Legal Executive - Listed Mining Company - Sandton
AGC Recruitment
- Sandton, Johannesburg
- Permanent
- Full-time
- Providing legal assistance and advice on various legal issues within the area of competency.
- Ensure proper administration of contracts.
- Assist the business in compliance with all legal and regulatory requirements.
- Advising on minimal liability and legal exposure for the business.
- Ensure that the legal documents and other contractual documents are effectively drafted, reviewed, interpreted and vetted.
- Take decisive actions on various legal matters and assessing contentious and controversial issues.
- Assessing and advising to minimize and control risks to the company and ensuring that the system controls and processes are appropriate and relevant.
- Representing the company in ensuring the efficient handling and winning resolution of all negotiations and disputes.
- Advising and ensuring the business complies with legislation pertaining to data protection and intellectual property.
- Understanding and interpretation of mining law.
- Representing the business in strategic committee meetings where legal background is required.
- Law qualification.
- Qualified attorney or advocate.
- 8 - 10 years legal experience.
- Experience in laws and legal practice affecting mining and related operations including mining law, commercial law, property law, environmental law, administrative law and competition law.
- Understanding of relevant mining and related business concepts.
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
- Sound judgement.
- Ability to work as a member of a multi-disciplinary team.
- Ability to deal with complex issues.
- Planning and organizing skills.
- Initiative.
- Ability to maintain confidentiality.