Senior Attorney

Minimum requirements

• Core Responsibilities Labour & Employment Law
  • Dispute Resolution & Litigation
    • Represent clients in:
      • CCMA proceedings (conciliation and arbitration)
      • Bargaining Council proceedings
      • Labour Court and Labour Appeal Court
    • Conduct arbitrations involving:
      • Misconduct
      • Poor work performance
      • Ill-health incapacity
      • Operational requirements (retrenchments)
      • Unfair labour practices
    • Draft and settle:
      • Referral forms (LRA 7.11 / 7.13)
      • Pre-arbitration minutes
      • Statements of case and responses
      • Review applications (section 145)
      • Opposing and replying affidavits
      • Heads of argument
      • Settlement agreements and consent orders
  • Advisory & Compliance (South African Framework)
    • Advise employers and employees on:
      • Labour Relations Act 66 of 1995
      • Basic Conditions of Employment Act 75 of 1997
      • Employment Equity Act 55 of 1998
      • Occupational Health and Safety Act
      • Code of Good Practice:
        Dismissal
    • Draft and review:
      • Employment contracts (fixed-term, permanent, executive)
      • Disciplinary codes and procedures
      • Grievance procedures
      • Workplace policies (leave, misconduct, incapacity, retrenchment)
    • Provide guidance on:
      • Section 189 and 189A retrenchment processes
      • Transfers of business as a going concern (section 197)
      • Restraint of trade disputes
      • Automatically unfair dismissals
      • Protected and unprotected strikes
• Chairing & Internal Processes
  • Chair and/or prosecute:
    • Disciplinary hearings
    • Incapacity enquiries
    • Internal appeals
  • Advise on procedural and substantive fairness
  • Prepare chairpersons findings and outcome letters
• Secondary Responsibilities Other Areas of Law
  • General civil litigation in the Magistrates Court and High Court
  • Contractual disputes and commercial drafting
  • Estate-related litigation or advisory work (where required)
  • Any other legal work reasonably required to support the firms practice
• Practice Management & Professional Obligations
  • Independent management of allocated files from instruction to finalisation
  • Compliance with court rules, directives, and statutory time periods
  • Client consultations, strategy formulation, and ongoing client communication
  • Briefing and managing counsel where necessary
  • Supervision and mentoring of junior attorneys, candidate attorneys, and support staff
  • Ensuring compliance with:
    • Legal Practice Act
    • LPC rules and professional conduct standards
  • Contribution to firm strategy, precedent development, and training

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