Senior Contracts Administrator - 3 month contract

Description:

MUST BE AVAILABLE IMMEDIATELY!!!!BCom (Law) or LLB incorporating commercial law and corporate governance Admitted AttorneyCompany secretarial knowledge; Intellectual Property knowledge; Governance and Risk Management; and Business administration studies would be beneficialMinimum 3 years commercial legal experience in a similar roleResponsibilities:Commercial Legal:Draft, vet, negotiate and interpret commercial agreements, legal correspondence and memoranda within defined timelinesReview external commercial agreements and other legal documents received from third parties to advise internal stakeholders on the acceptability thereof and to align it with divisional and group policiesIdentify, manage and advise on legal and contractual riskLiaison with business units, divisional managers and Corporate head office legal department to facilitate drafting of complex legal agreementsDraft agreement and risk summaries to highlight risks in agreementsAttend meetings with business units, divisional managers and third parties to facilitate legal review and finalisation of agreements as necessary, with the objective of obtaining the optimal legal, risk and commercial position for the divisionSupervise the Contracts Administrator on new vendor credit applications channelled through Corporate head office legal departmentLiaison with Corporate head office legal department in respect of the above requirements and approvals, as necessaryAuthorised signing of Agreements:Ensure that all approved contracts are signed in accordance with the Approval Framework, shareholder agreements and other applicable agreementsLegal database records management:Assist with contract management, including timeous renewal of agreementsMonthly review of the changes to the legal contracts register addressed by the Contracts Administrators (eg. new, renewals, archived and updated contracts), ensuring accuracy and completeness of the contracts register on an ongoing basisStatutory information records management: Assist with the management of internal company information schedules, letterheads and statutory details and records on a quarterly basis and when changes ariseAssist with the management of published agreements, letterheads, and legal information on SharePointReporting:Draft the litigation report for submission to the Corporate head office and boardReview of the quarterly contracts register for board packs compiled by the Contracts AdministratorsUpdate the finance bad debt register with monthly progress on matters handled directly by the roleAddress ad hoc Corporate head office legal and divisional reports and updates, when necessaryLitigation: Compile reports on commercial legal and litigious mattersResponsible for perusal and amendment of all legal correspondence and attending to all requirements concerning litigation mattersCo-ordinate legal matters requiring external legal assistanceFirst line liaison with external attorneys in respect of litigation mattersLiaison with Corporat