Nedbank: Legal Administrator

Company: Nedbank

Location: South Africa

Closing Date: 13 February 2025

Job Purpose

To effectively manage the back office administrative functions of the legal department and provide operational and administration support to the legal advisors and Legal Manager in order to assist them to fulfil their duties in line with their mandate.

Job Responsibilities

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank and Nedbank Insurance Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc)
• Participate and support corporate social responsibility initiatives for the achievement of key business strategies
• Identify and recommend opportunities to enhance processes and support implementation of new processes
• Ensure the correct issuing and remitting of invoices by receiving; checking accuracy; and getting them signed off and submit to accounts timeously
• Ensure that targets are reached within service level agreements by administratively assisting and supporting the legal team in the fulfilment of their duties
• Manage client expectations through responsiveness; professionalism; friendliness; receptiveness and availability when dealing with clients
• Collaborate well and develop / maintain excellent relationships with all stakeholders and their assistants, and all colleagues in general through on-going communication
• Thorough knowledge of applicable law: Intellectual Property: and relevant processes relating to Intellectual Property Law and administration
• General legal enquiries, Intellectual Property: Attend to enquiries in a timely and professional manner and accurately attend to full spectrum of administrative and other technical related work Trademark and other IP administration ad hoc support required, when necessary e.g. capturing of data on relevant documents and / or systems, and  co-ordinating the updating and circulating of reports; registers; lists; litigation schedules; projects etc.
• Maintaining updates of legal documents and systems internal trade mark register on an ongoing basis
• Liaising with attorneys
• Thorough knowledge of applicable law: Court Processes: High Court and Magistrate Court rules; court documents and processes
• General legal enquiries.

Essential Qualifications – NQF Level

• Matric / Grade 12 / National Senior Certificate

Preferred Qualification

• LLB or equivalent 

Minimum Experience Level

3 – 5 years Insurance and or other relevant experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Administrative procedures and systems
• Banking knowledge
• Banking procedures
• Business terms and definitions
• Governance, Risk and Controls
• Microsoft Office
• Relevant regulatory knowledge
• Relevant software and systems knowledge
• Business writing skills
• Legal knowledge

Behavioural Competencies

• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Managing Work
• Building Partnerships
• Earning Trust
• Applied Learning
• Driving for results