Raf Attorney : High Court X16

Road Accident Fund; Pretoria; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A national organization is seeking a qualified attorney to handle High Court matters related to personal injury litigation in Pretoria. The ideal candidate will have a Bachelor's Degree in Law, a minimum of 5-7 years of legal experience post-graduation, and the right of appearance in the High Court. Responsibilities include providing litigation services, managing stakeholder communications, and conducting legal research. This is a permanent position offering a competitive salary package.

Qualifications

• Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.
• 5-7 years of relevant legal experience post-graduation.
• Right of appearance in the High Court.

Responsibilities

• Provide litigation services for High Court matters.
• Conduct research for trial preparation.
• Represent the Road Accident Fund in litigation matters.
• Manage relationships with various stakeholders.

Skills

Legal experience in Personal Injury Litigation

Strong communication skills

Problem solving and analysis

Conflict resolution

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent

Post-graduate in Law or equivalent

Job description

Division : Governance

Reference No :

Location : Pretoria, Gauteng, ZA

Employment Type : Permanent

Disability (EE targeted role) : No

T.A.S.K Grade : 16

Job Posting Salary : R1,,

Job Posting End Date : 18 Nov

The Road Accident Fund's mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

Note : RAF Attorney : High Court Positions (Permanent Contracts) are available in the following Offices :

Pretoria Regional Office X9

Polokwane Office X4

Nelspruit Office X1

Thohoyandou X2

Purpose of the Job

The RAF Attorney : High Court is responsible for all High Court matters within the Fund and to offer litigation services accordingly.

This role will also be responsible to perform a range of tax services including tax bill of costs in compliance with South African laws and regulations.

Key Performance Areas

Policy review and implementation

Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.

Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

Preparation and research on related litigation matters

Conduct research that will provide information in preparation for all matters for trial.

Consult with client departments / representatives, and witnesses for instructions and documentation for cases to be presented in court.

Draft pleadings to provide clear motivation / justification on a particular position about the case.

Mediation process

All required steps regarding the mediation process, as governed by the amendment to the rules of court, are to be taken.

Upon conclusion of the mediation, parties shall inform the Registrar and all other parties by a notice that Mediation is completed.

Parties & Mediator must within 5 days of completion of mediation issue a joint minute indicating.

Represent the Road Accident Fund on all third party claims and related litigation matters

Attend court appearances in all allocated third-party litigation matters.

Ensure file administration from opening to the conclusion of a legal case including adherence to trial dates.

Handle appearances at courts, tribunals, mediation hearings and inquiries.

Approve instructions to appoint and instruct expert witnesses.

Settle non-litigious matters before they are set down for trial

Block consultation, early assessment of files, and early instructions to experts and assessors.

Approve requests to appoint and instruct assessors and expert witnesses.

Recommend a settlement.

Provision of legal advice to RAF

Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.

Provide well-researched legal advice on matters impacting the organisation.

Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.

Taxation

Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations.

Build relationships and interact with clients to provide consulting and expertise in tax services.

Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns.

Reporting

Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and / or inform management decisions.

Develop reports / policies / procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF's Strategy.

Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.

Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports and other documentation and provide management with information both verbally and in a report format.

Stakeholder Management

Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.

Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.

Communication with all levels of stakeholder contact.

People Management

Ensure the sourcing, development and retention of a high-performance team.

Manage the recruitment of the operational workforce in line with employment equity targets.

Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF.

Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control / regulate workplace conflict and / or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.

Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate subordinates to help them achieve their individual goals.

Qualifications And Experience

Bachelor's Degree in Law or equivalent.

Post-graduate in Law or equivalent.

Admission as an Attorney of the High Court or Advocate.

Right of Appearance in the High Court.

Relevant 5-7 years Legal Experience Post-graduation or Admission of which 2 years must have been on area of expertise (Personal Injury Litigation).

Competencies Required

Behavioural Competencies

Resilience

Communication

Working with People

Network and Alliances

Planning, Organising and Coordinating

Employee Engagement

Personal Mastery

Judgement and Decision Making

Ethics and Values

Client Service Orientation

Managerial Competencies

Change Management

Coaching and Mentoring

Conflict Management

Critical and innovative thinking

Direction setting

Facilitation and Presentation Skills

People Management

Policy conceptualization and formulation

Risk Management

Programme / Project Management

Stakeholder development and relations

Reporting

Technical Competencies

Legislation & regulatory knowledge

Ethics & compliance

Monitoring and evaluation

Policy and standards

Governance

Claims litigation

MVA law and legislation

Negotiation

Conflict resolution

Problem solving and analysis

Mediation

NB : "RAF offers Total Employment Cost Package with no additional contributions from the Employer, successful candidates are required to structure their packages in a manner that will suit their needs".

The Road Accident Fund subscribes to the principles of employment equity and preference will be given to People with Disabilities.

Applicants who have not received any correspondence from us within six weeks from the closing date can consider themselves unsuccessful.

Security Vetting shall be conducted on all prospective employees.

It is the applicants' responsibility to have foreign qualification evaluated by the South African Qualification Authority (SAQA) and to provide proof of such evaluation.