Description
The Amdec Group is looking to employ a qualified and competent legal professional to fulfill the role of Legal Advisor.
The responsibilities and requirements for the Legal Advisor role are summarised below.
Legal Advisory:
Drafting and vetting of a wide range of agreements, including:
- lease agreements (office, retail, residential) and ancillary documents (renewals, letters of demand, cancellations, etc)
- sale agreements (sectional title, freehold, development)
- confidentiality and non-disclosure agreements
- general commercial agreements
- sole and joint mandate agreements
- service level agreements
- settlement agreements or acknowledgements of debt
- joint venture agreements
- development management agreements
- shareholder agreements
- sale of share agreements
- telecommunications agreements
- marketing agreements
- sale of rental enterprise
- internal presentations / training in respect of new and/or existing legislation
Checking agreements against negotiated terms and board approval and amending where necessary.
Provide and assist with legal advice on contract-, property-, lease, sale
- and development issues.
Assisting HR Department with advice on labour related issues.
Management of dispute & litigation processes.
General:
- Office administration (filing)
- Assist staff with general legal advice (where required)
Required Education:
- LLB
- Admitted attorney (legal practitioner)
Experience & Competency Requirements:
Essential (non-negotiable):
- Good working knowledge of property law
- Good working knowledge of sales & leasing (office, retail & residential)
- At least 8 years’ post article commercial drafting experience, preferably in a commercial environment
- Litigation experience in a law firm environment (at least during articles)
- Advanced computer literacy - specifically MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint)
- Fluency in English (both written and oral)
- High stress tolerance; ability to work independently and in fast paced, high pressure and result orientated business environment; team player; good time management skills; good interpersonal skills; exceptional attention to detail; good communication skills (both written and oral); learning orientation; strong personal motivation to succeed
Additional experience and competencies that will be advantageous:
- Company secretarial
- Conveyancing
- Litigation
COVID-19 considerations:
Mandatory vaccination policy for all employees
Application Question(s):
- Do you have an LLB degree?
- Are you an admitted attorney (legal practitioner)?
- Do you have advanced computer literacy?
- Do you have litigation experience?
- How many years of FFC & ensuring compliance with CPD requirements experience do you have?
- How many years of King III/IV compliance experience do you have?
Experience:
- Commercial drafting: 8 years (preferred)