Snr Legal Advisor

SUMMARY:
We are currently seeking an experienced Legal Advisor who has a completed LLB degree and who is an admitted Attorney in South Africa for our client.

POSITION INFO:

• Understanding of the strategic operational co-ordination and integration of business areas and strategies and ensuring that the required legal resources are provided to these areas.
• Initiating, designing, developing new initiatives / programs aimed at enhancing the value proposition of the legal / compliance fraternity to growing the companys statute in the medical / health research realm.
• Regulatory compliance management, executes board-approved compliance management policies and procedures.
• Deputise to or act as General Counsel when internal processes so require.
• Recommend to General Counsel, the appropriate client units service strategy / approach.
• Provide guidance to science leadership (e.g. Unit Directors, Principal Investigators, etc)
• Structuring legal advice to enable the business to accomplish the strategic objectives set.
• Providing relevant legal advice and / or written opinions to Directors and Senior management.
• Negotiating contracts including commercial agreements in collaboration with project teams.
• Drafting, vetting, and amending contracts and commercial agreements independently.
• Managing litigation (initiating or defending) where so instructed on behalf of the companys in matters pertaining to it.

• Bachelor of Laws degree
• Admission as an attorney in terms of the applicable law
• 8 years post-admission experience in legal practice or in-house legal function
• Successful Articles and professional examinations would be considered advantageous.
• Willingness to travel and work irregular hours and be in possession of a valid Code B driver’s license.