Legal Advisor
Listing reference: atns_000330
Listing status: Under Review
Apply by: 25 August 2023
Position summary
Industry: Aviation & Aerospace
Job category: Legal Department
Location: Bedfordview
Contract: Fixed Term Contract
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: No
About our company
ATNS
Introduction
LEGAL ADVISOR FTC 12 MONTHS
Applications are invited for the Legal Advisor (Grade 7) based at Bruma. The successful applicant will be reporting to the Senior Manager: Legal & Compliance.
Job description
Major Activities
- Managing allocated corporate litigation (Civil and Labour);
- Drafting /vetting and reviewing allocated commercial agreements and all legal documents;
- Ensure that signed contract and Agreements are captured on the electronic system,\
- Keep custody and update and maintain all contract and agreement database,
- Editing of contract/documents/ report,
- Conducting annual contract and agreement review,
- Assist with research on legal articles and cases,
- Draft and manage correspondences and submission
- Providing legal advisory services to the various business units in the Company;
- Providing assistance to the Company in defining requirements for contractual specifications;
- Providing general and specific legal support, in accordance with company frameworks;
- Ensuring accessibility of legal services by all ATNS Departments;
- Advising all of the company's businesses of legal requirements in relevant jurisdictions, obtaining advice from and managing external legal counsel/Attorney where appropriate;
- Implementing procedures, rules and guidelines relating to the maintenance and management of the contract register;
- Attend to general legal enquiries
- Advise Line Management about amendments to the Legal Policy
- Review the ATNS Legal Policy and Directives when changes are required
- Evaluate and improve the effectiveness of legal measures and procedures
- Attend relevant meetings and forums
- Provide the Senior Manager with monthly reports on Legal matters
- Run a legal awareness programs in ATNS
- Ensuring compliance to QMS
- Identify personal training and development needs and requirements
- Cultivate and maintain a work environment conducive to teamwork, innovation and service delivery
- Attend staff meetings and discussions in support of the team environment and good communication
- Provide input into the annual reporting and budget process
Minimum requirements
Minimum Qualifications
· LLB (Law) Degree or other recognized equivalent South African Law Degree
Minimum Experience
· Admission as an Attorney or Advocate of the High Court
· Minimum 5 years post admission working experience (in-house, law firm, etc)
· Experience in the management of litigation matters as well as labour matters will be an added advantage,
If you have not been contacted within 3 weeks of the closing date of this advert, please accept that your application was unsuccessful.
ATNS is an equal opportunity employer that strives to achieve a diverse workforce broadly representative of our people. This position will be filled in line with the objectives of ATNS’ Employment Equity Plan and therefore candidates from designated groups as per the Employment Equity Act of 1998 are encouraged to apply.
People living with disabilities will be given preference in line with the with the EE Plan.
