Overview
Senior Legal Counsel Jobs in Kempton Park, South Africa at DSV
Location: Kempton Park
Time Type:
Full time
Minimum Requirements
Degree in Law: LLB, Bproc or BUirus Degree
Intermediate computer literacy in MS Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook
Contract management systems
Job Related Requirements
5 Post Qaulification years relevant experience in a senior position
Wholistic knowledge of law, including Contract, Corporate, Civil, Interpretation of statutes
Admission as an Attorney
Experience in Drafting, Reviewing, and Negotiating Commercial Agreements and Contracts, locally and internationally
Technical knowledge of legal structures and agreements within logistics industry
Strong analytical skills and demonstrated ability to understand complex legal concepts
Knowledge and Experience of Privacy Laws and Regulations with the ability to provide training to key stakeholders
Proven history of representation and interaction with External Legal Counsel in collections and other matters
Excellent fluency in English years exposure to business processes
Leadership Skills
Problem Solving
Excellent Communication skills (verbal and non-verbal)
Must be able to self manage (includes effectively communicating with stakeholders)
Proven track record of dealing with people at all levels within the organization
Effective time management
Added Advantages for this role
LLM, MBA preferred
Industry knowledge
Strong personality with an ability to get the necessary messages across
Main purpose of the role
To partner business by ensuring the delivery of seamless, value added support to DSV. This entails delivering a legal service to the business, which includes, but is not limited to, furnishing and implementing legal advice to management and the business in respect of a wide variety of commercial and corporate law matters, working with external professional advisors, the negotiation and drafting of commercial contracts (including specialised transactional agreements).
Duties and Responsibilities
Draft/vet and review a variety of corporate legal contracts.
Keeping abreast of new/changed legislation and informing the business to ensure understanding of risks and commercial implications.
Protecting the company’s interest, risk management and compliance with corporate governance, guidelines and procedures.
Negotiation on behalf of the business in order to attain value.
Negotiation with third parties to ensure appropriate contractual relationships and minimise risks.
Identify matters requiring specialist legal input and instruct and liaise with appropriate external counsel.
Liaise with external attorneys and prepare comprehensive brief to attorneys where necessary.
Co-ordinating litigation matters with external attorneys and counsel, and interpreting recommendations for the business.
Drafting legal opinions.
Conduct legal research of significant legal issues.
OTHER DUTIES
Timely and comprehensive response of assigned tasks
Execution of projects and day-to-day tasks
Focus on performance and deadlines
Build and maintain strong relationships with internal stakeholders
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES (IF ANY)
Legal Counsel
Title: Senior Legal Counsel
Company: DSV
Location: Kempton Park, South Africa
Category: Law/Legal (Business Law, Legal Counsel, Intellectual Property)
