Legal Assistant - SMD Technologies

This role is of a legal nature with the direct line of reporting to the Head of Legal and indirect reporting to the Managing Director.

Responsibilities:

• reviewing legal documents such as, inter alia, trading terms, non-disclosure and non-circumvent agreements, shareholders agreements, distribution agreements, exclusivity agreements, pre-incorporation agreements and memorandums of understanding;
• drafting a variety of agreements such as, inter alia, profit share agreements, lease agreements, cession agreements, loan agreements, exclusivity agreements, term sheets, distribution agreements, subscription and sale of shares agreements;
• drafting of ancillary legal documents, such as, inter alia, shareholders’ and directors’ resolutions and share certificates;
• lodging documents with CIPC, including, inter alia, Trademark applications, enquiry tickets, COR applications, and monitoring and following up said applications;
• reviewing, updating, and drafting company legal documents such as, inter alia, employee consent form for personal information, protection of personal information manual, protection of personal information policy;
• conducting research, analysing complex legal matters and presenting findings to key stakeholders;
• ensuring statutory compliance,

Key skills required:

• excellent verbal and written communication;
• independent thinker;
• attention to detail;
• ability to work independently and in a team;
• ability to work in a high-pressure environment;
• honesty;
• organized;
• hard-working;
• ability to prioritise work.

Required qualifications:

• LLB, BCom (Law) or BA (Law);
• Admitted Attorney.

Required experience:

• at least 3 years working experience in a legal department of law firm;
• commercial experience and drafting - this is a non-negotiable
• property law.