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Position Purpose
Support the Legal, Risk and Compliance strategy and business plan to ensure that Transnet Property operates and undertakes its functions and powers in a lawful manner by safeguarding the legal interests of Transnet in all its dealings with internal & external parties, with respect to litigation matters whether for or against Transnet.
Provide professional, efficient, and cost-effective legal services to the organisation.
Position Outputs
- Provide strategic guidance and direction on all litigation related issues.
- Manage litigation matters for or against Transnet to actively ensure that litigation cases are managed timeously, efficiently and cost effectively in the best interests of Transnet.
- Ensure proper legal risk management to minimise the risk of litigation against Transnet. 4. Appear for and represent Transnet in litigation matters.
- Assess all legal scenarios, negotiate, settle or institute legal proceedings to the best advantage of Transnet.
- Develop, implement and evaluate innovative approaches to improve the delivery of support and strategic legal services to stakeholders.
- Engage and consult with management, Counsel, attorneys, Group Legal and other relevant stakeholders and witnesses where required.
- Draft pleadings, notices, affidavits and all related legal instruments.
- Give instructions to attorneys and counsel during the litigation and arbitration hearing process, review and provide feedback on all pleadings and documents drafted by external law firms and Counsel, assist with preparing the necessary pleadings and documents as well as management of invoices and legal budget.
- Conduct legal research in the course of litigation case management and preparation.
- Participate in and contribute to all steps of the litigation process with external legal providers and other related stakeholders.
- Develop, manage and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.
- Actively manage and contain litigation costs.
- Draft of legal opinions and provision of legal advice where required.
- Develop processes and procedures for accurate legal provisioning and contingent liability reporting.
- Implement litigation processes and procedures, including digital solutions, to ensure efficient litigation case management and reporting.
- Identify internal control weaknesses or failures revealed by litigation and notify the business thereof.
- Assess business needs, identify appropriate legal training, and coordinate and conduct workshops and presentations to appropriately targeted internal customers to give effect to organisational objectives.
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Qualifications and Experience
- LLB/Relevant Degree / Advanced Diploma qualification (NQF 7)
- Min 6 years’ relevant experience in a large enterprise with at least 2 years at a managerial level or specialist experience
- • Must have experience in the management of complex litigation matters across multiple disciplines, including but not limited to commercial, labour, administrative law and procurement law.
- • Requirement of trust and honesty in the handling of finances as per the National Credit Act Amendment 19
- • Must undergo Lifestyle Audit
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