Senor Legal Administrative Officer; MR

Senor Legal Administrative Officer (MR-6)

• Reference Number : REFS/035381
• Directorate :
  Legal Services
• Number of Posts : 1
• Package : R per annum OSD (Plus benefits)
• Enquiries : ENQUIRIES:
  Caiphus/ Andy, cell: /51

Requirements :

• Matric plus NQF7 in Law or as otherwise determined by the Minister for Justice and Constitutional Development. Coupled with a minimum of 8 years appropriate post qualification legal experience. Knowledge of local government law and related legislation;
  Ability to provide legal advice and opinions local government law and related legislation;
  Ability to draft properly composed legal documents;
  Ability to ensure 100% instructions to the State Attorney on matters affecting the MEC, the HoD and the Department;
  Ability to provide a legal brief once a quarter on matters of local government law and related issues;
  Ability to update the Department's Human Resource Delegations under the Public Service Act and the update of the Department's policies as and when required by client directorates.

Duties :

• Manage litigation on behalf of the MEC, the HoD and the Department;
  Conduct, analyse, interpret, advise and mentor Juniors on research that will provide information and case law relevant to a legal matter at hand;
  Present on and advise and mentor Juniors on motivation/ proposals on how the specific case should be approached to obtain a desirable/ justifiable outcome / result;
  Draft legal documents and advise on and or mentor juniors on the drafting of legal documents that provide clear motivation / justification for a particular position pertaining to the case, also proposing the approach to be followed to ensure success in this regard;
  Successfully conduct an interview in order to determine the client’s goals and objectives;
  Advise the client on possible courses of action during the consultation process, in relation to legal entitlements and client’s instructions;
  Document interview and all advice given during legal consultation in writing;
  Provide advice and guidance to lower-level production employees on advanced interview techniques to address more sensitive or complicated issues as well as guide employees on the advice that should be rendered to the client;
  Examine the instruction received from client to determine the legal question(s) to be addressed;
  Consult with client to obtain further clarity, if necessary;
  Source necessary legal tools;
  Conduct the necessary research regarding the legal issue(s) to be addressed;
  Draft the Opinion;
  If necessary, consult the client;
  Finalise and submit the opinion to Supervisor for vetting;
  Obtain instructions from client as to the nature of the document to be drafted;
  Consult with client to obtain further information, if necessary;
  Conduct research and source the relevant resource tools and information;
  Draft the legal document and submit to client;
  If necessary, further consultations with client and other parties;
  Receive the document for legal review from client, along with instructions;
  Scrutinize the document, in order to ensure that it complies with all relevant legal requirements;
  If necessary, consult with client and other parties to provide legal clarity and assist in finalizing the document which has been reviewed;
  Prepare comments regarding the document and submit to Supervisor for vetting;
  Receive summons or notice of motion from the State Attorney’s Office;
  Scrutinize the court papers received;
  Consult with State Attorney’s Office, if necessary;
  Consult with relevant client unit to which the matter relates;
  Prepare brief for the HOD/ MEC on necessary course of action to be undertaken;
  Submit brief to Supervisor for vetting;
  Brief the State Attorney on course of action to take, either to oppose or not to oppose;
  Receive instructions from relevant client unit to determine the merits of the contemplated action;
  Consult with the client unit and obtain other relevant information to prepare opinion regarding whether there are reasonable prospects of success;
  Provide advice to the HOD/MEC on the contemplated action and submit to Supervisor for vetting;
  If there are reasonable…