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TRANS-CALEDON TUNNEL AUTHORITY (TCTA) - SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR: 1ST LINE SUPPORT
TRANS-CALEDON TUNNEL AUTHORITY (TCTA)
EXTERNAL ADVERT
SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR: 1ST LINE SUPPORT
Location: Centurion
Division: Chief Risk Office (Legal)
Reports to: Head: Legal
Nature of employment: Permanent
Total Cost to Company: Market related
The main purpose of this role:
To provide accurate, prompt, efficient legal services to TCTA, in particular to draft and vet commercial agreements, loan agreements, service provider agreements, property lease and purchase agreement, IT related agreements, labour. related agreements and advice on the settlement of staff disputes, attendance at CCMA proceedings, management of litigation matters, provision of procurement/tender related advice and opinions, opinions to meet conditions precedent requirements, water law and administrative law queries, drafting and vetting of submissions to the National Treasury and other government departments.
KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS
The key performance areas of the role in focus, are:
1. Provide 1st line Support to the Service Divisions
• Provide prompt legal services and support to the Finance Division, Business Support Division and the Human Resources Division.
• Advise, draft and review commercial agreements, loan agreements, service provider agreements, contractors and consultancy agreements, property lease and/or purchase agreements.
• Advise on draft and/or vet IT related agreements (hardware purchase, software purchase and licence, maintenance and support agreements, customisation agreements).
2. Back- up function to the Head: Legal and other Legal adviser/s
• Assume the 2nd line support to TCTA's internal support Divisions.
• Research, interpret legislation and render prompt, accurate legal opinions.
• Review and/or draft service, contractors, consultancy, settlement, security, pledge and similar agreements.
3. Liaison with service providers
• Managing and co-ordinating relationship between TCTA and legal service providers.
• Drafting instructions to attorneys and prepare briefs to legal counsel promptly and accurately, follow up on obtaining of opinions, internal vetting/checking of opinions before release to clients.
• Liaison with stakeholders including but not limited to National and Local Government Departments, external attorneys, banking institutions and institutional investors as required.
4. Monitor legislative developments
• Monitor and review new legislation impacting on TCTA provision of written advice thereon.
• Update the Legal team on new and proposed legislative development impacting TCTA.
REQUIREMENTS
• Appropriate Legal qualification B.A, LLB.
• Attorneys Admission Examination
• 8 years post qualification working experience in the corporate sector.
• Drafting experience in commercial contracts and practical hands on experience in dealing with labour related disputes, tender and procurement related opinion and legal advice.
• Managing and co-ordinating relationship between TCTA and legal service providers.
• Drafting instructions to attorneys and prepare briefs to legal counsel promptly and accurately, follow up on obtaining of opinions, internal vetting/checking of opinions before release to clients.
• Liaison with stakeholders including but not limited to National and Local Government Departments, external attorneys, banking institutions and institutional investors as required.
4. Monitor legislative developments
• Monitor and review new legislation impacting on TCTA provision of written advice thereon.
• Update the Legal team on new and proposed legislative development impacting TCTA.
REQUIREMENTS
• Appropriate Legal qualification B.A, LLB.
• Attorneys Admission Examination
• 8 years post qualification working experience in the corporate sector.
• Drafting experience in commercial contracts and practical hands on experience in dealing with labour related disputes, tender and procurement related opinion and legal advice.
Please email your CV to careers@tcta.co.za using the position applying for, as subject title.
For enquiries, please contact Sixolile Shabalala on sshabalala@tcta.co.za.
TCTA’s approved Employment Equity Plan and Targets will be considered as part of the recruitment process. As an Equal Opportunities employer, the organisation actively encourage and welcome people with various disabilities to apply.
If you have not been contacted within 30 days after the closing date, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
All appointments shall be subject to Competency Assessments.
A detailed job profile is available on request
Closing date: 16 March 2021
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