Job Summary:
A Legal Administrator in the Group Legal division must be self- driven, highly organized, strongly focused on detail and willing to grow exponentially. The Legal Administrator will be tasked with supporting and assisting the Group Legal division wherever necessary.
Skills Required:
- Excellent administrative and organisational skills, with the ability to manage multiple tasks simultaneously
- Strong communication and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build relationships with internal and external stakeholders
- Ability to work independently and as part of a team, with a positive and proactive attitude
- Proficient in Microsoft Office and Microsoft Excel and basic computer skills
- Attention to detail and ability to maintain accuracy under pressure
- Ability to maintain confidentiality
- Willingness to grow as an individual and enhance, develop legal skill set.
Qualifications:
- At least 5 years’ relevant experience
- Matric Certificate with minimum requirements for University admission
Key Responsibilities:
Genera:
- General administrative tasks
- General Office management within the division which includes monitoring and managing all and any issues pertaining to the work environment in Group Legal such as the air-conditioning, printers, logging of calls, ordering of stationary
- General filing and maintaining of cupboards/safes as well as online folders and scanning in of original agreements and providing signed electronic copies where requested by the business
- Filling out of documents and applications (credit/vendor/membership applications)
- Updating the Tenders register and filing of tender submissions. Following up on copies of tender submissions and tender outcomes once a week and provide updates internally
- Maintaining register of latest templates utilized and updated by the legal team
- Facilitating the signing of original packs and electronic uploading of documents for signing on DocuSign as and when required and filing the hard and soft copies accordingly
- Assisting with obtaining approval for payments of invoices and following up with finance for proof of payments
Banking
- Assist with maintenance and administration of all bank accounts
- Assist with banking requests as and when required
- Notifications, and management of instances of fraud with the various affected banking institutions such as sending investigation requests to the relevant bank with regards to allegations of fraud as and when received from the various internal stakeholders, updating of the appropriate register and ensure that the issue is closely monitored and resolved, keeping all stakeholders informed
Company Secretarial
- Updating the Trademarks register with new applications and renewals, filing (hard and soft copies) and updating of the register (under supervision)
- Filing resolutions (hard and soft copies) and updating the resolutions register (under supervision)
- Assisting with requests for company information/documents , KYC/FIC requests
- Updating the various registers and schedules which include but not limited to, the guarantee’s register, the Annual Returns, Company information sheet schedule, banking registers, lease register
- Diarizing important dates for renewals, submissions
- Audit assistances as required
- Capturing and regularly updating the SARB register with new applications and renewals, filing (hard and soft copies) and updating of the register
Legal Liability matters (insurance claims)
- Assist with filing hard and soft copies monthly
- Capturing incidents and updates on the liability report, monitoring of important dates and keeping the team informed
Memberships/renewals
- Completing and submitting new applications and processing of renewals of various membership registrations, updating the registers and provide updates internally