90 Law Firm jobs in South Africa

Employer Description

A reputable Labour & Employment Law Specialist firm located in Durban.

Job Description

Our client is seeking a well-organised and experienced legal secretary and PA to join their growing team.

You will be responsible for:

• Providing high-level secretarial and administrative support to a Director in a boutique employment law practice.
• Manage legal files, type dictation, prepare court documents and coordinate the Directors schedule and correspondence ensuring efficiency, accuracy, and discretion at all times.

Qualifications

N/A

Skills

The successful candidate must have:

• Prior experience in Employment and Labour Law and excellent command of English.
• Strong Dictaphone typing skills.

A vacancy has arisen in the Risk and Compliance Team for a Legal and Compliance Manager

Key areas of responsibility include:

Client Engagement Letters and SLA's – contract management framework:
Review and amend standard engagement letters
Review and comment on SLA's, client policies and supplier code of conduct documents to ensure the firms' liability is limited
Assist in developing a contracts management system
Supplier Agreements – Third-party risk management Framework
Review, negotiate and amend supplier agreements
Assist in developing and implementing a supplier/third-party risk management framework
Ensure suppliers complete the supplier risk assessment questionnaire
Ensure company Law compliance (eg CIPC filings)
Assist with compliance in other areas (eg date privacy)
Advise on legal matters from time to time
Conduct research and draft legal opinions
Draft and review contracts
Perform minor company secretarial duties
General Assistance to the Head of Risk and compliance
Other ad hoc duties from time to time.
Requirements:

Education and experience
LLB degree
Admitted attorney
At least 6 years post articles
Knowledge of contract law, Companies Act, and basic commercial law principles are essential
Must have experience in drafting and reviewing company engagement letters and client SLA's
Company Law compliance experience, CIPC filings advantageous
Experience reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts
Exposure to Data Privacy and ABC is advantageous
Excellent computer literacy skills (Microsoft products)

Competencies and personal attributes
Ability to maintain constructive working relationships
Good presentation skills
Attention to details
Good problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure
Ability to work independently
Strong written and verbal communication skills
Strong team player

Hiring! Legal & Contracts Manager (top law firm, Sandton) - Risk & Compliance Team



Key areas of responsibility include:



Client Engagement Letters and SLA's – contract management framework:

Review and amend standard engagement letters

Review and comment on SLA's, client policies and supplier code of conduct documents to ensure the firms' liability is limited

Assist in developing a contracts management system

Supplier Agreements: Third-party risk management Framework

Review, negotiate and amend supplier agreements

Assist in developing and implementing a supplier/third-party risk management framework

Ensure suppliers complete the supplier risk assessment questionnaire

Ensure company Law compliance (eg CIPC filings)

Assist with compliance in other areas (eg date privacy)

Advise on legal matters from time to time

Conduct research and draft legal opinions

Draft and review contracts

Perform minor company secretarial duties

General Assistance to the Head of Risk and compliance

Other ad hoc duties from time to time.

Requirements:

Education and experience

LLB degree

Admitted attorney

At least 6 years post articles

Knowledge of contract law, Companies Act, and basic commercial law principles are essential

Must have experience in drafting and reviewing company engagement letters and client SLA's

Company Law compliance experience, CIPC filings advantageous

Experience reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts

Exposure to Data Privacy and ABC is advantageous

Excellent computer literacy skills (Microsoft products)

Competencies and personal attributes:

Ability to maintain constructive working relationships

Good presentation skills

Attention to details

Good problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure

Ability to work independently

Strong written and verbal communication skills

Strong team player

About the job Payroll Accountant - Global Law Firm - Sandton

Our client, a global law firm, has an opportunity for a Payroll Accountant. The ideal candidate will have knowledge of cross-border secondments, transfers, or hires related to payroll processing. This role involves the overall management of the payroll department, providing guidance, mentoring, and coaching as needed. Additionally, you will ensure that the payroll team consistently delivers superior customer service to both internal and external clients.

Key Performance Areas:

• Compile the annual manpower salaries and headcount budget in conjunction with the Human Resources department.
• Manage projects as and when required.
• Assist in developing & maintaining payroll reporting processes, procedures and internal control for the purpose of maintaining an efficient payroll function.
• Oversee the reconciliation of data between the payroll system and general ledger system.
• Monitor & manage manpower budget against actual spend on a monthly basis and report on variances.
• Critically review and analyse current payroll procedures to recommend and implement changes leading to best practice as and when required.
• Ensure extraction of all monthly management reports (ie headcount data & employee costs).
• Oversee the payroll audit activities in respect of external and internal audits (ie journal entries, adjustment of entries and accruals, financial reports and statements).
• Monitor payroll activities and ensure that all processes are compliant in accordance with established financial, legal and/or administrative requirements.
• Recommend policies, procedure and action on issues that relate to financial operations in order to provide direction and to assist with decision making.
• Demonstrate in depth experience in managing, motivating, developing and building effective relationships within the payroll team and ensure overall supervision of payroll staff.

• B-Com degree or equivalent qualification.
• Minimum of 5 years suitable payroll & accounting experience.
• Sound knowledge of MS Office (i.e MS Word, Excel & PowerPoint).
• VIP payroll experience.
• Sound knowledge of accounting systems.
• Countries: South Africa and Tanzania.

A vacancy has arisen in the Risk and Compliance Team for a Legal and Compliance Manager Key areas of responsibility include: Client Engagement Letters and SLA's – contract management framework: Review and amend standard engagement letters Review and comment on SLA's, client policies and supplier code of conduct documents to ensure the firms' liability is limited Assist in developing a contracts management system Supplier Agreements – Third-party risk management Framework Review, negotiate and amend supplier agreements Assist in developing and implementing a supplier/third-party risk management framework Ensure suppliers complete the supplier risk assessment questionnaire Ensure company Law compliance (eg CIPC filings) Assist with compliance in other areas (eg date privacy) Advise on legal matters from time to time Conduct research and draft legal opinions Draft and review contracts Perform minor company secretarial duties General Assistance to the Head of Risk and compliance Other ad hoc duties from time to time. Requirements: Education and experience LLB degree Admitted attorney At least 6 years post articles Knowledge of contract law, Companies Act, and basic commercial law principles are essential Must have experience in drafting and reviewing company engagement letters and client SLA's Company Law compliance experience, CIPC filings advantageous Experience reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts Exposure to Data Privacy and ABC is advantageous Excellent computer literacy skills (Microsoft products) Competencies and personal attributes Ability to maintain constructive working relationships Good presentation skills Attention to details Good problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure Ability to work independently Strong written and verbal communication skills Strong team player

Hiring! Legal & Contracts Manager (top law firm, Sandton) - Risk & Compliance Team Key areas of responsibility include: Client Engagement Letters and SLA's – contract management framework: Review and amend standard engagement letters Review and comment on SLA's, client policies and supplier code of conduct documents to ensure the firms' liability is limited Assist in developing a contracts management system Supplier Agreements: Third-party risk management Framework Review, negotiate and amend supplier agreements Assist in developing and implementing a supplier/third-party risk management framework Ensure suppliers complete the supplier risk assessment questionnaire Ensure company Law compliance (eg CIPC filings) Assist with compliance in other areas (eg date privacy) Advise on legal matters from time to time Conduct research and draft legal opinions Draft and review contracts Perform minor company secretarial duties General Assistance to the Head of Risk and compliance Other ad hoc duties from time to time. Requirements: Education and experience LLB degree Admitted attorney At least 6 years post articles Knowledge of contract law, Companies Act, and basic commercial law principles are essential Must have experience in drafting and reviewing company engagement letters and client SLA's Company Law compliance experience, CIPC filings advantageous Experience reviewing and negotiating supplier contracts Exposure to Data Privacy and ABC is advantageous Excellent computer literacy skills (Microsoft products) Competencies and personal attributes: Ability to maintain constructive working relationships Good presentation skills Attention to details Good problem-solving skills and ability to work under pressure Ability to work independently Strong written and verbal communication skills Strong team player

HIRING! Senior AML Onboarding Officers (X2) (SANDTON) *please read specs thoroughly*

We are looking for two Senior AML Onboarding officers - one with a legal background and one with a commercial/accounting/risk background


The main purpose of the role is to assist with the following:
· To assist the Firm with discharging its obligations under the FIC Act;

· FICA Remediation Projects (including remediating deficient client data and remediation of existing client population);

· Attend to client reviews (including ad hoc and periodic reviews);

· Assist junior onboarding officers;

· Sign-off on certain onboarding matters;

· Manage the outstanding CDD and EDD requirements with lawyers and secretaries on a monthly basis;

· Reporting on CDD and EDD matters (progress and status updates);

· Compiling reports for submission to the Risk and Compliance Committee;

· Escalate certain matters to the GC, Head of Risk and Compliance and the Risk Committee;

· Conduct research on AML trends and typologies and propose enhancements to processes and controls;

· Conduct Country Risk research and update the Country Master Data Tables on a regular basis;

· Assist the Compliance Risk Manager and General Counsel, Head of Risk and Compliance with general AML portfolio management;

· Conducting AML Typology research and trends on a regular basis and assist with the review and maintenance of the RBA Framework; and

· Conducting country risk research and updating the Firm's Country Risk Master Data Table on a regular basis.


The key responsibilities and duties:
· Accurately capture client data on the onboarding system;

· Conduct CDD in respect of clients;

· Conduct ad hoc and periodic reviews on existing client population;

· Conduct research in respect of various sources (eg CIPC, Department of Home Affairs, Who owns Whom, etc);

· Conduct Country Risk research and update the Country Master Data Table on a regular basis;

· Analyse sanctions, PEP and adverse media alerts on the system when onboarding clients and conducting client reviews. Distinguish between 'False Positives' and 'True Matches';

· Conduct EDD in respect of high-risk clients (including summarising adverse media reports, PEP assessments and review of sanctions against individuals, entities and countries);

· Prepare EDD templates for high-risk clients and submit same to the Risk Committee for consideration. Action the decision of the Risk Committee;

· Liaise with lawyers and secretaries to obtain outstanding CDD and EDD information;

· Attend to daily alerts raised by the onboarding system once ongoing screening is implemented to determine whether or not they are 'false positives';

· Ensure that CDD information is current when new matters are opened for existing clients. Update existing clients' CDD information and re-screen and re-rate existing clients with new matters;

· Analyse constitutive documents of entity type clients, share registers, shareholder agreements, etc. in order to determine the BOs for entity type clients and document evidence in respect of same;

· Ensure that regulatory reporting, eg. Cash Threshold Reports (CTRs) and Suspicious Transaction Reports (STRs) are lodged within the prescribed time-frames;

· Assist with the development and maintenance of the Firm's internal screening list;

· Ensure that all onboarding and reviews comply with the Firm's RMCP;

· Develop AML training material and facilitate training sessions;

· Compile reports for the HoD and the Risk and Compliance Committee; and

· Assist with various AML compliance projects and any other AML-related tasks as assigned.


Qualifications and experience
Qualifications:

· LLB Degree. An admitted attorney with at least 4 years' experience in an AML / FICA compliance environment or in any compliance risk management environment; or

· A BCOM, BCOM Law or BCOM Accounting degree or a Risk Qualification with at least 4 years' experience in an AML / FICA compliance environment or in any compliance risk management environment.


Qualifications or knowledge of the following subjects are advantageous:

· Anti-money laundering certificates or ACAMS qualification; or

· Post-Graduate Diploma in Compliance or Certificate in compliance; or

· Risk Management qualification.

Personal attributes
Good presentation skills;
Above average attention to detail;
Good time management and problem-solving skills;
Must have an analytical mind; and more importantly have the ability to devise solutions to problems / shortcomings;
Ability to work under pressure.
We are looking for 1 lawyer and 1 accountant / bcom / risk management specialist. It would be better to have someone onboarding experience, as well as other experience. Experience as a onboarding team leader will also help. Candidates must have experience in onboarding large corporate clients with complex ownership structures.

Other experience required:

For the legal candidate, it must be an admitted attorney. Any other experience (eg legal advisor, general compliance, other AML role (ie excluding onboarding), risk role, etc)
For the risk, B Com, accountant candidate - it can be any work in a professional environment (preferably risk management and AML). Actual work in an accounting firm or other corporate (will help because of the training and discipline).

Recruiters to provide the following information with original CVs:
Matric and university transcripts; and
Salary and bonuses.