Legal Strategy Delivery & Leadership:
- Working alongside the Group Legal team and Regional Leadership, support the delivery of our Legal Strategy within the region, with overall alignment to our business objectives and risk appetite.
- Deliver proactive, strategic and commercially-centred legal advice to our Regional Country Board and Regional Management team, on all key legal matters, including corporate governance and regulatory compliance.
- Facilitate the management of relationships with external law firms, ensuring the provision of high-quality legal services.
Corporate Governance & Compliance:
- Support adherence to local Corporate Governance requirements.
- Monitor and advise on changes in relevant legislation and regulatory requirements within the region, ensuring our policies remain in compliance.
- Support the maintenance of internal legal policies (and supporting procedural documentation) to facilitate consistency across our business and support the management of legal risk.
Corporate Contracts:
- Draft, review, and negotiate legal agreements including client and vendor contracts, Master Services Agreements, joint venture agreements, and other legal documents to achieve favourable outcomes while ensuring compliance.
- Strategize contracting mechanisms with business stakeholders to manage risks and protect business interests.
- Develop and maintain standard contracting templates for each of our service areas.
Transactions:
- Provide legal support for critical corporate transactions, including M&A activity.
Litigation & Dispute Resolution:
- Provide management and oversight of litigation, arbitration and dispute resolutions, working alongside external counsel where appropriate.
- Develop and implement strategies to minimise the risk of litigation.
- Provision of advice to the business on cases of non-recovery.
Regulatory Affairs:
- Working alongside the Group Ethics & Compliance function, support the business’ compliance to industry specific regulations, competition law and broader, applicable legal frameworks.
Risk Management:
- Collaborate with our Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) function to facilitate the identification, assessment and monitoring of legal risks across the region.
- Manage the region’s Legal Risk Register.
Relationships & contacts
- Board
- Executive Management
- Group Head of Legal
- Regional Head of Legal
- Ethics & Compliance
- Enterprise Risk Management
- Quality Risk Management
- External Counsel
- Regulators