Junior Legal Advisor

Purpose

We are seeking a highly motivated and detail-oriented Junior Legal Advisor to join our dynamic team at a leading logistics and warehousing company. As a Junior Legal Advisor, you will report directly into the Group Legal Manager and will assist the legal department by ensuring compliance with industry regulations, in contract management, and providing mid-level legal guidance to various teams within the business

Key Responsibilities

• Record keeping of advice records.
• Contractual administration and management.
• Trust administration and submissions.
• Contract administration and filing.
• Conducting due diligence.
• Soft drafting.
• Implementation of legal strategy
• Record keeping and close out of legal risk.
• Regulatory auditing.
• Tracking and managing legal spending and external litigation.
• Mid-level legal advising.
• Report on monthly legal outputs to respective business units.
• Debtor management and administration.
• Review and drafting of credit applications and mid-level supplier agreements.
• Internal legal filing.
• Issuing of mid-level contracts applicable to internal contract templates.
• Submission of all legal accounts for payment.

Minimum Requirements

• 2 – 3 years post-admission experience in commercial law
• Valid driver’s license
• Own Motor Vehicle will be advantageous.
• Willing to travel nationally when required.

Competencies

• Outside-the-box thinker.
• Adaptable.
• Work well under pressure.
• Professionalism
• Confidentiality
• Solution-driven.
• Highly attentive to accuracy and completeness