Bowmans Vacancies

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Associate: Employment – Dispute Resolution Department – Johannesburg, South Africa

Vacancy Brief

Bowmans’ Employment and Benefits team is looking for a qualified junior employment lawyer to join its prestigious team. The team is led by a Partner recognised in the Legal500 Hall of Fame and other team members who are prominent Employment and Labour law practitioners. In addition to the team, this is an opportunity to also join a leading Employment & Benefits Department, with outstanding lawyers who are invested in shaping the practice’s jurisprudence across Africa and beyond. Therefore, the successful candidate will have exceptional exposure to the various litigious and non-litigious work, with tremendous opportunities to grow professionally.

Experience and Qualifications

• 1-2 years’ post articles experience in Employment Law, experience in corporate law will be advantageous
• LLB degree from a recognized South African tertiary institution
• Must be an admitted attorney
• Excellent command of the English language is essential
• Strong research skills
• Strong academic track record

Job Accountabilities

• A strong command of legal and/or technical issues
• Drafting and reviewing legal documents at the appropriate level, including pleadings, agreements, policies, etc.
• Furnishing legal opinions and advice on various areas of employment law
• Conducting investigations and preparing investigation reports
• Initiating disciplinary proceedings for client
• Consultations with clients and Counsel
• Preparing CCMA and/or Court documents, including briefs to Counsel
• Ability and desire to appear at the CCMA, Labour Court and other forums
• Assisting with corporate due diligences, where required
• Conducting accurate research in support of senior lawyers
• Assisting with training for clients
• Contributing to knowledge management and business development of the Practice
• Effective delegation to and management of candidate legal practitioners
• Assist with the day to day running of a busy practice, including file management and time management
• Taking part in Firm initiatives such as Pro Bono work and ongoing trainings

Competencies

• Legal Technical and Commercial Skill
  • Legal technical knowledge, including the understanding and application of legal knowledge
  • Impeccable research skills
  • Legal drafting and communication (verbal and written) in a manner tailored for various audiences
  • Business awareness and/or acumen
  • Project management
• Teamwork
  • Good interpersonal skills
  • Effective communication and collaboration with various stakeholders
  • Giving and receiving feedback
  • Delegation and development of juniors
• Business Development and Knowledge Management
  • Develop, nurture and leverage on internal and external networks
  • Client engagement, including drafting fee estimates and pitch documents
  • Writing technical articles, presentations, etc.
  • Participate in Knowledge initiatives, including the Practice’s thought leadership
  • Attend and contribute to learning and development

Personal Attributes

• Initiative: self-starting, proactive, taking action to achieve goals beyond what is required
• Perseverance: be able to work well under pressure without compromising work quality or standards; be able to take constructive feedback; ability to handle high volumes and meet tight deadlines
• Work Standards: sets own high goals and performance standards, producing work timeously, accurately and of a consistently high standard
• Creative: contribute to innovative outcomes, displaying good understanding of clients’ needs, produce practical solutions, business savvy
• Team player: work together with colleagues and staff to enhance the team’s overall performance, take advantage of team synergies and ensure a productive, efficient and caring work environment
• Ethical: display honesty and integrity at all times.

Bowmans is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan.  All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives

 

Senior Associate – Dispute Resolution – Employment and Benefits – Johannesburg, South Africa

EXPERIENCE AND QUALIFICATIONS:

• Admitted attorney with 3 – 5 years post admission experience specifically within an employment litigation practice
• Experience appearing at the CCMA or bargaining councils
• LLB degree with a solid academic transcript

JOB ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Drafting and reviewing legal documents, including pleadings and contracts
• Furnishing legal opinions and advice on any areas of employment law
• A strong command of legal/technical issues
• Produce complex legal advice/analysis for clients both in writing and verbally
• Appearances at the CCMA, Labour Court and other applicable forums
• Consultations with client and Counsel
• Attending to research, supporting senior lawyers on larger matters
• Actively assisting in knowledge management and business development
• Manages and develops (training and up skilling) juniors in the team
• Practice management: general administration, including file management and electronic timekeeping
• Conducting training for clients
• Conducting investigations into allegations of misconduct

COMPETENCIES

• Legal technical and commercial ability: including legal technical knowledge, impeccable research and presentation skills, legal drafting, business acumen/commerciality, project management
• Teamwork: ability to work effectively and manage across various levels within the Firm
• Business Development: including:
  • the ability to build, develop, nurture and leverage internal and external networks;
  • cross-functional collaboration;
  • client engagement; and
  • the ability to apply and utilise structured business development methodologies.

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Initiative
• Perseverance
• Results driven
• Team player
• Ethical
• Client Focus
• High Work Standards
• Planning and organizing

COMPUTER LITERACY

• Proficient in Word and Outlook

Bowmans is committed to achieving the objectives set in its transformation charter, and the targets in its employment equity plan.  All recruitment decisions will be taken with due consideration being given to these objectives

 

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