SMI 14907 - Junior Legal Advisor (In-house Counsel) Required – Johannesburg North

Our client is looking to recruit a Legal Counsel with a proven record of client service and practical problem-solving approach to support their business and be a member of the Group Legal team. The successful candidate will need to be comfortable with commercial law, with an emphasis on tourism and hospitality related issues, with a global mindset and solutionist approach to challenges. They will engage with the company’s various businesses and be exposed to a myriad of industries and territories in which the company operates, from foreign exchange to hotels and lodges, all that form part of the brand.

Our client is a small and nimble team with high involvement in transactions from a legal perspective. The majority of commercial related work is done in-house with a limited reliance on external counsel depending on the matter requirements.

You will be responsible for:

• Drafting, reviewing and assisting with the negotiation of various commercial contracts;
• Draft and drive transactional agreements including Share Purchase Agreements, Heads of Agreement, Sale of Business Agreements;
• Comfort working in foreign jurisdictions with an appetite to learn and apply knowledge gained frequently, and updating the business accordingly;
• Advise and attend to dispute resolution matters;
• Conduct legal research, draft opinions, and provide legal advice to the broader Company Group where required;
• Assist with the implantation of contract management software
• Create and communicate a plan to align all offices and ensure administrative consistency
• Create and distribute contract templates and checklists for all commercial contracts for all supplier services, ensuring uniformity whilst accounting for necessary regional variations
• Travel when required