Senior Legal Counsel - Woodmead at AECI Limited

Job Description

• Provide legal advisory services to AECI Chemicals businesses.
• Provide advice to and support the management team and business units in mitigating legal related risks.
• Create and maintain legal framework for the activities of the AECI Group.
• Supervise external service providers on a cost benefit basis.
• Maintain relationships with external legal advisors, local and cross border.
• Conduct research and develop legal frameworks, analyse local and international trends that could impact the business.
• Conduct assessment on labour legislation compliance, locally and cross-border.
• Conduct business improvement initiatives on ethics and corporate governance.

Qualifications & Experience

• Must have a LLB
• LLM will be advantageous
• Must be an admitted attorney of the High Court
• 8 to 10 years post qualification experience
• Prior senior legal counsel experience
• Substantial experience in corporate commercial matters
• Knowledge of applicable legislation including corporate law, competition law, environmental law, explosives law, mining law, tax law, labour law etc.
• In depth knowledge of legal processes and procedures
• Experience in a contractual/procurement environment