Legal Counsel at Tharisa

Purpose of Role

• The Legal Counsel is responsible to ensures that the company adheres to the law, provides legal advice to the business, primarily involving the review and/or drafting of various legal documents. Responsible to give advice and monitor all applicable aspects of it, ensuring that the business follows the proper legally commercial procedure in every way possible.

Context of Role

• Giving accurate and timely advise to the business in a variety of legal topics;
• Drafting, reviewing and negotiating of all commercial contracts for the Tharisa group, including (but not limited to) mining contracts, project financing, FIDIC (white book, silver book, red book and green book) agreements,  joint venture agreements, share subscription agreements, power purchase agreements, intellectual property, licence agreements, acquisition agreements, shareholder agreements, confidentiality agreements, lease agreement, immovable property purchase/sale agreements, employment/consultancy  agreements;
• Reviewing and negotiating all financing and security agreements required for Tharisa Minerals (Pty) Ltd;
• Attending to and advising generally on all legal matters of the Tharisa Minerals (Pty) Ltd;
• Attending to e-mails from the directors, offices and employees within the Tharisa Group and providing the legal advice as required;
• Attending/responding to notices and official communications from the DMRE;
• Noting and lodging of objections, appeals and applications under the MPRDA, NEMA, NEM:WA and NEM:AQA;
• Attending to all disputes and litigation and briefing/instructing company attorneys (where required) on behalf of Tharisa Minerals (Pty) Ltd;
• Advising on labour disputes;
• Maintain current knowledge of alterations in legislation.

Job Requirements
Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in law.
• Admitted as an attorney / Legal practitioner in terms of the Legal Practice Act, 2014.
• Completed Master’s degree in a specific field of the law will be considered an advantage.

Job specific experience

• Proven experience as a Legal Advisor/counsel in the mining environment and/or corporate and commercial law environment.
• Corporate and/or project finance law and administrative law expertise will be considered an advantage.