Legal Advisor in Property Job Description Template
Our company is looking for a Legal Advisor in Property to join our team.
Responsibilities:
- Managing matters outsourced to other legal firms;
- Provide strategic guidance on all Legal and Compliance matters;
- Report to the relevant risk committees;
- Interact with other legal functions in other business units to efficiently manage processes and transactions;
- Any further legal assistance as determined by the CEO, CFO and the Head of Properties;
- Managing the Properties Litigation portfolio (Landlord Tenant matters as well as business specific matters);
- Manage the legal risk and ensure that the necessary legal support is offered to the business;
- Manage the legal risk for the company and ensure that the necessary legal support is offered to the business;
- Attend relevant committees;
- Review various agreements relating to the properties business;
- Keeping the company up to date with changes in the statutory and common law as far as it relates to properties and the business;
- Interact with other legal functions within our client and the investment business to efficiently manage processes and transactions;
- Interact with Investments: Risk and Compliance to ensure that investments are managed per mandate and within the regulatory framework;
- Keeping our client up to date with changes in statutory and common law as far as it relates to properties and its business;
- Attend relevant committee meetings.
Requirements:
- Advanced drafting skills;
- Good knowledge of the South African legal, financial, litigation and taxation system;
- Reasonable financial and economic literacy;
- Good communication skills;
- A tertiary business/commercial qualification will be advantageous;
- 3 years relevant experience in a Legal role at a comparable Property and/or Financial Services;
- LLB degree;
- Strong commercial law experience including drafting, reviewing and negotiating contracts;
- Admission as an Attorney of the High Court;
- Admission as a Conveyancer will be advantageous.