Junior Legal Counsel at Airports Company of South Africa Limited (ACSA)

Key Performance Output

The successful candidate, reporting to the Group Manager Legal and Information Privacy, will be responsible for the following: 

• Conduct research and advise the legal department on national and international emerging legislation, regulations and practice notes that may affect the business operational compliance.
• Provide input into legal policies and monitor the impact of external factors.
• Review and advise the legal department on legal implications of internal policies and procedures.
• Monitor compliance by business set out in the provision of legal services.
• Provide advice on Delegated Levels of Authority (DLA).
• Assist in the vetting of tender documents, i.e., RFB, RFI, RFP and RFQ.
• Support with provision of legal advice/opinion and participate in the CSFT during tender process.
• Identify legal risks and liaise with relevant departments to devise mitigation strategies to address risks.
• Negotiate, review and assist in drafting of legal documents/contracts for business transactions.
• Support with the monitoring of work executed in accordance with contractual requirements (time, frame, SLA, scope, quality and budget);
• Support preparation of monthly and quarterly reports for the department for submission to Executive Management and Board meetings.
• Build, support and maintain healthy diverse internal (peers, unions, team) as well as external (service providers etc.) relationships and implement remedial actions were required to ensure minimum risk to the company.
• Support the instruction and supervision of the provision of legal services by law firms (i.e., opinions, advice, court litigation, arbitration and disciplinary processes etc.).

Technical Skills and Experience

The following skills and experience, or the equivalent of such, will be required:

• Admitted Attorney with 4-year Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB).
• The ideal candidate must be a member of the Legal Practice Counsel.
• 3 years operational legal practice (post articles) experience is essential.
• In-depth professional knowledge and experience in relevant specified areas of law.

Competencies

• Analytical Thinking
• Attention to Detail
• Communication
• Language Proficiency
• Conflict Management
• Negotiation
• Relationship Building
• Report Writing
• Problem Solving
• Results Orientation