Legal Specialist: Advice

Job description:

• The main purpose of the role is to provide proactive technical support to advisers and assist in the enhancement of the advice process and digital financial advice tool utilising holistic financial planning experience. 

• Deal with daily tactical and legal matters in a distribution environment
• Implement regulatory change required in Distribution
• Ensure proactive technical support to advisers
• Continuous interaction with marketing, distribution and other divisional teams
• Undertake strategic research and provide strategic proposals, on topics as requested by and agreed with Distribution Exco as the subject matter expert (SME) on technical financial advisory matters (e.g., EB, s42, HNW product offering etc.)
• As SME, support the digital advice team with practical suggestions and logical rules to guide and monitor advice to clients.
• Provide technical support to advisers, TAS colleagues, other Distribution teams (including Marketing) on proactive and reactive basis.
• Regularly engage with the Public Policy and Regulatory Affairs (PPARA) team to understand the impact of regulatory changes identified by PPARA on Distribution and determine, assess and furnish proposals on how such impact can be managed and mitigated within the Distribution network with the support of standardised processes, standardised documents and systems.
• Represent TAS on distribution/advice and technical matters both within TAS and non-TAS related committees / forums.
• Responsible for CPD accredited training

• Matric
• Bachelor of Law (LLB)
• Postgraduate Diploma in Financial Planning (non-negotiable)
• CFP status (advantageous)
• 5 - 7 years, relevant knowledge, skills and experience in the financial services industry

Skills/Competencies:

• Ability to handle confrontational discussions
• Solutions orientation  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Strong interpersonal and relationship building skills
• Deciding and initiating action
• Persuading and influencing
• Proven ability to identify, assess and solve problems
• Adaptable and resilient
• Emotional intelligence
• Teamwork
• Presentation skills (design and present in front of audience)

Closing date:  06-Jul-2026