Legal Advisor
Retail, Wholesale / FMCG
The purpose of the Properties Legal Advisor role is to provide proactive legal advisory and regulatory support to the business across a range of operational and commercial activities.
Minimum Requirements
- LLB or equivalent complete - (essential).
- Registered attorney with related Experience - (essential).
- +4 years' experience in a Legal Advisory capacity, processing legal agreements, administrative documentation and litigating as applicable; within the context of Property Regulatory / Legal frameworks, policies, procedures, and guidelines - (essential)
- Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating a range of commercial agreements, with exposure to property-related agreements (such as leases, acquisition or disposal agreements, or development arrangements) considered advantageous rather than essential (essential).
- Self-motivated and driven with strong integrity - takes accountability for actions and mistakes.
- Critical and analytical thinker - analyses the regulatory context, identifies legal risks, and establishes practice standards and monitoring mechanisms.
- Detail orientation - works within the details to adequately mitigate the legal risk.
- Conflict resolution and resilience - open, honest, and direct in giving and receiving constructive feedback. ‘Bounce back and try again’ attitude during adversity.
- Quality orientation – diligently stays on top of the details and understands how they fit into the big picture
- Problem solving - solutions orientated, guides the functional business areas in solving problems that align and comply with the Group Regulatory/Legal framework.
- Adapting and responding to change - outcomes orientated, delivers results and meets business expectations in a fast-paced unpredictable environment.
- Collaborative partnering – thinks and acts independently as well as collaboratively. Actively builds cross-functional stakeholder relationships and legal networks.
- Experience +4 years' experience in a Legal Advisory capacity, processing legal agreements, administrative documentation and litigating as applicable; within the context of Property Regulatory / Legal frameworks, policies, procedures, and guidelines - (essential)
- Knowledge and Skills Self-motivated and driven with strong integrity - takes accountability for actions and mistakes.
- Critical and analytical thinker - analyses the regulatory context, identifies legal risks, and establishes
- practice standards and monitoring mechanisms.
- Conflict resolution and resilience - open, honest, and direct in giving and receiving constructive
- feedback. ‘Bounce back and try again’ attitude during adversity.
- Quality orientation – diligently stays on top of the details and understands how they fit into the big
- Problem solving - solutions orientated, guides the functional business areas in solving problems that
- align and comply with the Group Regulatory/Legal framework.
- Adapting and responding to change - outcomes orientated, delivers results and meets business
- expectations in a fast-paced unpredictable environment.
- Collaborative partnering – thinks and acts independently as well as collaboratively. Actively builds
- cross-functional stakeholder relationships and legal networks.
- learning mindset to Job Objectives Role Description
- • Provide legal advisory support to the business on a range of legal, contractual, and compliance matters, ensuring alignment with internal policies, governance standards, and applicable legislation.
- • Execute assigned legal activities with a growing degree of independence,
- - (essential).
Responsibilities
- Role Description
- • Provide legal advisory support to the business on a range of legal, contractual, and compliance matters, ensuring alignment with internal policies, governance standards, and applicable legislation.
- • Execute assigned legal activities with a growing degree of independence,