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Firstrand Legal Advisor
Experience: 8-years
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Job Description To provide leadership in the delivery of reliable, accurate, timely and well-informed advice on complex legal issues/matters and to identify and assess the potential legal implications for the Bank/Business Brand/business area. Hello,   future Legal Advisor     Role Purpose:   The Legal Advisor provides in context specialist sound legal advice to the business on complex legal matters relating to business products and services and the execution of the activities related to this, with the intention of enabling strategic outcomes for the business area and the effective and efficient management of legal risk.   Key responsibilities    Provide advice to the leadership team across the range of the business area’s legal interests, risks, and obligations. Contribute to legal assurance perspective to the business area’s strategic and governance processes, particularly the executive decision-making process.   Provide professional legal services which may include sound legal advice, expert drafting of legal documentation, managing disputes, and managing of legal projects.   Report to business area management on legal matters.   Evaluate the merit of potentially litigious disputes and consult with the relevant stakeholders to protect the interests of the business area.   Identify   emerging legal risks and ensure training on legal risk management takes place.   Provide comments on emerging legislation that   impacts   business area.   Report on legal risk management in the business area; seeking input and guidance on more complex ambiguous issues.   Provide insight into the strategy for the business area and add value to decision-making processes alongside other business area managers.   Drive the implementation of strategic   objectives   to sustain action towards the achievement of both organisational and the legal function   objectives . Add value to the development and implementation of internal controls, policies and guidelines for the legal function and specific business area, ensuring their alignment to functional   objectives   and statutory requirements.   Conduct medium to long-term planning, making decisions and   taking action to achieve   challenging goals and deliver on multiple complex tasks.   Provide legal   expertise   to develop innovative and relevant technology requirements   in order to   drive the optimisation of work output.   Use digitisation effectively to work smarter, more efficiently and accurately on document reviews, reporting, effective filing of matters and sharing of information with peers.   Understand the business unit goals and consider same when executing transactions in an effective, efficient manner through the utilisation of technology and simplified processes.   Provide guidance and mentoring to junior legal advisers and direct reports.   Stay up to date in all developments in the law in relation to his/her areas of legal practice.   Comply with   all professional and ethical standards relevant to in-house legal advisers.   Monitor, analyse and evaluate the impact and legal implications of developments in the industry and related areas, including the activities of competitors, and pro-actively work with the Legal Centres of Expertise and recommend effective courses of action so that either a stance may be adopted, or potential threats may be averted.   Monitoring compliance with legal and statutory requirements related to legal risks of the organisation.   Qualification and Experience Minimum qualification :  Bachelor's in law   or related qualification   Experience:  Qualified Lawyer with 6 - 8 years of relevant post-qualification experience Strong legal expertise, including the drafting, review and negotiation of contracts and agreements with suppliers. Proven ability to draft legal documents, terms and conditions and provide high-quality legal advice. Demonstrated stakeholder management and project execution experience, ideally within a Technology environment is preferred. In-depth knowledge and practical experience with applicable legislation, including the Electronic Communications Act, Consumer Protection Act, RICA, and the Electronic Communications and Transactions Act. #Post #FNB #LI-AR2 ​ Job Details Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below. 19/02/26 All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

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