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Article: It's all about thriving under pressure; Thandi Kuzwayo is a legal counsel at Absa Bank Ltd. Workplace spoke to her about her job.(Workplace)
- Article from:
- The Star (South Africa)
- Article date:
- November 4, 2009
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What does your job entail?
I am a team leader and legal counsel in the Absa Legal: Litigation and Disputes Team. I manage a team of lawyers and have to provide effective, visible leadership and management of my team.
I also manage a portfolio of cases.
I create, build, maintain and manage strong working relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
I also communicate and educate internal stakeholders on all legal risk control framework policies.
I also ensure that Absa operates within an appropriate and robust legal governance framework by ensuring the requirements of the litigation management and reporting policies ...