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Assistant Group General Counsel

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Take a leading role in counselling specific business units on all legal matters, under the supervision of the Group General Counsel

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Job Description

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DB Thermal
S.A. Engineering Excellence for Industry

ASSISTANT GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL

Based in Woodmead, reporting to and working closely with the Group General Counsel, the incumbent will advise and counsel the business unit leadership team on a broad range of commercial matters, including contracts, employment, intellectual property and mergers and acquisitions, in South Africa and other countries in Africa.

Key responsibilities:
● Take a leading role in counselling specific business units on all legal matters, under the supervision of the Group General Counsel
● Review and comment on proposed contractual terms and conditions, perform a legal risk assessment of commercial transactions and negotiate mutually acceptable standard terms and conditions with existing and prospective clients, with expertise in codified contracts such as NEC and FIDIC
● Review and negotiate post-award changes to contracts (variation orders)
● Ensure compliance and alignment with current employment legislation, advise HR on employment legislation and represent the company in any labour matters
● Develop programmes to educate and counsel business unit leadership teams on commercial matters
● Handle and/or direct business unit litigation, including conducting research, interviewing clients and witnesses
and handling other details in preparation for trial
● Gather evidence in corporate, labour and other cases to formulate defences or to initiate legal action
● Provide immediate answers to questions based on knowledge and experience, without researching the law
● Interpret laws, rulings and regulations for individuals, divisions and business units
● Confer with colleagues with a speciality in the practice area necessary to render advice to divisional leadership teams
● Counsel on basic matters of intellectual property
● Counsel with regards to corporate policies and the impact thereof on commercial transactions
● Participate in the due diligence review of acquisition candidates.

Minimum requirements:
● A South African LLB degree
● Sound business judgement
● Five to eight years of relevant experience within corporate, commercial and litigation practice areas within a corporate environment
● As an admitted attorney to handle legal matters for the Corporation
● Working knowledge of laws and regulations impacting the Corporation
● The ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
● The ability to utilise creative problem resolution skills to handle client-related or employee-related problems
● The ability to be forward-thinking and handle frequently changing demands
● Strong organisational and time management skills.

DB Thermal is an equal opportunity employer.

Interested candidates can forward a detailed CV via e-mail to: recruitment.sa@cts.spx.com before 15 August 2010. Alternatively, (please use reference 68086 in all correspondence)

If you do not hear from us by 15 September 2010, please consider your application unsuccessful.
NO AGENCIES PLEASE.

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