Purpose of the role<\/p>\n
\tTo deliver efficient and effective administrative support to the South African Legal team in the delivery of legal services across the South African business, whilst acting as an intermediary between the South African Legal team and internal\/external contacts.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Key Responsibilities<\/p>\n
GENERAL\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tTo provide paralegal and legal administrative support to the South African Legal Team;\u00a0
\n\tManage administration of legal, company secretarial, and compliance matters from inception to resolution while applying sound discretion as to when escalation to South African CoSec Legal Counsel or similar as is necessary and in line with Group Legal SOP;
\n\tCommunicating with internal clients and assisting South African CoSec and Legal Counsel or similar in the administration of legal matters;
\n\tTo undertake substantive legal work, as appropriate, such as preparation of first drafts & first legal review of standard agreements for South African CoSec & Legal Counsel or similar;
\n\tPreparing and disseminating standard form documents (CDA\u2019s, Addenda, Service Level Agreement) for use by the business and negotiating comments from third parties under the supervision of South African CoSec and Legal Counsel or similar;
\n\tPreparing correspondence, meeting minutes, agenda, draft advice and compliance reports under the supervision of CoSec South African Legal Counsel in line with TH Agreed Guidelines for Legal Agreements;\u00a0
\n\tPreparing agreement summaries and managing the signature process through the different South African structures and uploading onto the central contracts repository;
\n\tCollating, updating, and submitting reports to the South African Company Secretary as and when required under the supervision of South African CoSec and Legal Counsel.
\n\tProactively discern the priority of tasks and focus on high-priority tasks first.<\/p>\n
LEGAL SYSTEMS & PROCESSES<\/p>\n
\tOversee usage of Legal digital systems (LMM, Contracts Manager, and Entity Manager) by the legal function and business units in South Africa.
\n\tAssist CoSec & Legal Counsel (South Africa) with the implementation of the Group Legal SOP and Contracting Guideline in South Africa.\u00a0
\n\tTest software systems and become a super-user to assist with:
\n\ttraining of business and the South African Legal Team;
\n\ttroubleshoot problems and expedite solutions;
\n\tprovide internal and external customer service & support;
\n\tcollaborate with the South African Legal team & business to identify best practices and continuous improvement on software
\n\tContribute to the development of South African precedents, templates, clause banks, and legal opinion registers to facilitate the use thereof.
\n\tLiaise with business and external service provider for collection and migration of data on adopted digital systems;
\n\tADMINISTRATION OF CANE SUPPLY CONTRACTS
\n\tInitial drafting of Cane Supply & Agric Ops related commercial agreements
\n\tFacilitating agreement approval in line with the Approvals Framework
\n\tTracking\/tracing agreements from draft through to final signature\u00a0<\/p>\n
Agreement filing & administration<\/p>\n
\tAgreement database management
\n\tLiaising with Group Legal with respect to maintaining relevant agreement precedents
\n\tLiaising with external conveyancing attorneys as it relates to notarial conditions registered in favor of THL on third-party owned land (NDRs, consent to sale, transfers, subdivisions, etc.)<\/p>\n
CONTINUOUS LEGAL DEVELOPMENT<\/p>\n
\tUpdate job knowledge by participating in educational opportunities and reading professional publications.
\n\tAccomplish functional Goals and Scorecard by accepting ownership for accomplishing new and different requests; exploring opportunities to add value to job accomplishments.<\/p>\n
Qualifications, Experience & Competencies<\/p>\n
\tSecretarial, paralegal, or legal qualification
\n\t3-5 years of experience working as a paralegal or legal assistant in a corporate\/commercial law firm or in-house legal department;
\n\tUnderstanding of commercial contracts and legal terminology;
\n\tExperience in electronic file management and contracts repository systems would be an advantage
\n\tAdvanced PC literacy on all MS Office Suite, Adobe Acrobat;
\n\tVerbal and written proficiency in the English language.
\n\tProject management & methodical implementation skills;\u00a0<\/p>\n
Administrative and organizational skills;\u00a0<\/p>\n
\tElectronic database management;\u00a0
\n\tExperience producing and handling electronic file formats, including creating electronic files from data extraction;
\n\tMinimum typing speed of 75 wpm; \u00a0
\n\tDirection: Build shared strategy, principles and standards for Legal throughout the South African business unit ;
\n\tAlignment: Partner with South African businesses and counterparts to support decision-making through effective legal risk mitigation
\n\tCommitment: Display integrity, rigour, and independence in protecting the business from unwarranted risk, while supporting the commercial agenda
\n\tPositive, diligent, and hard worker;\u00a0
\n\tAbility to prioritise and co-ordinate work;<\/p>\n
Outcome-based and self-motivated;<\/p>\n
\tAbility to look for ways to do things better, faster, and more efficiently;
\n\tTeam player, flexible in assisting others to succeed;
\n\tExceeds expectations of contribution and performance;
\n\tWell-developed interrelationship and communication skills;
\n\tAbility to prioritize workload and timely completion of work assignments;
\n\tAdherence to Codes of Conduct and Standard Operating Procedures;
\n\tAbility to plan & organise independently;
\n\tStress tolerance and conflict resolution;\u00a0
\n\tProblem-solving and analytical skills;\u00a0<\/p>\n
Service-oriented;<\/p>\n
\tHigh level of integrity, ethical values, and confidentiality;\u00a0
\n\tExtreme accuracy and attention to detail are a prerequisite.<\/p>\n
Closing date : Monday, 10 November 2025<\/p>\n
Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n
applybe.com<\/p>\n
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