Overview
Legal Specialist Jobs in City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa at RelyEZ Energy Storage
Title: Legal Specialist
Company: RelyEZ Energy Storage
Location: City of Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
Responsibilities
- Draft, review and negotiate contractual documentation, provide legal advice on the same (including the provision of timely advice with regard to contractual obligations and potential liabilities / exposures, warranties, indemnities, and other terms and conditions) e.g. legal contracts, certificates, NDAs, SLAs, POAs, resolutions, legal letters and notices
- Put in place standard contract templates and ensure staff know how to use them
- Assist team with a corporate governance and compliance (e.g. contract approvals procedure, authority/signing matrix, and internal policies and procedures are up-to-date)
- Pre-empt and reduce legal and commercial risk in advance by drafting, reviewing and amending corporate documentation (e.g. procurement documentation, contractual notices) as and when required
- Assist with the maintenance of the legal database of documentation
- Conduct legal research for business units as and when required
- Adhere to legal best practices with a view to reducing any legal exposure for the company
- Provide a legal administrative assistance to the team
- Support and manage others within the legal function
Specification
- 1-3 year’s post qualification experience in private practice and/or in-house (sector, industry, region)
- In-house legal experience preferrable
- Bachelor’s degree minimum
- Legal practical training course/JD/LLB
- Trained at top tier international law firm (or equivalent legal department)
- Admitted to practice law in a primary legal jurisdiction (e.g. South Africa preferred)
- Resilience under pressure
- Commitment and “Can-Do” Attitude
- Negotiation
- Organisation and planning
- Written and oral communication
- Interpersonal skills and self-awareness
- Agile and adaptable
