Legal Advisor

Job Overview

Business Segment: Insurance & Asset Management

Company: Liberty Group Limited

Location: ZA, GP, Johannesburg, Ameshoff Street

Job Type: Full-time

Job Ref ID: 80454434A-0001

Date Posted: 7/30/2026

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To provide specialist legal advice and support in areas of specialisation required in Liberty Corporate

Benefits. Corporate Benefits is a Business Unit within Liberty Group that provides tailor made solutions

for employers to provide their employees with retirement savings, insurance benefits and annuities.

The purpose of the role is to manage and mitigate legal, regulatory and commercial risks by providing

effective, concise, accurate and timely legal support and advice to the Business. The incumbent will

also be responsible for providing legally sound solutions to the Business not only relating to products,

services and applicable legislation, but must also ensure that such solutions contribute to the Business

goals and realisation of the Business' strategic objectives.

Qualifications

Type of Qualification: LLB, Admitted Attorney

Field of Study: Legal

Experience Required

Macro Generic

Legal

• Minimum 3-5 years’ legal experience in Financial Services especially in the pension funds industry;
• Technical and practical knowledge and understanding of the pension funds industry, insurance and financial services sector;
• An understanding of relevant financial services legislation.

Responsibilities

• Assist Chief Specialist in achieving and executing Legal strategy relating to Corporate Benefits;
• Provide legal advice to the business on various legal and technical matters in line with legal framework and best practice (including divorce and maintenance orders, section 37C distributions, fund rules, complaints, product queries);
• Keeping abreast of new legislation, case law and regulatory changes and advising Business stakeholders of potential impact (including the PFA, LTIA, Two-Pot, TCF, POPI, FAIS Act, ITA, FSR Act; Insurance Act);
• Provide legal and regulatory support to the Liberty Group sponsored funds;
• Support and assist the Complaints Management team with FSCA, Pension Funds Adjudicator, and Ombudsman complaints and queries;
• Provide legal and technical support to the Rules Drafting team and review Rules and amendments when required;
• Review, vetting and approval of policy documents, member communication, forms, reports and marketing material relating to the Business;
• Drafting, vetting and negotiation of contracts, and service level agreements relating to the Business;
• Researching complex legal matters and providing legal opinion into business projects and product development;
• Deliver exceptional legal service that exceeds customers’ expectations through proactive, innovative and appropriate legal solutions;
• Research and issue quarterly publications on legal and regulatory issues;
• Training of internal staff as and when required on legal matters;
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders, including external attorneys and counsel, industry bodies and regulators and act as ambassador of the organisational brand;
• Work collaboratively across Liberty to provide excellent and effective legal advice;
• Contribute to a TCF service excellence culture, which builds positive relationships and provides opportunity for feedback and exceptional service;
• Complete specific reports, statutory documentation and registers, in order to ensure that administrative procedures associated with litigation functionality are complied with and specific deadlines are adhered to; and Cost management.

Additional Information

Behavioural Competencies

• Articulating Information
• Checking Things
• Documenting Facts
• Establishing Rapport
• Examining Information
• Following Procedures
• Interacting with People
• Inviting Feedback
• Managing Tasks
• Meeting Timescales
• Team Working
• Upholding Standards

Technical Competencies

• Contract Management
• Financial Industry Regulatory Framework
• Legal Advisory & Interpretation
• Legal Drafting
• Legal Knowledge
• Legal Research

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