Legal Specialist

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

Litigation Management

• Coordinate and administer all litigation involving CGS, including appointing external law firms and counsel.
• Collect, consider and provide evidence to legal representatives in ongoing legal matters.
• Arrange and manage meetings and engagements with internal and external stakeholders for litigation-related decisions.
• Ensure timely issuance of instructions to legal representatives.
• Manage the signing and commissioning of court documents.
• Certify and process invoices for external legal services.
• Prepare regular written and oral progress reports on litigation cases.
• Draft letters of demand and pre-litigation correspondence

Legal Advice and Opinions

• Provide legally sound opinions and advice on legislation, policy, and internal processes upon request.
• Offer legal support and interpretation in meetings, negotiations, and stakeholder engagements.
• Advise on dispute resolution mechanisms, settlement options, and legal risks.
• Interpret and apply relevant statutes such as the PFMA, Companies Act, and Geoscience Act.

Policy and Legislative Development

• Provide legal support in policy and legislative drafting for CGS.
• Collaborate with business units to contribute to the legal framing of new policies or legislative texts.

Administrative and Managerial Support

• Assist the Manager: Legal, Risk and Compliance with approvals and internal authorisation processes.
• Support legal aspects of internal governance, reporting, and compliance structures.
• Drafting of various contracts and other agreements such as MOUs, SLAs, Commercial agreements, etc.

 KEY PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to interact at all levels and to exercise discretion in dealing with confidential or sensitive matters.
• Strong organisational and planning skills with ability to prioritise.
• Analytical thinker with a strong work-ethic.
• Ability to handle conflict and to resolve such disputes and to act ethically.
• Ability to work with limited supervision.
• Teamwork and collaboration.
• Analytical thinking and problem-solving.
• Sense of urgency.
• Ability to prioritize and work under pressure.
• Customer orientation.

EDUCATIONAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Grade 12; and  
• NQF Level 7 bachelor’s degree in law (LLB) or equivalent qualification.
• Admission as Attorney or Advocate.

KNOWLEDGE AND EXPERIENCE

• 5 - 8 years’ working experience in legal environment, preferably in state owned entities or government departments.
• Experience and understanding of public and commercial law such as PFMA, Companies Act, Promotion of Administrative Justice Act.
• Fully computer literate with an advanced level of MS Office, PowerPoint.
• Solid knowledge and understanding of Court Rules and Procedures in Civil litigation.
• Ability to interpret legislation and policy that is applicable.
• Superior communication skills (Oral and Written).
• Report writing skills.

The Council for Geoscience is committed to Employment Equity and diversity. In accordance with the Employment Equity prescripts, preference will be given but not limited to candidates from under-represented designated groups. Females and people from previously disadvantaged groups and sectors are encouraged to apply.

Correspondence will be limited to shortlisted candidates only. If you have not been contacted within eight (8) weeks after the closing date of this advertisement, please consider your application unsuccessful.

All appointments are subject to positive vetting results.

The processing of your personal information by the Council for Geoscience will be done in accordance with the POPI Act 4 of 2013.

For enquiries, please contact us at recruitment@geoscience.org.za. Please note: Applications submitted to this email address and CGS social media platforms will not be considered.

Closing Date: 20 October 2025