Head Of Legal
- Function
- Legal
- Facility
- Life Head Office, Dunkeld
- Position
- Head Of Legal
- Introduction
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An opportunity exists for a Head of Legal to lead a high-performing team of lawyers and deliver market-leading in-house legal services to the business. Reporting to the Company Secretary, the successful candidate will be a trusted strategic partner to the executive leadership of Life Healthcare, responsible for providing strategic input and direction in relation to the legal portfolio and related matters. This will include the need to manage complex corporate and commercial law based instructions, complex litigation and a wide variety of other legal matters.
- Critical Outputs
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- Be responsible for monitoring regulatory changes and implement the changes required in consultation with the Compliance function, management and other functions of the company.
- Maintain strong relationship with external counsel and relevant industry stakeholders
- Managing all commercial, litigation and corporate legal action
- Drafting and/or perusing and initiating complex commercial and operational agreements and documents
- Embedding within the business the standardization of contracts to ensure consistency of application across the range of commercial transactions
- Managing group trademarks and other IP issues
- Advising on, and successfully concluded, both incorporated and unincorporated joint ventures and business acquisitions and disposals
- Monitoring and managing significant litigation claims (both criminal and civil) by and against the company, liaising with insurers & loss adjusters, advising on strategies
- Supporting M&A and divestment activity, overseeing corporate transactions, and providing legal input to the evaluation of new ventures and acquisitions
- Advising on corporate governance issues including relating to competition law, company laws, data protection, health and safety, company policies amongst other things
- Coordinating and developing input in response to proposed legal or regulatory changes in order to minimise adverse impacts on Company
- Communicating new and relevant legislation to the business and board, and managing the implementation of such changes within the organization
- Requirements
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- University degree in Law and Admitted Attorney
- 10 - 15 years’ post qualification experience in legal practice or in-house, or in a combination of both legal and in-house (preference will be given to the healthcare industry)
- Proven ability to proactively provide practical, insightful and timely legal support to stakeholders across a functionally and geographically-dispersed organization
- Experience with corporate responsibility
- Sound experience in company law and in litigation management
- Competencies
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- Leading by example
- Problem-solving, analysis and judgement
- Resilience
- Teamwork
- Engaging diversity
- Influencing skills
- Business insight
- Drive and energy
- Excellence orientation
- Ethical behaviour
- Building relationships & networking
- Mentoring junior employees
- Customer responsiveness
- Verbal & written communication skills
- Careers@lifehealthcare.co.za
- Closing date
- Wednesday, November 18, 2026
Internal applicants - Before making an application, you are requested to discuss your application with your line manager. External candidates will also be considered.
Explore our vacancies and find the right opportunity for you. Download the application form and email to the relevant contact person specified in the job advertisement.
Life Healthcare is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
Thank you for your interest in this opportunity. Kindly note that only shortlisted candidates will be contacted. Applicants who have not been contacted within two weeks of the closing date of this advert, should consider their application as unsuccessful.