POST 32/04 : LEGAL ADMINISTRATION OFFICER REF NO: 3/2/1/2022/538
Directorate: Legal Support
SALARY : R201 387 – R541 779 per annum, Salary will be in accordance with the OSD
requirements).
CENTRE : Gauteng (Pretoria)
REQUIREMENTS : Applicants must be in possession of a Grade 12 Certificate and an LLB Degree
or as otherwise determined by the Minister of Justice and Constitutional
Development. MR 1: LLB Degree or equivalent. MR 2: LLB Degree or
equivalent plus a minimum of 1 year post qualification experience in the legal
profession. MR 3: LLB Degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 2 years post
qualification experience in the legal profession. MR 4: LLB Degree or
equivalent plus a minimum of 8 years post qualification experience in the legal
profession. MR 5: LLB Degree or equivalent plus a minimum of 14 years post
qualification experience in the legal profession. Job related knowledge:
Knowledge of the South African Law. Job related skills: Ability to interpret the
law. Ability to research the law. Writing skills. Presentation skills. Client
relations skills. Communication skills. Computer literacy. A valid driver’s
licence. Willingness to travel and work irregular hours.
DUTIES : Draft or vet all contracts. Receive instructions and draft or vet the required
contracts. Consult with functionaries or request further information if required.
Provide assistance to line functionaries with the negotiation of contracts where
necessary. Do research on contracts if necessary. Provide legal advice on
matters arising during the drafting of contracts. Manage external experts, such
as counsel, who may be briefed to draft or vet contracts. Periodically review
standard contracts. Draft or vet other legal documentation such as affidavits,
delegations and correspondence of a legal nature, as well as reports. Receive
instructions and draft or vet required other legal documents. Do research if
necessary. Provide legal advice on matters arising during the drafting of other
legal documents. Manage external experts, such as counsel, who may be
briefed to draft, or vet other legal documents. Provide legal opinion and general
legal advice. Receive instructions and request further information if necessary.
Conduct research. Consult with relevant stakeholders. Analyse court
precedents and written articles / publications. Draft legal opinions. Facilitate
obtainment of external legal opinions. Manage external experts, such as
counsel or the State Law Advisers, to ensure that opinions are provided timeously. Ensure that external opinions are legally sound before they are
furnished to the client. Ensure that applicable areas of the law are ventilated in
the legal opinions. Provide legal assistance in respect of Promotion of Access
to Information Act (PAIA) requests. Evaluate new requests and refer to the
relevant Deputy Information Officer (DIO) or line functionary. Advise the DIO
or line functionary on issues that may arise during the processing of requests.
Monitor that the DIO or line functionary attends to the requests and finalises
them within the prescribed timeframes. Keep a register of all requests received
and the outcomes thereof.
ENQUIRIES : Mr A Mokoena Tel No: (012) 312 8404
APPLICATIONS : Applications can be submitted by post to: Private Bag X833, Pretoria, 0001 or
hand delivered to: 184 Jeff Masemola Street (formerly known as Jacob Mare),
corner of Jeff Masemola and Paul Kruger Streets, Pretoria or to Agriculture
Place, 20 Steve Biko (formerly Beatrix) Street, Arcadia, Pretoria, 0001.
NOTE : African, Coloured, Indian and White Males and African, Coloured, Indian and
White Females and Persons with disabilities are encouraged to apply.
CLOSING DATE : 09 September 2022 at 16:00