Senior Legal Advisor | Claremont

Legal advisor

The company engages in a broad spectrum of non-banking financial services. The group includes various financial services providers, a retirement fund administrator, a collective investment scheme management company, a linked long-term insurer and a treasury outsource company.

LOCATION

Cape Town

QUALIFICATION

LLB; admitted as an attorney of the High Court

EXPERIENCE

At least 10 years post-qualification legal experience, of which at least 8 years should be as a legal advisor within non-banking financial services

COMPUTER COMPETENCY REQUIREMENTS

Outlook packages, Microsoft Word, Adobe, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Teams

• Expertise in non-banking financial services law and general commercial law
• Excellent writing skills
• Excellent contract drafting skills
• Accountability
• Business insight
• Strong communication skills
• Problem-solving abilities
• Ethical behaviour
• Negotiation skills
• Good time management
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team

• Legal support to a range of group companies and business units (e.g. wealth management, asset management, collective investment scheme management company, linked long-term insurer, treasury solutions and marketing)
• Legal support to the Compliance department
• Advice on legal considerations relating to new business ventures and assisting with the legal aspects of implementation of these
• Advice on compliance with relevant legislation
• Proactive advice to businesses on relevant legal developments
• Providing opinions on legal matters of relevance to the business
• Drafting and vetting of contracts (both in relation to financial services and those of a more general commercial nature)
• Drafting and vetting of client documentation and correspondence
• Liaising with external legal service providers
• Representing group companies in negotiations of contractual provisions with external suppliers
• Representing ASISA, as needed, and contributing to commentary on behalf of Citadel to ASISA or directly to regulatory bodies, on various proposed regulatory changes.