Legal Counsel (Advice and Investments – AIFA)
Absa Group
Date: 8 hours ago
City: Johannesburg, Gauteng
Contract type: Full time

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With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
To provide sound legal advice and support in area of specialization enabling the provision of legal risk management for the business
Job Description
Accountability: Legal Risk
Bachelor Honours Degree: Law, Military Science and Security (Required)
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
With over 100 years of rich history and strongly positioned as a local bank with regional and international expertise, a career with our family offers the opportunity to be part of this exciting growth journey, to reset our future and shape our destiny as a proudly African group.
Job Summary
To provide sound legal advice and support in area of specialization enabling the provision of legal risk management for the business
Job Description
Accountability: Legal Risk
- Continued pro-active stakeholder engagement and involvement on a business level
- Ensure commercially and legally sound guidance and advice in respect of allocated regulatory requirements in a professional and supportive manner; always considering the potential alternatives within the rules and regulations applicable, endeavouring to find solutions to ensure lawfulness and compliance as well as the continuation of business
- Provide tailored, commercial advice as well as recommendations on legality, the lawfulness and enforceability of agreements and documents
- Good understanding of relevant products and services across Absa Group and assist in structuring, negotiating and drafting legal agreements and documentation
- Exercise sound risk judgement based on practice / previous experience and ensures, legal risk management
- Have a broad understanding of key risks in other areas and partners with others to manage and address them
- Build strong relationships especially with other colleagues in legal and business stakeholders
- Assist to develop working structures and best practice guides for use within business
- Demonstrate a thorough understanding of areas of specialisation and consider, comment, draft negotiate and give advice and guidance on documents/ agreements for the business.
- Admitted Attorney
- 3 to 5 Years PQE Financial Advisory experience
- Previous experience preferred in FAIS and Advice, Distribution - Investment and Insurance Advisory, Litigation, Fraud, Forensic Investigations.
- Knowledge and understanding of Absa Financial Services.
Bachelor Honours Degree: Law, Military Science and Security (Required)
Absa Bank Limited is an equal opportunity, affirmative action employer. In compliance with the Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998, preference will be given to suitable candidates from designated groups whose appointments will contribute towards achievement of equitable demographic representation of our workforce profile and add to the diversity of the Bank.
Absa Bank Limited reserves the right not to make an appointment to the post as advertised
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