Legal Manager

A leading mining company is seeking an experienced Legal Manager to provide strategic legal support across its South African operations. The role offers the opportunity to drive legal strategy, manage risk, ensure regulatory compliance, and support governance. The successful candidate will work closely with senior leadership and stakeholders across inter alia commercial, regulatory, and dispute resolution matters.

What you'll do:

As a Legal Manager, you will be responsible for providing strategic legal oversight and advisory support. Your role will involve working closely with various internal stakeholders to ensure alignment with business objectives and regulatory frameworks. You will oversee the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex commercial contracts while ensuring compliance with all relevant laws. Additionally, you will lead legal strategies for dispute resolution and manage potential legal risks.

• Provide strategic legal support for commercial and operational activities
• Act as a trusted advisor to executive management
• Develop and implement risk mitigation strategies
• Oversee the drafting, negotiation, and execution of complex commercial contracts
• Ensure compliance with South African mining, environmental, and corporate laws
• Lead legal strategies for dispute resolution

What you bring:

The ideal candidate for this Legal Manager position brings a wealth of experience in South African commercial, corporate, and mining law. You have a strong understanding of regulatory compliance and are adept at stakeholder engagement, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution. Your ability to interpret and apply risk mitigation frameworks in your legal strategy sets you apart. Your skills in negotiation, stakeholder management, and communicating legal risks make you an invaluable asset to our team.

• Admitted Attorney
• Expertise in South African commercial, corporate, and mining law
• Expertise in contract negotiation, drafting, and risk assessment
• Strong knowledge of regulatory compliance
• Experience in stakeholder engagement, contract negotiation, and dispute resolution
• Ability to interpret and apply risk mitigation frameworks in legal strategy
• Skilled in negotiation, stakeholder management, and legal risk communication