RAF Attorney: Magistrate Court x7 x2, Mbombela x3, Mafikeng x1 and Thohoyandou x1

Overview

The Road Accident Fund’s mission is to provide timely and equitable assistance to those affected by motor vehicle accidents through the provision of appropriate social benefits to ensure financial relief and recovery for qualifying individuals.

The RAF Attorney:
Magistrate Court is responsible for all Magistrate Court matters within the Fund and the provision of litigation services accordingly. This role will also be responsible to perform a range of tax services including tax bill of costs in compliance with South African laws and regulations.

Policy review and implementation

• Contribute to the development and implementation of departmental policy, procedures and processes.
• Keep up to date with effective policy and practice execution strategies.

• Conduct research that will provide information in preparation for all matters for trial.
• Consult with departments/representatives, and witnesses for instructions and documentation for cases to be presented in court.
• Draft pleadings to provide clear motivation/justification on a particular position about the case.

• All required steps regarding the mediation process, as governed by the amendment to the rules of court, are to be taken.
• Upon conclusion of the mediation, parties shall inform Registrar and all other parties by a notice that Mediation is completed.
• Parties and Mediator must within 5 days of completion of mediation issue a joint minute indicating.

• Attend court appearances in all allocated third-party litigation matters.
• Ensure file administration from opening to the conclusion of a legal case including adherence to trial dates.
• Handle appearances at courts, tribunals, mediation hearings and inquiries.
• Coordinate administrative legal actions to ensure compliance.
• Approve instructions to appoint and instruct expert witnesses.

• Block consultation, early assessment of files and early instructions to experts and assessors.
• Approve requests to appoint and instruct assessors and expert witnesses.
• Recommend a settlement.

• Provide legal advice on arising legal matters and contracts.
• Provide well-researched legal advice on matters impacting the organization.
• Conduct legal research and prepare legal opinions.

• Deliver a full range of tax services in compliance with laws and regulations
• Build relationships and interact with clients to provide consulting and expertise in tax services.
• Provide innovative tax planning and review complex income tax returns.

• Prepare and submit regulation reports as and when required to provide progress updates and/or inform management decisions.
• Develop reports/policies/procedures and guide the process through the alignment of the documents to the overall RAF’s Strategy.
• Develop functional reporting systems, for management, projects or performance reporting.
• Prepare proposals, briefings, presentations, reports and other documentation and provide management information both verbally and in report format.

• Facilitate and manage communication with relevant internal and external stakeholders in relation to investments and proactively and progressively manage the relationships.
• Manage relationships with vendors, service providers or procurement teams and ensure that all relevant procured items are invoiced and paid on time.
• Communicate with all levels of stakeholder contact.

• Ensure the sourcing, development, and retention of a high-performance team.
• Manage the recruitment of the operational workforce in line with employment equity targets.
• Manage staff in the department to ensure that they achieve their objectives in line with the strategic objectives of the RAF. Manage the implementation of human capital processes and procedures to control/regulate workplace conflict and/or institute corrective measures and consultation processes to address deviations from standards.
• Allocate, direct, motivate and evaluate…