Location : Johannesburg
Description: Sage invites applications for the Legal Internship for unemployed graduates between the age of 18 and 35.
The Internship programme will run for a period of twelve (12) months.
Sage is committed to youth skills development by providing graduates with an opportunity to gain work experience to ready them for the corporate world.
Key Responsibilities
- Drafting of Legal Advice and Opinions;
- Vetting of legal documents including operational manuals and policies;
- Drafting articles for publication in the internal Legal Brief;
- Drafting and vetting of Contracts;
- Provision of transactional support to the business;
- Participate in contract negotiations;
- Attendance of and advice to different Committees;
- Instructing and consulting with external legal service providers;
- Drafting of briefing notes/Memos to the Executive Management;
- Management and achieving of Contracts; and
- Stakeholder relations management.
Qualifications
- LLB Degree.
The successful candidate will be required to display the following competencies in this role:
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Interpersonal skills.
- Detail orientation.
- Desire and potential to learn.
- Self-motivated.
- Basic computer skills.
- Prioritize tasks as needed.
All qualified applicants will be thoughtfully considered and never
discriminated against based on their race, color, age, religion, sexual
orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or veteran status.
