Legal Advisor (General)

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INTRODUCTION:

Some people are happy to go through life in a comfortable bubble and that is great, we don’t judge, but at Hello Group we believe that if we can change lives it’s a day well-lived. We change lives every minute of the day, literally. We solve problems that others think are impossible and have fun while doing them. It’s our passion to build life-changing businesses and to stay in the chaos and not have to settle into the routine. We believe in employing smart people on the ground, in telling us what to do. What do you say…do you want to join our weird and wonderful family?

WHO ARE WE?

The Hello Group exists to create game-changing integrated consumer and business services for migrant and marginalised communities. Our services are co-created to be low cost, easily accessible, and amazingly simple to use with technology at the very core. By constantly evolving for consumers and resellers we maintain market leadership and entrench the Hello Group within the fabric of our communities.

We know we have succeeded when we are the dominant telecom, financial, business and media service provider within our target markets, very few people leave us for the competition, and we get more new customers from referrals than from active selling.

WHAT MAKES US DIFFERENT?

We break down barriers.

We defy bias.

We level the playing field.

We thereby enhance every facet of the lives of the migrant and marginalised communities.

POPI

• By submitting your Curriculum Vitae (CV), you:
• Consent to the processing of your personal information contained in your CV in terms of Section 11(1)(a) of the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013, as amended.
• You acknowledge that We have no control over what personal information you insert in your CV and accordingly you consent to the processing of all such personal information contain therein “as is”, subject to the provisions of the Protection of Personal Information Act of 2013 and our Privacy Policy, which can be viewed on our website.
• You consent and acknowledge that Our Human Resources department will have access to your personal information and will process same only to the extent strictly necessary for recruitment purposes to fill the vacancy as advertised and all matters ancillary thereto.
• Should you be shortlisted as a candidate, you hereby expressly provide your consent for us to process and share your personal information for purposes of background checks, which may include external criminal-, credit and reference checks done by third-party service providers.
• Unless shortlisted as a candidate, we will not store or process your personal information any further and shall remove any personal information.

If you are shortlisted, but ultimately unsuccessful, we will keep your CV on file for a period of 12 months whereafter it will be deleted, unless requested to delete it sooner.

Minimum Requirements

Some people are happy to go through life in a comfortable bubble and that is great, we don’t judge, but at Hello Group we believe that if we can change lives, it’s a day well-lived. We change lives every minute of the day, literally. We solve problems that others think are impossible and have fun while doing them. It’s our passion to build life-changing businesses and to stay in the chaos and not have to settle into the routine. We believe in employing smart people on the ground, in telling us what to do. What do you say do you want to join our weird and wonderful family?

WHO ARE YOU?

You are an admitted Attorney looking for in-house experience. You like to think outside the box to solve complex problems and keep updated with new legislation and legal trends. You can work in a diverse environment and form legal opinions in multiple disciplines or fields.

EXPERIENCE AND EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) from a recognised university.
• Admitted Attorney/Legal Practitioner (South Africa).
• 1-3 years post-admission experience in a legal advisory role.
• Experience in drafting and reviewing a variety of contracts is essential to this position.
• Experience in Fintech, Financial Services or Telecommunications industries is preferable but not essential.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Exceptional written and verbal communication skills.
• IT literacy / Computer skills - MS Office.
• Good research ability.
• Good Organisational and Time Management Skills.
• Excellent Interpersonal Skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Flexibility and ability to adapt to change.
• Problem solver.
• Ability to work with confidential information, and maintain a high level of confidentiality.

Duties and Responsibilities

INTRODUCTION

Some people are happy to go through life in a comfortable bubble and that is great, we don’t judge, but at Hello Group we believe that if we can change lives, it’s a day well-lived. We change lives every minute of the day, literally. We solve problems that others think are impossible and have fun while doing them. It’s our passion to build life-changing businesses and to stay in the chaos and not have to settle into the routine. We believe in employing smart people on the ground, in telling us what to do. What do you say do you want to join our weird and wonderful family?

WHO ARE YOU?

You are an admitted Attorney looking for in-house experience. You like to think outside the box to solve complex problems and keep updated with new legislation and legal trends. You can work in a diverse environment and form legal opinions in multiple disciplines or fields.

WHAT YOU'LL DO HERE

Legal Advisor

• Draft, review, and interpret various commercial legal agreements.
• Attend to all ad hoc legal matters affecting the group.
• Refer matters to an external legal counsel should it be required.
• Draft legal letters for the group and draft ad hoc legal agreements (nationally and internationally).
• Review all group agreements, highlight the legal risks, and present mitigating factors concerning the identified risk(s) to relevant business units.
• Draft and review group policy documents.
• Advise the group on general legal matters and stay up to date with legal/regulatory changes that have an impact on the group.
• Review and develop the group’s current legal processes.
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Head of Department in respect of the above from time to time.
• Draft legal opinions; and contract negotiation with third parties.

General Legal Duties

• Assist, if required, with the development and/or implementation of group policies.
• Draft legal letters for the group and draft ad hoc legal agreements (nationally and internationally).
• Provide guidance/support to other members of the Legal and/or Compliance Team.
• Advise the group on general legal matters and stay up to date with legal/regulatory changes that have an impact on your business unit.
• Refer matters to an external legal counsel should it be required and approved by the Legal Manager.
• Provide legal assistance under the umbrella of shared services to the group.
• Provide oral and written legal opinion reports on research conducted as well as on various aspects of foreign and domestic law.
• Interpret contracts, legislation, and regulations.
• Liaise with various divisions of the group as well as with external stakeholders regarding all legal matters.
• Meet predetermined targets and timelines as set by the Head of Department in respect of the above from time to time.