Legal Analyst

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Job Summary

The Legal Analyst will form part of the Absa Indian Ocean Legal Team, reporting to the Legal Executive, and will primarily support the effective, timely and controlled management of the Bank’s Court Order process. The role is accountable for ensuring Court Orders are executed within agreed timelines, maintaining accurate Court Order logs, and promptly escalating, monitoring and following up on any breaches, delays or risks. It also supports refresher training, stakeholder engagement and authorisation activities within the Court Order process. In addition, the Legal Analyst will support the Legal Function’s control environment and legal risk management activities, including testing legal risk controls, reporting risk events, supporting CPA and RCSA processes, contributing to Combined Assurance, and tracking legal spend and cost reporting. The role will also provide legal research support on ad hoc legal, regulatory and banking matters. The Legal Analyst will also support the wider Team in terms of cost management recording and legal research.

Job Description

Court Order Management

• Manage the end-to-end Court Order process in line with internal procedures, legal requirements and service standards.

• Provide timely and accurate legal analysis on the scope and application of court orders and legal process served on the Bank.

• Ensure accurate and timely execution of Court Orders and maintain complete, up-to-date logs and records.

• Review instructions and verify required documentation and approvals prior to execution.

• Monitor pending items, follow up with stakeholders and escalate breaches, delays, exceptions or control issues.

• Identify process gaps or control weaknesses and escalate to the Legal Executive.

• Liaise with internal (branches, operations, compliance, risk, business) and external stakeholders (courts, law firms, authorities).

• Support authorisation activities and deliver refresher training on Court Order processes and requirements.

• Prepare management information, status updates and reports on Court Orders.

• Support delivery of training and awareness on Court Order processes, timelines and requirements.

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Control Environment & Legal Risk Management

• Test and monitor legal risk controls, policies and procedures to ensure an effective control environment.

• Identify, record and report legal risk events in line with governance requirements.

• Support CPA and RCSA testing and Legal Risk Combined Assurance activities, including control testing, evidence preparation and remediation tracking.

• Track legal risk actions, audit findings and control gaps, and monitor progress to closure.

• Maintain accurate records of control testing, risk assessments and supporting evidence, and prepare risk reports and management information.

• Track, analyse and report legal spend, including preparation of quarterly and annual cost reports.

• Support the embedding of a strong risk and control culture across legal processes.

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Legal Research & Team Support

• Conduct legal research on ad hoc legal, regulatory and banking matters, and prepare concise summaries, briefings and research notes.

• Support the review of legislation, regulations and legal developments relevant to the Bank.

• Assist with document review, legal analysis and preparation of internal guidance, as well as gathering materials for disputes, litigation and advisory work.

• Support continuous improvement of Court Order processes, controls, templates and trackers, including legal risk and cost tracking initiatives.

• Support in the maintenance legal knowledge repositories, precedents and trackers.

• Support responses to internal queries through preliminary research and structured summaries.

• Assist with general team administration, reporting and coordination activities.

Role/Person Specification

Preferred Education:

• Bachelor’ degree in Law (LLB) , legal studies qualification or equivalent relevant qualification.

Preferred Experience:

• Experience in a legal, regulatory, banking, financial services, court process, litigation support, compliance or operations control environment.

• Experience handling Court Orders, legal records, litigation support processes, regulatory requests or legal administration would be an advantage.

Knowledge & Skills:

• Understanding of legal processes and Court Order handling

• Strong organisational, record-keeping and data management skills, including maintaining accurate logs and trackers.

• Understanding of governance, risk and control frameworks, including the identification, escalation and monitoring of risk events and control issues.

• Legal research and analytical capability.

• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information with integrity.

• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Technical Competencies:

• Court Order process management;

• Legal process administration;

• Legal research;

• Stakeholder coordination;

• Management information preparation.

Behavioural Competencies:

• Attention to detail, accuracy and integrity.

• Strong ownership, accountability and confidentiality.

• Effective time management and prioritisation.

• Strong stakeholder collaboration and professional communication.

• Problem-solving, responsiveness and adaptability.

• Curiosity, willingness to learn and ability to deliver under pressure.

Education

Further Education and Training Certificate (FETC): Business, Commerce and Management Studies (Required)