Legal and Commercial Specialist

We are the market leader in commercial real estate services and investments and provide an integrated suite of high-quality real estate services to our clients across Africa and the Middle East, including facilities management, advisory & transaction services, project management.

We support predominantly corporate clients who buy services on a contracted basis all across the Middle East and Africa - even globally, depending on their portfolio.

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To provide integrated legal and commercial contract management services and conducting comprehensive contract reviews that encompass legal and commercial considerations. The role serves to manage as the single point of accountability for all client contractual matters within the business, ensuring efficient contract processing while protecting company interests and supporting business objectives across CBRE Excellerate's portfolio throughout Africa and the Middle East. This role shall also support the Procurement department on supplier contracts.

• LLB degree.
• Admitted Attorney with a minimum of 3 years post admission experience.
• Experience in corporate/commercial law, preferably in landlord/tenant litigation.
• Strong commercial legal drafting skills.
• A minimum of 2 years' experience in a large corporate environment with broad generalist legal knowledge.
• General business acumen.
• Contract management and contract drafting.
• Negotiation skills.
• Litigation experience.
• Understanding of relevant legal frameworks, including:
  • Companies Act
  • POPIA (Protection of Personal Information Act)
  • FICA (Financial Intelligence Centre Act)
  • PPRA (Property Practitioner's Regulatory Authority)
  • General property and commercial legislation
• Strong communication skills (written & verbal).
• Analytical thinking and problem solving ability.
• Client relationship management.
• Productivity driven with a strong work ethic.

• End to end contract management for all client agreements (enterprise and local) across CBRE Excellerate business portfolios, including:
• Facilitate management of:
• Facilities Management agreements;
• Advisory and Transactions client agreements;
• Capital Markets service agreements;
• Project management agreements;
• Property Management client contracts;
• Data Center Services agreements; and
• Any other existing and future Portfolio client agreements within CBRE Excellerate, which relates to clients.
• Negotiate, draft and/or review all client agreements which may include Master Service Agreements (MSAs), Local Country Agreements, employee transfer agreements, data transfer agreements, confidentiality agreements and associated documentation.
• Attend the negotiation meetings for client agreements as may be required.
• Respond to client queries related to agreement terms and conditions.
• Provide legal advisory services on all aspects of client agreements.
• Address initial legal queries and interpretations on client agreements.
• Ensure all client agreements align with business objectives and service delivery requirements as defined & provided.
• Escalate any identified contractual risks in line with the approved Delegation of Authority.

• Analyse commercial terms, pricing structures and financial implications of client agreements; aligning with the approved S1.
• Assess and mitigate commercial and legal risks.
• Evaluate service delivery requirements and ensure contractual alignment with operational capabilities.
• Provide commercial guidance on client agreement variations, renewals and extensions.
• Collaborate with business units to understand service requirements and translate them into contract terms.
• Optimise contract terms to enhance profitability while maintaining competitive positioning.

• Support the Procurement department with negotiation of legal terms on all supplier agreements and related supplier legal documentation.
• Review legal terms and conditions on the vendor portal.
• Draft and review supplier agreement templates and frameworks.
• Support the Procurement teams in optimizing supplier contract terms.

• Provide legal advice and guidance on client and supplier agreement related matters to all business portfolios.
• Ensure compliance with relevant laws and regulations across all business portfolios relating to client and supplier agreements.
• Monitor regulatory changes affecting client and supplier agreements and service delivery obligations.
• Address legal interpretations and provide advisory on contractual disputes.
• Handle breach notices and formal communications related to client and supplier agreements.

• Streamline client agreement review processes to reduce turnaround times and eliminate bottlenecks.
• Implement standardized contract management procedures across all business portfolios, including support on Agiloft and any other related systems.
• Maintain accurate client agreement documentation.
• Track and report on contract life cycle of the client agreements in the contract management system.
• Continuously improve contract management processes and template frameworks.

• Serve as primary point of contact for all client agreement matters across business portfolios and facilitate smooth client agreement execution.
• Collaborate with procurement teams on supplier agreement negotiations and reviews.
• Support business development initiatives through efficient client agreement processing.
• Manage relationships with clients regarding agreement queries and interpretations.