Colgate-Palmolive Legal Manager Jobs in South Africa

Colgate-Palmolive Legal Manager Jobs in South Africa

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If you want to work for a company that lives by their values, then give your career a reason to smile...every single day.

Key Responsibilities -

General Commercial Legal Services

Managing relationships with key executive subsidiary business partners and stakeholders by clarifying partner intentions and needs, translate into relevant legal topics, directs resources to address legal issues and needs

Providing subsidiary legal counsel by assisting in defining issues, gathers pertinent information/legal background, formulates and provides recommendations, brings additional legal resources to bear as necessary

Assists in clearance of advertising and sales promotion materials

Customizes global/divisional contracts and templates for local legal requirements

Preparing and advising on corporate communications and related requests

Monitoring government agency and industry associations for issues/concerns pertinent to CP; attend legal committees of local industry associations

Supporting local corporate governance related activities, filings, legal status to ensure compliance

Providing support for legal HR administration at the local level

Responding to legal litigation challenges, coordinating litigation related activities, e.g. involving Outside Counsel, Division or Corporate Specialists; recording items in databases as required

Assists with risk and crisis management

Assist and provide support for internal and external audits and remediation actions

Maintain all appropriate databases, all companies records up to date using company available repository tools on a timely manner and reporting back

Managing external legal counsel whenever required including setting out and controlling spend including timeous spend management on company repository tools

Conducts training workshops on legal matters

Brand Protection/Anti-Counterfeiting

Responsible for helping to develop regional and local strategies (country specific) plans in the field of Brand protection

Accountable for managing all brand protection related work (including but not limited to investigations, raids/sweeps, border protection work, law enforcement trainings, civil litigation, criminal prosecutions) in the hub

Overseeing the work of consultants, investigators, and outside counsel; working closely with law enforcement, and working as a key liaison among key stakeholders, including but not limited to Global Brand Protection, the Division and all involved subs/hubs

Timely reporting back including but not limited to filling internal reporting tools ensuring transparency in all efforts

Conducts training workshops for internal and external audiences

Required Qualifications -

A Bachelor's law degree

Minimum 5 years of working experience as an in-house counsel and/or practicing lawyer

Fluent in English

How to Apply

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