure compliance and sign off of same.