Legal Assistant, East London

SUMMARY:
We are seeking a Legal Assistant, for a permanent role based in East London, Eastern Cape.

POSITION INFO:
Applicants are required to meet the following criteria:
 

• Business Degree together with a legal postgraduate qualification (or vice versa) together with significant exposure to the company secretarial function.
• Previous professional administrative or commercial work experience essential
• Significant experience in a senior operations or administrative management role
• Valid drivers and willing to travel
• This is strictly an EE role

• Admin support and guidance to company directors about the day-to-day management of the organisation, including compliance with legal and statutory requirements
• Corporate governance – convene / service AGM’s and board meetings; Board of Directors support; implement board decisions; keep a list of current shareholders; ensure resolutions and minutes are signed
• Legal – provide legal advice; contractual agreements with suppliers, retailers and service providers; maintain company law and labour law awareness; management of a database and tracking of all contracts; monitoring competitor non-compliance trends
• Sourcing documents