Specialist: Legal - JHB at Liberty Group South Africa

Purpose

• To provide specialist advice and support with regards to legal matters to prevent any legal implications or consequences for the company, through the execution of predefined objectives as per agreed SOPs.

Minimum Experience

• 2 - 3 years experience in a similar environment

Minimum Qualifications and Experience

• LLB Degree 

Admitted as an attorney.

• 2-3 years' experience in a legal role in Life insurance. Africa experience is a must
• Working knowledge and understanding of the insurance and financial service sector.

Outputs

• Commercial thinking and business acumen with an awareness of commercial objectives of the organisation.
• A good working knowledge of the legislation and regulations impacting the various jurisdictions in Africa
• Ability to negotiate settlements, resolve disputes and produce possible solutions.
• Ability to proactively identify issues that may affect the business.
• Applying effective verbal, non-verbal and written communication methods to achieve desired results
• Presents ideas effectively to individuals and groups.
• Confident and assertive with an understanding of themselves and the impact they have on others.
• Continuously learns and improves through applying an open and proactive approach to work.
• Shows pride and a love for the work that they perform.
• Attention to detail required, Analytical thinking.
• Results, solution and execution focused.
• Organized, Initiative and deadline driven.
• Self- management (planning, prioritizing & time management).
• Ability to efficiently deal with high volumes of work and work well under pressure.

Process

• Collate information to serve as input to managerial reporting or decision making related to an area of specialisation.
• Apply relevant research methodologies, tools and techniques to effectively and purposefully gather information.
• Understand and apply existing best practice frameworks to assist in the implementation of identified subject matter processes and standards.
• Provide specialist advice and support in area of accountability to ensure that identified solutions and recommendations are appropriate and effective.
• Assist with the monitoring of the future regulatory and legislative environment whilst providing advice on existing regulatory issues.
• Contribute to effective dispute resolution whilst minimising the risk (both financial and reputational) to the business/organisation.
• Accountable for the execution of specialised work including the improvement of quality, standards and outputs within defined work routines and operating procedures.
• Proactively solves problems, determines root-cause and applies solutions in line with guidelines and providing the necessary information to solve problems related to area of specialisation.
• Plan for own task execution and advises on improvements related to area of specialisation.

Customer

• Ensure own understanding and adherence to customer service delivery and Treating the Customer Fairly (TCF) principles to provide specialist support and guidance.

Finance

• Adhere to specified standards, policies and procedures to prevent potential losses/wastage related to the area of specialisation.

Learning and Growth

• Keep up to date with own area of expertise to develop and maintain own professional knowledge base in order to provide effective support and advice.
• Interact proactively with others for the purpose of continuous knowledge sharing; and integration of own new knowledge.
• Contribute positively to own area-specific knowledge improvement associated with area of specialisation.

Governance

• Ensure that org. documentation such as marketing material, media announcements and standard documentation are legally sound and meets business needs.
• Prepare and review legal documents to prevent any legal implications or consequences for the company.
• Comply to set governance and compliance procedures and processes related to an area of work and continuously identify, rectify and escalate risks where necessary.