Internship: Legal Advisor at Discovery Limited

Key Purpose

• The successful applicant will be responsible for ensuring the highest quality legal advice and assistance is made available to Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits in the most efficient way. To represent Discovery in legal matters before the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance and Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance.

Areas of responsibility may include but not limited to

• Provision of legal advice and assistance relating to:
• design of products for Discovery Corporate & Employee Benefits
• drafting and vetting of legal contracts and marketing material
• Participation in claims decisions for Discovery Life and Discovery Insure
• Liaison with the relevant Financial Industry Bodies
• Represent Discovery in legal matters before the Ombudsman for Long-Term Insurance and Ombudsman for Short-Term Insurance
• Provision of Product Education and support to Financial Service Providers
• Ensuring that business is advised of any legal or regulatory changes
• Preparing and finalizing agreements of a commercial nature in liaison with contracting parties
• Delivering outputs within acceptable timeframes, manage external Legal Counsel, Competencies to work with Legal Counsel at Group Level
• Oversee that all drafted contracts and policy documents are in line with legislation and compliant with legislative requirements
• Oversee the general day to day functions within the legal division and make certain that all processes and documents are aligned and compliant
• Attend to all correspondence or queries from the Industry Ombudsman or Regulators timeously
• Providing holistic solutions to internal and external clients
• Manage compliance and risk in company policies and procedures of the business

Personal Attributes and Skills

• Deciding and initiating action
• Working with People
• Persuading and Influencing
• Presenting and Communicating Information
• Writing and Reporting
• Applying Expertise and Technology
• Analysing
• Learning and Researching
• Planning & Organising
• Delivering Results and Meeting Customer Expectations
• Adapting and Responding to Change
• Coping with Pressure and Setbacks
• Excellent legal writing skills, with particular emphasis on contract-writing
• Strong legal drafting and negotiating skills
• Knowledge of Regulatory requirements – FAIS, FICA, Long Term Insurance Act, Short Term Insurance Act
• High level of knowledge of Financial Services Industry legislation and regulations
• Drafting & vetting of contracts and related documentation for insurance products

Education and Experience

• LLB / BDegree in Law
• Proficient on MS Office. Computer literacy essential specifically Microsoft Word & PowerPoint and Excel