Description:
This role is required to perform paralegal work of a preparatory nature and provide practical support on matters, that includes but is not limited to compliance, coordination and administration of matters, research, evidence and fact gathering, co-ordination of projects including due diligence.
Responsibilities
Compliance
- Keep abreast with regulations, policies, By-Laws and Code of Conduct governing member compliance of SAICA’s active member/associates.
- Perform due diligence on declarations submitted by members/associates for purposes of keeping records and evidence for the disciplinary process on non-compliance members/associates.
- Assess responses to annual declarations as submitted by active SAICA’s members/associates.
- Attend to queries from the Legal & Discipline department and SAICA members/associates on the Member Compliance Complaints processes.
- Draft transgressions Complaints raised against non-compliant members/associates, compiles evidence files, reviews and signs complaints in preparation for the disciplinary process.
Research and fact gathering
- Conduct compliance research i.e. investigate the facts of cases and ensure that all relevant information is considered. This includes:
- Identifying appropriate laws, legislature, policies, codes and other materials that are relevant to assigned matters;
- Gathering and analyzing research data such as statutes, codes and documents;
- Coordinate and organize research and know-how for verification and access by compliance professionals in need.
Co-ordination of projects, including due diligence assessments
- Co-ordinate and manage projects, including due diligence assessments, to ensure that all relevant documentation is indexed, allocated and reviewed, tasks and work streams are completed on time, and tasks are delivered on time.
- Manage document flow, analysing documents and determining how they should be dealt with and who they should be referred to
- Maintaining records and indexes,
- Communicating with team members, allocating tasks and documents across work streams,
- Following up where necessary and ensuring that tasks are completed and deliverables are delivered on time,
- Collating first drafts of documents/complaints files for review, signing and submission to Legal & Discipline.
General Administration
- Coordinate and manage document production and storage.
- Organise and track files of all matter documents making them available and easily accessible, by maintaining the records of non-compliant members/associates.
Requirements:
- Keep abreast with regulations, policies, By-Laws and Code of Conduct governing member compliance of SAICA’s active member/associates.
- Perform due diligence on declarations submitted by members/associates for purposes of keeping records and evidence for the disciplinary process on non-compliance members/associates.
- Assess responses to annual declarations as submitted by active SAICA’s members/associates.
- Attend to queries from the Legal & Discipline department and SAICA members/associates on the Member Compliance Complaints processes.
- Draft transgressions Complaints raised against non-compliant members/associates, compiles evidence files, reviews and signs complaints in preparation for the disciplinary process.
- Conduct compliance research i.e. investigate the facts of cases and ensure that all relevant information is considered. This includes:
- Identifying appropriate laws, legislature, policies, codes and other materials that are relevant to assigned matters;
- Gathering and analyzing research data such as statutes, codes and documents;
- Coordinate and organize research and know-how for verification and access by compliance professionals in need.
- Co-ordinate and manage projects, including due diligence assessments, to ensure that all relevant documentation is indexed, allocated and reviewed, tasks and work streams are completed on time, and tasks are delivered on time.
- Manage document flow, analysing documents and determining how they should be dealt with and who they should be referred to
- Maintaining records and indexes,
- Communicating with team members, allocating tasks and documents across work streams,
- Following up where necessary and ensuring that tasks are completed and deliverables are delivered on time,
- Collating first drafts of documents/complaints files for review, signing and submission to Legal & Discipline.
- Coordinate and manage document production and storage.
- Organise and track files of all matter documents making them available and easily accessible, by maintaining the records of non-compliant members/associates.
- Minimum 1 (one) year’s post-qualification experience.
- Completed Articles of Clerkship would be advantageous.
- Legal qualification (B-Com Law degree, LLB or Paralegal qualification)
- Additional qualifications in compliance, risk or governance would be advantageous.
- Project management skills.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation.
Experience
- Minimum 1 (one) year’s post-qualification experience.
- Completed Articles of Clerkship would be advantageous.
Qualifications
- Legal qualification (B-Com Law degree, LLB or Paralegal qualification)
- Additional qualifications in compliance, risk or governance would be advantageous.
- Project management skills.
- Knowledge of relevant legislation.
22 Apr 2024;
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