Paralegal (9 Months Contract, Onsite) at Aspen Pharma Group

OBJECTIVE: 

• To ensure efficient and effective support to the Legal Department of Pharmacare Limited t/a Aspen Pharmacare, a subsidiary of Aspen, for maximum output in the delivery of legal services and to act as an intermediary between the Legal Team and Internal / External contacts. To undertake substantive legal work including preparation of  first drafts and first legal review of standard agreements for the Legal Adviser and Legal Counsel. To manage allocated matters from inception to resolution under the supervision of the Legal Counsel,. To manage record keeping.

MAIN DUTIES:

End to end management of Aspen Contract Library (ACL):

• Address all alerts, upload and manage all Aspen agreements / documents.
• Track alerts against ACL report to be drawn every three months.
• Ongoing review of efficiency of ACL and suggestions to ACL owners.
• Progress the execution of agreements against the signing tracker.
• Manage the progress of agreements against the iManage tracker. 

Preparation and drafting of Agreements:

• Drafting first drafts of standard agreements such as CDAs, SLAs and Addenda.
• Draft first draft  ideally within 48 hours.
• Drafting non-standard agreements from time to time on instruction by Legal Adviser and Legal Counsel.

Special Projects:

• Assist in implementing projects that will assist in ensuring business growth, compliance with  legislation and enhance business efficiencies
• Track against Project Plan to dictate  completion.
•  Management of Legal Platform from time to time.
   

Requirements
Skills and Competencies

(The abilities that the individual needs in order to perform this role effectively)

• Ability to decide, action and assess when to execute.
• Methodical implementation skills.
• Initiating action, follow up and time management.
• Positive, diligent and hard worker.
• Ability to prioritise and co-ordinate work.
• Customer focus / service orientated and outcome based.
• Self-motivated.
• Quality orientation.
• Stress tolerance and conflict resolution.
• Problem solving, attention to detail and analytical skills.
• High level of integrity, ethical values and confidentiality.

Qualifications and Experience

• Matric / Grade 12.
• Recognized professional paralegal qualification and or legal secretarial qualification.
• Familiarity with legal terminology is an advantage.
• Proven track record as a senior legal secretary.
• Relevant experience in a legal practice or corporate environment is essential.