Job Description
Full job descriptionJob Description To provide legal solutions to legal and business challenges within a business area, to mitigate legal risks and partner with the business on the implementation of policies to comply with legal and regulatory requirements in relation to business processes.To consult with internal clients to understand business requirements and provide sound legal advice pertaining to the drafting, vetting, review, dissemination and/or negotiation of legal documentation and processes, providing clear legal direction based on sound judgment.Provide sound legal advice to the business area on all legal matters that may arise in its operations.Stay up to date with all relevant developments in the law in relation to his/her area of practice and employer.Provide comments on emerging legislation that impacts business area.Review, in consultation with risk teams, business area operational processes in order to ensure that processes do not expose business to undue legal risk.
Responsibilities + Skills
Identify and communicate current and anticipated legal issues/risks and report same to relevant forums.
Education
Monitor, analyse and evaluate the impact and legal implications of developments in industry and related areas, including the activities of competitors, and pro-actively work with the Legal Centres of Expertise and recommend effective courses of action so that either a stance may be adopted, or potential threats may be averted.
Experience
