127 Corporate Law jobs in South Africa
Legal and Data Protection Administrator – UK corporate law
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Compliance, confidentiality, and precision, that's the foundation of this role. As a Legal and Data Protection Administrator, you'll be at the heart of keeping things legally sound and data secure for a major UK Retail brand. From managing subject access and data erasure requests to supporting legal documentation and contract workflows, your work will help ensure the business stays aligned with regulations and best practices.
You'll work with UK based teams to deliver accurate, timely, and professional support across legal and data protection processes. It's a great opportunity for someone with a sharp eye for detail and a strong sense of responsibility to build a career in a fast paced, compliance focused environment.
What You'll Be Doing:
· Managing and responding to Subject Access Requests (SARs) in line with GDPR
· Redacting sensitive information to protect personal data
· Handling Right to be Forgotten requests and coordinating data deletion
· Preparing legal documents for signature and ensuring accurate filing
· Supporting contract management and supplier onboarding processes
· Conducting due diligence checks to ensure compliance
What We're Looking For:
- You've got a degree in Law, Business Administration, or a related field
- You understand UK data protection regulations and GDPR
- You're organised, detail-focused, and great at managing sensitive information
- You're confident using contract management systems and relevant software
- You communicate clearly and work well both independently and in a team
- You bring professionalism, integrity, and a proactive mindset to everything you do
- Flexible and able to work UK hours
Whether it's redacting documents, managing legal workflows, or ensuring data protection compliance, you take pride in doing things properly. If you're ready to support a major UK brand with professionalism and precision, this could be your next step.
Job Type: Full-time
Work Location: In person
Legal Counsel
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How will you CONTRIBUTE and GROW?
In this position, the incumbent is accountable to provide assistance to the Head of Legal - Southern Africa, on legal matters relating to the company and its affiliated companies within Southern Africa, including but not limited to:
- pre-litigation and litigious claims
- commercial, contractual or civil disputes
- labour and employment law
- interpretation and/or negotiation of a wide range of commercial, operational and supply chain contracts
- provision of legal support to the various functions of the organisation in the areas of business development, sales and marketing, finance, procurement, human resources, engineering, operations and maintenance
- assist in the management of corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance, and statutory secretarial duties
- Corporate Governance & Company Secretariat
- Assist in preparing and reviewing board and shareholder documentation, including agendas, resolutions, board packs, and minutes.
- Support compliance with the Companies Act, King IV Principles of Corporate Governance, and Group frameworks.
- Maintain statutory registers and ensure timely submissions to the CIPC.
- Prepare and file amendments to company records (e.g., changes in directors, officers, share registers, resolutions).
- Facilitate board, statutory committee, and shareholder meetings, including drafting agendas, minutes, and resolutions.
- Provide governance training to directors, prescribed officers, information officers, and statutory committee members.
- Liaise with regulators such as the B-BBEE Commission, Competition Commission, Information Regulator, and others.
- Commercial & Contractual Work
- Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of contracts including supply, procurement, distribution, partnership, and services agreements.
- Support the contract lifecycle (renewals, amendments, terminations).
- Advise business stakeholders on risk allocation, obligations, and rights.
- Provide legal input in tenders, bids, and procurement processes.
- Maintain proper filing and management of executed contracts.
- Labour & Employment Law
- Provide day-to-day advice to HR on labour relations and employment law.
- Draft and review employment contracts, HR policies, and procedures.
- Advise on misconduct, disciplinary, grievance, and incapacity matters.
- Support restructuring, retrenchment, and collective bargaining processes.
- Represent the company in CCMA proceedings and liaise with external labour attorneys.
- Ensure compliance with South African labour laws, including the Labour Relations Act, Basic Conditions of Employment Act, Employment Equity Act, and Occupational Health and Safety Act.
- Debt Recovery & Litigation Support
- Draft and issue letters of demand, acknowledgements of debt, breach notices, and other legal correspondence.
- Manage external debt collection attorneys and business rescue practitioners.
- Lodge claims in business rescue, liquidation, or sequestration proceedings.
- Attend creditors’ meetings and liaise with liquidators and curators.
- Support litigation, arbitration, and mediation, including briefing and managing external counsel.
- Compliance & Regulatory Matters
- Monitor developments in laws and regulations across Southern Africa, with focus on corporate, commercial, labour, safety, consumer, data privacy, and competition law.
- Assist with compliance programs including ethics, anti-corruption, data protection, and Code of Conduct initiatives.
- Support internal and external compliance audits and regulatory inspections.
- Contribute to updating the compliance risk management plan.
- Provide compliance and ethics training across the organisation.
- Advisory & Business Partnering
- Provide legal advice to Sales, Commercial, Operations, Finance, HR, and other functions.
- Conduct legal research and prepare memoranda on emerging risks.
- Ensure legal advice is pragmatic, business-oriented, and aligned with Group strategy.
- Act as a legal partner in strategic projects and business development.
- Handle Ethical Alerts in coordination with the Head of Legal.
- Departmental Administration & Knowledge Management
- Maintain departmental records, templates, and precedents.
- Prepare regular legal reports and updates for management.
- Support the monitoring of legal spend and external counsel performance.
- Develop internal training materials, guidance notes, and tools.
- Educational Requirements
- Education: LLB, or Bachelor of Laws / Bcom of Laws with LLB degree or equivalent
- Experience
- Admitted Attorney (or <3 years post serving Articles of Clerkship at a reputable law firm)
- 2 to 3 years experience in the field of corporate/company law, commercial, corporate governance, legal and regulatory compliance.
- Knowledge And Know-how Specific To The Job
- Solid understanding and knowledge of South African laws, regulations, codes and soft laws, including but not limited to Contract law, Damages/Delict law, the Companies Act, Protection of Personal Information Act, Prevention and Combating of Corrupt Activities Act, Broad-based Black Economic Empowerment Act, King Reports on Corporate Governance, and the like.
- Solid understanding of legal procedures, notably relating to commercial disputes, alternative dispute resolution or litigious civil matters.
- Solid drafting, reviewing, negotiating and/or settling of legal documents such as contracts, letters, opinions.
- Solid legal research skills including appropriate citation or referencing.
- Knowledge of regulators mandated to monitor the organization’s corporate affairs i.e. B-BBEE Commission, Competition Commission, Information Regulator, CIPC etc.
- Computer literacy.
- Other Competencies
- Initiating Action - Taking prompt action to accomplish work goals; taking action to achieve results beyond what is required; being proactive
- Managing personal efficiency - manage competing priorities in a challenging environment, minimizing non-value-added complexity or paradox.
- Promoting and Achieving Safety - responsibility to ensure that Safety and Security are seen as imperatives for the Group
- Performance and Responsibility - action to manage all changes or to mitigate the uncertainties occurring as a result of change to achieve the Group's objectives.
- Decision Making - analyze and summarize information including value-added suggestions from others to develop optimal solutions.
- Customer Orientation - recognize and analyze the customers’ needs, expectations and priorities and propose valuable, reliable, and competitive solutions
- Adaptable - Maintaining effectiveness when experiencing major changes in work responsibilities or environment; adjusting effectively to change by exploring the benefits, trying new approaches, and collaborating with others to make the change successful.
Our Differences make our Performance
At Air Liquide, we are committed to build a diverse and inclusive workplace that embraces the diversity of our employees, our customers, patients, community stakeholders and cultures across the world.
We welcome and consider applications from all qualified applicants, regardless of their background. We strongly believe a diverse organization opens up opportunities for people to express their talent, both individually and collectively and it helps foster our ability to innovate by living our fundamentals, acting for our success and creating an engaging environment in a changing world.
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Prodigy Finance - who are we? Founded in 2007, Prodigy Finance is an international student lender that has helped 45,000+ international master's students attend the world’s top universities. To date, Prodigy has disbursed over $2.3 billion in funding to students from more than 120 countries.
About the companyThis borderless credit model enables educational loan financing to international students, whilst using predicted post-degree affordability rather than present-day salary.
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#J-18808-LjbffrLegal Counsel
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About DHL and Legal Services:
Deutsche Post DHL (DHL Group) is the logistics provider of the world with over 580,000 employees in more than 220 countries and territories. We are an organization that is not just moving goods around; we have a very clear purpose: Connecting People. Improving Lives. We provide challenges and opportunities for personal and professional development, recognizing the difference you bring to our business and sharing the pride of building one of the largest world leaders in logistics and supply chain.
DHL Legal Services offers all business partners worldwide solution-oriented legal advice. We provide comprehensive support in contracts, negotiations, and processes with customers and suppliers as well as in general litigation and commercial law matters.
In a matrix organization, Legal Services is organized according to regions and global cross-sectional topics.
Job Purpose:
Support to develop and administer legal processes and procedures to identify and mitigate legal risks, protecting DHL's legal and business interests in line with business needs, established legal framework, standards, applicable laws, and regulations.
Providing legal support to DHL Supply Chain Africa while operating within the larger GBS Legal sphere. You will be part of the Supply Chain Legal Services team, a division within GBS (the in-house services arm of DHL). You will assist the Head of Legal for Africa and advise the business on day-to-day legal matters (including contract drafting and review; dispute resolution; company secretarial) within the region, liaising with legal colleagues in other regions on cross-border arrangements as necessary. Travel may be required to meet business needs.
Your tasks:
Legal Advice and Services
- Assist in providing a comprehensive legal service to DSC by advising on all legal aspects relating to the business of DSC, including the review of tender processes, negotiation of contracts, and post-contract interpretation and possible disputes. Where a dispute arises, meaningfully explore alternatives to litigation and manage any alternative dispute resolution process successfully.
- Draft and review commercial documents in line with commercial expectations and advise on commercial transactions from a legal perspective.
- Maintain up-to-date and proper records and action all legal correspondence. Manage systems and processes to ensure efficiency in the administration of the legal function.
- Advise DSC on legal aspects affecting its business and answer all ad hoc queries raised by DSC.
- Ensure compliance by DSC with applicable group policies and procedures, including ensuring that contracts with service providers and clients comply with the Company’s contracting standards and Commercial Expectations.
- Identify potential areas of risk and liability, advising on strategies for avoidance, minimization, and/or mitigation, and escalate any material issues within the business and legal department where required. Provide legal updates and training to DSC on recent legal developments.
- Liaise with other departments (legal or otherwise) as necessary, e.g., Company Secretarial, Corporate Real Estate, Risk and Insurance.
- Liaise with other business units both in South Africa, the UK, and overseas as appropriate to facilitate the conclusion of transactions and other projects.
- Manage litigation: Liaise and assist in managing external legal counsel and monitor and minimize legal spend.
- Liaise with all external lawyers to ensure timely representation, manage court disputes, and provide accurate monthly reporting to the business.
- Provide legal training and contract education to DSC, e.g., data protection regulations and the application of the Deutsche Post DHL Data Privacy Policy.
- Company Secretarial: File company changes such as directorship changes, resolutions, annual returns, and changes in ownership or shareholding. Train on corporate governance and advise the board and board committees on matters affecting the company. Responsible for resolution processes for authorized signatories and maintaining statutory books and registers. Act as the key corporate secretarial support for statutory meetings.
- Proactively manage corporate governance and statutory compliance administration.
- Report to and consult country management on legal questions/issues.
- Ensure corporate housekeeping is maintained and facilitate due process in company searches and other government inquiries.
- Conduct legal research and draft legal opinions.
- Approve on BCA and Contracts Database portals, ensuring adherence to standards.
Departmental Support and Growth
- Be an integral member of the GBS Legal Services UKIEEMEA team (MEAT Region).
- Attend various team meetings, know-how and training sessions, and conferences.
- As part of shared legal services, support the needs of other Business Units in the region as workload permits.
- Liaise closely and work with the Group Corporate Data Protection Officer and the Data Protection Advisor(s) as needed.
Finance & Projects
- Assist in designing and delivering legal training courses on relevant legal topics.
Assist with budget preparation for the legal function in your area of responsibility.
Required Experience:
- Understanding of DPDHL's business operations, goals, and strategies in your area of responsibility.
- Commercial, pragmatic, and decisive in approach.
- Self-confident with the ability to work autonomously under pressure while managing priorities efficiently.
- Hardworking, detail-oriented, and well-organized to engage and interact with team members.
- Team player with strong interpersonal and communication skills.
- Legal analytical skills, strategic thinking, and the ability to negotiate and settle transactions and disputes.
- Able to work under pressure, manage volumes, and meet tight deadlines.
- Conflict management skills and mitigation.
- Bachelor’s Degree or equivalent experience/qualification - Law Degree and preferably Admitted/Qualified Attorney in South Africa.
- Suitable level of experience working in a commercial legal role (at least 3 years minimum). Ideally, experience of working as an in-house or corporate legal advisor.
We offer:
- Great opportunity to work for the biggest logistics company in the world.
- International and virtual environment.
- Flexibility and great opportunity to learn.
- Tempting compensation and benefits.
If this is something you would like to do, don’t hesitate and start your application.
DHL is an equal opportunity employer. We evaluate qualified applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, veteran status, or any other protected characteristic.
#J-18808-LjbffrLegal Counsel
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Legal counsel
Posted 9 days ago
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Location: Cape Town, Western Cape
Position Type: Full-time, In-house
Summary:
Our client is seeking a highly skilled and experienced Legal Counsel to join their team. The Legal Counsel will be responsible for providing legal advice and support to our company on a variety of legal matters. The successful candidate will have a strong background in corporate law, contract negotiation, and compliance.
Responsibilities:- Provide legal advice and support on a wide range of legal issues, including corporate governance, contract negotiation, compliance, and regulatory matters
- Draft and review contracts, agreements, and other legal documents
- Assist in the development and implementation of corporate policies and procedures
- Conduct legal research and keep abreast of changes in laws and regulations that may impact the company
- Manage and coordinate external legal counsel as needed
- Collaborate with other departments to ensure legal compliance and mitigate legal risks
- Represent the company in legal proceedings, negotiations, and meetings with external parties
- Stay informed about industry best practices and legal trends
- LLB degree from an accredited law school
- Admission to the state bar and in good standing
- Minimum of 3 years of experience as a practicing attorney, preferably in a corporate or in-house legal department
- Strong knowledge of corporate law, contract negotiation, and compliance
- Excellent communication, negotiation, and analytical skills
- Ability to work independently and handle multiple tasks simultaneously
- Experience working in a fast-paced and dynamic environment
- Ability to build strong relationships with internal and external stakeholders
This position offers a competitive salary and benefits package.
Apply for this role today, contact Georgia Keogh at Hire Resolve or on LinkedIn.
You can also visit the Hire Resolve website: hireresolve.us or email us your CV:
We will contact you telephonically in 3 days should you be suitable for this vacancy. If you are not suitable, we will put your CV on file and contact you regarding any future vacancies that arise.
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Legal Counsel
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We are searching for a talented Legal Counsel to join our client in the exciting world of banking. You'll play a vital role by providing effective support to the Senior Litigation Manager and the broader Legal Department.
Responsibilities- Coordinate transition of non-performing accounts to the legal division.
- Understand different business structures within the Group and how to litigate accordingly.
- Create and enhance the processes required for this purpose and have the ability to learn and work on numerous systems.
- Manage handover and litigation processes.
- Coordinate perfection of securities, including taking physical possession of assets and managing the disposal of assets.
- Attend to trial preparation as well as appear in court in a representative capacity on behalf of the company.
- Attend meetings with debtors and negotiate payment arrangements and settlements where required.
- Active involvement in assisting and upskilling the collections department and business at large to ensure maximum effectiveness and outcomes.
- Manage a panel of attorneys and provide necessary training and support.
- Manage legal accounts on both a defended and undefended basis in conjunction with the relevant parties, ensuring maximum recovery to the Bank in the shortest possible timeframe.
- Manage a team of coordinators, including other attorneys, and maximize productivity including up-skilling of the coordinators.
- Monitor insolvencies, liquidations, sequestrations, business rescue, offers of compromise, curatorship, etc.
- Submit claims, sign affidavits, monitor dividend payments, check liquidation and distribution accounts for possible undue preference or dispositions, call for advanced dividends, etc.
- Monitor restructured accounts.
- Explore, pursue and realize all avenues of recovery to maximize benefit to the Bank.
- Manage and contain all internal and external costs associated with the collection of outstanding agreements.
- Compile and assist in coordinating all impairment and other reports required, including monthly post-mortem reports, active charge-off reports, and ad hoc reports required by business and credit.
- Recommend write-offs to the Credit Committee after all avenues of recovery have been exhausted.
- Encourage team effectiveness by promoting open discussion and consensus.
- Establish goals, standards, and procedures for team members.
- Encourage initiative amongst team members.
- Manage meetings for both litigious matters and new business when input is required.
- Provide opinions and assist in legal drafting across the business.
- Assist business units, including Asset Finance and Business Banking, in negotiating and amending deals and contracts and making special arrangements.
- Manage expectations and prioritize needs.
- Provide legal advice and input to credit department and business units.
- Analyze and advise on large volumes of agreements emanating from the Asset Finance Division and ensure prompt turnaround times due to the nature of the business.
Admitted Attorney with 7 plus years of post-articles experience. Work experience in a Banking environment. Excellent written and verbal English communication skills. Excellent understanding of debtors’ accounts. Knowledge of the legal process, insolvencies, and all Acts surrounding the collection of debts including security documents, company law of cession, pledge, and notarial rights. Knowledge and understanding of magistrates and high court procedure. Knowledge and understanding of security agreements.
#J-18808-LjbffrLegal Counsel
Posted 12 days ago
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What You’ll Do
As a Legal Counsel at Mukuru, you will:
- Provide expert legal advice across the business, helping teams navigate complex challenges.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support compliance and licensing requirements in Africa, the UK, and Europe.
- Identify and mitigate legal risks while enabling the business to scale.
- Manage disputes, litigation, and relationships with external counsel when needed.
- Stay on top of legal developments and regulatory changes to keep Mukuru ahead of the curve.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to roll out policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks.
- Education : LLB or recognised law degree with strong academic credentials (Essential).
- Professional standing : Admitted Attorney or equivalent in another jurisdiction.
- Experience : 3–5 years’ post-qualification experience in corporate and commercial law.
- Strong drafting and contract negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and a pragmatic, solution-driven mindset.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience across African, UK, and European jurisdictions.
- Knowledge of financial services, remittances, and regulatory frameworks.
- A tertiary business/commercial qualification.
I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited— Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need!
Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.
If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS
#J-18808-LjbffrLegal Counsel
Posted 12 days ago
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What You’ll Do
As a Legal Counsel at Mukuru, you will:
- Provide expert legal advice across the business, helping teams navigate complex challenges.
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts and agreements across multiple jurisdictions.
- Support compliance and licensing requirements in Africa, the UK, and Europe.
- Identify and mitigate legal risks while enabling the business to scale.
- Manage disputes, litigation, and relationships with external counsel when needed.
- Stay on top of legal developments and regulatory changes to keep Mukuru ahead of the curve.
- Partner with internal stakeholders to roll out policies, procedures, and compliance frameworks.
- Education : LLB or recognised law degree with strong academic credentials (Essential).
- Professional standing : Admitted Attorney or equivalent in another jurisdiction.
- Experience : 3–5 years’ post-qualification experience in corporate and commercial law.
- Strong drafting and contract negotiation skills.
- Ability to work independently and manage multiple priorities.
- Excellent communication skills and a pragmatic, solution-driven mindset.
Bonus Points for:
- Experience across African, UK, and European jurisdictions.
- Knowledge of financial services, remittances, and regulatory frameworks.
- A tertiary business/commercial qualification.
I am sure you are reading this job description and meet majority of the criteria BUT you may also still not be 100% comfortable in applying. We believe that there is a place for everyone under the Mukuru sun and we want YOU to contribute to our diverse tapestry of talent. So come on, take a leap of faith, and send your application if you meet majority of our requirements. Remember to include a snippet of how you will bring value and help us build a future of success that will help us determine where and how you may best be suited— Maybe you are just the future Mukurian we need!
Should you be appointed in a remote/work from home role at Mukuru, it is your responsibility to ensure that you have uninterrupted internet connectivity and a ‘work-like’ environment at your home location, in order to deliver your best in terms of performance, productivity and service to our customers.
If you do not receive any response after two weeks, please consider your application unsuccessful.
NB: ALL STAFF APPOINTMENTS WILL BE MADE WITH DUE CONSIDERATION OF THE COMPANY’S DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION PLANS
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