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Legal Practice Council Recruitment 2023/2024

Applications are invited from interested and suitably qualified candidates for Legal Practice Council Recruitment 2023/2024.

The Legal Practice Council is a national, statutory body established in terms of section 4 of the Legal Practice Act, No 28 of 2014. The Legal Practice Council and its Provincial Councils regulate the affairs of and exercise jurisdiction over all legal practitioners (attorneys and advocates) and candidate legal practitioners.

We are recruiting to fill the following position below:

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Job Title: Audit Officer: Risk & Compliance

Introduction

The Legal Practice Council (LPC) is currently embarking on a process to fill vacant positions in the Gauteng and Mpumalanga Provincial Offices.

Minimum Appointment Requirements :

  • Matric/Grade 12 Certificate
  • NQF Level 6 in Administration or Audit
  • NQF Level 6 with audit or financial acumen and Relevant Compliance or Fraud Examiner accreditation (advantageous)
  • 3 years administrative experience
  • MS Office (Word, Excel, Power Point, Outlook)
  • Knowledge of professional regulatory environment
  • Financial intelligence Centre Act
  • Code of Conduct for all Legal Practitioners, Candidate Legal Practitioners and Juristic Entities.

 

Skills & Competencies

  • Communication;
  • Attention to detail;
  • Interpersonal;
  • Accuracy;
  • Problem solving;
  • Critical thinker;
  • Deadline driven;
  • Research;
  • Integrity;
  • Time management;
  • multi-tasking;
  • Writing;
  • Team player & ability to work under pressure.

Desired Experience & Qualification

  • Receive audit reports and exemption applications
  • Update and capture received audit reports on LPC records
  • Keep record of non-compliant firms and prepare reports to the Legal Officer
  • Receive and attend to mail received regarding audits and exemption applications
  • Open files, as instructed
  • Capture data into systems
  • Type standard letters, SMSs and emails
  • Maintain up-to-date and accurate files of all correspondence and documentation
  • Assist with uplifting and offloading of files
  • Verify audit reports as per checklist and ensure reports are received in the original format
  • Identify possible areas of non-compliance on minor issues – send letters to Practitioner and Auditor
  • Identify firms that have not submitted audit reports within the allocated timeframe
  • Send out letters requesting payment for late submissions
  • Monitor and manage compliance with the submission timeframes
  • Prepare letters to enforce compliance for audit reports
  • Ensure compliance with procedures relating to opening and closing requirements in accordance with the LPA and accounting rules
  • Capture the approval or non-approval of audits received on MMS
  • Refer audit report refunds (ASOTA) to LPFF, for approval of the trust interest section of the report
  • Liaise with the LPFF regarding trust interest approval
  • Capture the approval of trust interest on MMS
  • Receive and capture refund application forms
  • Timeously send claims to LPFF for approval and payment
  • Update MMS and monthly report with relevant information
  • Prepare reports on areas of non-compliance and non/late submissions for submission to the line manager (audit reports)
  • Prepare report pertaining to claims for audit fees (number of claims received / claims pending and claims finalised) for submission to the line manager
  • Prepare report pertaining to audits (number of audits received / pending and audits finalised) for submission to the line manager
  • Maintain records of risk assessments and investigations undertaken
  • Maintain records of decisions made by the Risk & Compliance Committee
  • Assist in the handling of telephonic enquiries and walk-ins
  • Attend to walk-in enquiries, as and when required
  • Handle visitors and attend to general enquiries
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How to Apply

Interested applicants should kindly visit the company website to get more details and submit the application(s). 

Closing Date: 28/04/2028.