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• Provide
  expert legal advice to support business stakeholders.
• Ensure
  legal compliance with respect to business decisions, processes and
  documentation.
• Training
  of staff and contractors on legal developments impacting the business.
• Training
  of staff, vendors, customers and other applicable third parties with
  respect to anti-bribery obligations and the code of business conduct.
• Provide
  legal support and advice to the security team on cases as they may arise,
  which may include field travel to support with investigations.
• Ensure
  amicable closure of all cases reported to the police or court to the
  benefit of the organization.
• Draft,
  review and track all contracts, agreements, settlements and other legal
  instruments as required by the business.
• Work
  hand in hand with the legal and regulatory outsourced partners to ensure
  that they are providing the services required.

• The
  ideal candidate for the Legal Manager job placement should preferably hold
  an LLB Degree or equivalent foreign qualification
• Admitted
  lawyer with 4 + years relevant experience in applying general commercial
  and corporate law.
• Helpful
  if the candidate also has 3+ years of property law experience.
• Strong
  drafting and reviewing skills
• Exceptional
  organizational and communication skills (written and verbal)
• Able
  to work independently as well as in a team
• Ability
  to multitask and meet deadlines
• Detail
  orientated, analytical, problem-solver who is able to identify key issues
  swiftly
• Effective
  self-leadership as an individual contributor in a high-performance
  environment
• High
  level of integrity
• Conflict
  management capabilities
• Relationship
  management competency
• Strong
  negotiation skills
• Accuracy
  orientated with strong attention to detail
• Expert
  knowledge of relevant compliance legislations
• Expert
  knowledge of corporate and commercial law
• Well
  organized
• Leadership
  skills
• Teamwork-driven
  
• Results-oriented

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