Legal Specialist

Optimal Growth Technologies; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 300,000 - 450,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the legal sector is looking for a Legal Advisor based in Bryanston for a 12-month period. The role involves providing legal advice, drafting agreements, and managing disputes related to property leases. Candidates must hold an LLB degree and show strong negotiation skills, with the ability to engage proactively with internal stakeholders.

Qualifications

• Minimum LLB Degree required.
• Completed articles with no PQE or PQE of no more than 2 years.

Responsibilities

• Deliver legal and compliance advice to the legal team.
• Support internal legal team with negotiations and drafting.
• Keep business stakeholders updated on legal matters.

Skills

Research skills

Negotiation skills

Legal drafting skills

Oratory skills

Analytical skills

Interpersonal skills

Customer focus

Strategic thinking

Education

LLB Degree

Completed articles

Job description

Location : Bryanston

Duration: 12 months

Role purpose:

• Responsible for the delivering legal and compliance advice to the legal team. To support the legal team with:
• vetting, drafting, negotiation and renewal of property leases, access agreements, site sharing agreements with third parties and any other agreements that company may be required to enter into from time to time;
• all queries received from the various departments
• be proactive in their engagement with internal personnel; and
• dispute resolutions and litigation matters.
  
  
  

Key accountabilities and responsibilities:

• Support the internal legal team;
• Day-to-day responsibility for providing accurate, effective and timely legal advice, analysis, and support on commercial and contractual matters relating to company, with a specific focus on property lease and site sharing negotiations, renewals, and dispute;
• Drafting legal agreements as required by company;
• Research and drafting legal opinions;
• Keep business stakeholders updated and briefed on major negotiations, disputes and/or, changes in property law in South Africa that impact company;
• Be an active member of the legal team;
• Keep the legal team abreast of legal matters and write reports to them from time to time.
  
  
  

Required Qualifications:

• Minimum LLB Degree
• Completed articles with no PQE o PQE of no more than 2 years
  
  
  

Core competencies, knowledge and experience:

• Highly developed research skills
• Capable of negotiating and resolving commercial transactions and disputes
• Providing legal advice to the legal team
• Developed legal drafting skills c
• Highly developed oratory skills
• Developed decision making and interpersonal skills
• Team player with strong negotiating/persuading skills
• Analytical skills and attention to detail
• Ability to collaborate with the business and external stakeholders
• Customer focus
• Ability to understand trade-offs or balance between business risk and legal considerations
• External perspective, i.e. anticipates market changes and recommend viable solutions
• Strategic thinking and solution orientated
• Developing commercial acumen
• Proactive stakeholder engagement