Senior Parliamentary Legal Adviser - Parliament of South Africa

As the Senior Parliamentary Legal Adviser, you will be required to manage litigation and provide legal support services to Parliament.

YOUR KEY RESPONSIBILITIES WILL BE:

• Provide legal advice on a range of subject matters to the Presiding Officers, Parliamentary Committees and the Secretary to Parliament
• Draft legal instruments
• Manage Litigation and dispute resolution cases and attend to related processes
• Advise on complex matters and provide support, guidance and quality control to work of a team of Legal Advisers
• Discharge delegated functions
• Assume tasks delegated by Chief Legal Adviser

TO QUALIFY, YOU MUST HAVE:

• be in possession of a 4 year Law Degree (Desirable: Masters in Law: Constitutional and Administrative Law).
• be an admitted as an Advocate/Attorney of the High Court.
• have eight (8) years’ post admission experience as a Legal Adviser in a Legislature or Public Sector environment.
• Litigation Management experience will be a distinct advantage.

You must also demonstrate knowledge and experience in:

• Relevant branches of the Law, such as Constitutional Law (including Parliamentary Law), Administrative Law, Labour Law, Law of contract, Public International Law and Finance Law
• Interpretation of Statutes and legal drafting
• South African electoral system
• Parliamentary and House procedures and political climate and environment
• Committee procedures
• Civil Court procedures
• Oral and written communication skills
• Presentation, planning and prioritising skills
• Legal research skills
• Advanced MS Office suite skills
• Interpersonal and supervisory skills
• Analytical, interpretation, influencing and negotiating skills