Senior Attorney, South Africa
Core
Provides legal services on complex matters to advance conservation priorities and manage risk for a global non-profit.
Role type
Senior in-house attorney (environmental/non-profit)
Builds
Legally sound transactions, contracts, and programs for conservation initiatives
Domain
Environmental conservation / Non-profit law
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Juris Doctorate, license to practice law in South Africa, complex transaction structuring, contract review, legal research, cross-cultural communication, outside counsel management
Preferred skills
In-house or law firm experience advising senior management, project management, supervising paralegals, knowledge of financing transactions and non-profit law
Technologies
Legal research databases, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Review organizational documents and prepare/examine contracts (grants, leases, licenses, purchases, sales, insurance, easements), assist in structuring activities to achieve goals, influence decision-makers, manage outside counsel, supervise less experienced attorneys or paralegals, serve as primary legal contact for clients in Zambia and South Africa
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC with potential supervision