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We are looking for a highly talented Legal Advisor to join us in Cape Town to support the business with general and commercial legal advice. You will be based at our Head Office in Woodstock.

About Us

Step into the wild world of OneDayOnly – South Africa's OG daily deals hub. We're the pioneers of cool discounts, hitting you for just one day because, well, why overcomplicate things? We've got the big names, top suppliers, and a dash of our secret sauce to make you feel like a BIG DEAL. Not to brag, but we have over a million potential savvy shoppers getting our daily dose every 24 hours.

We're not fussy – if the price is right and the quality checks out, we're selling it. That's what makes us the go-to for both the smart buyer and the eager seller. Toss in the urgency of our deals, and boom, success happens quicker than you can blink. So, jump in, where FOMO meets killer deals, and let's turn every day into a retail party!

About You

You’re not just any legal eagle, you’re a proactive, energetic self-starter who thrives in the fast-paced world of e-commerce. You’ve got an eye sharper than a Black Friday shopper spotting a deal, and you catch legal loopholes before they even think of existing. Detail-oriented is your middle name (well, not really, but you get the point), and you’re the type who reads the fine print just for fun. If you love turning complex legal jargon into clear, actionable advice and you’re excited to help shape a dynamic, growing online business- we want to meet you.

Responsibilities

• Taking initiative in identifying and driving the legal, regulatory and compliance matters of the ODO group
• Drafting, reviewing and assisting with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the ODO group (e.g. supplier agreements, trading terms and day-to-day operational agreements)
• Providing advice and guidance to the business
• Updating and refining template documents and company policies
• Assisting with dispute resolution and general litigation matters
• Monitoring and advising on new legal and compliance developments affecting the ODO group
• Advising on applicable legislation, in particular the Consumer Protection Act, the Companies Act and the Customs and Excise Act
• Conducting legal research and providing legal advice to the ODO group as required
• Providing or facilitating training on legal and regulatory matters
• Assisting with company secretarial matters
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders of the ODO group
• Assisting with the contract management system
• Supporting the board as required
• Liaising with external legal counsel (where necessary)
  
  

• LLB, admitted attorney in South Africa
• 2-3 years post-admission experience at a well-established law firm or in the in-house legal department of a large corporate organisation
• Experience in corporate and commercial law is essential (particularly in drafting and reviewing contracts).
• Experience in e-commerce would be advantageous
  
  

• Proactive with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent drafting skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Good working knowledge of South African law in general

• Seniority level Mid-Senior level

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Legal
• Industries Retail

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Momentum Group Limited (Momentum Group) is a significant player in South Africa's life insurance and integrated financial services sectors. We are a proud Level 1 B-BBEE South African-based group dedicated to building and protecting our clients' financial dreams. Our client-facing retail and specialist brands, including renowned names such as Momentum, Metropolitan, Guardrisk, and Eris Properties, play a pivotal role in fulfilling this purpose.

Our federated model emphasises empowerment, accountability, and continuous engagement with all our stakeholders. Designed in close consultation with leaders across the group, this operating model aims to unleash each business unit's inherent energy and commercial drive through our collaborative federated approach.

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Role Purpose

The purpose of this role is to enhance the legal capabilities across Momentum Insure; implement an end-to-end corporate legal function; enhance stakeholder interactions; ensure the effective management of legal risk while supporting strategic growth initiatives; and support the legal function.

Responsibilities and work outputs

• Ability to identify, assess, manage, monitor and report on current and potential legal risks within Momentum Insure.
• Continuously staying abreast with changes in legislation, regulations, proposals from regulators and provide research on legal related topics and providing legal opinions within the financial services sector.
• Assessment of business needs and provide corporate legal advice regarding contracting and projects implementation.
• Ability to draft, negotiate, review and advise on contracts including but not limited to Service Level, MOU, NDA, Outsourcing, binder etc.
• Manage the contract management process.
• Provide strategic legal support, advice and guidance to Momentum Insure, including its various committees, forums and departments which may require legal support.
• Build strong relationships through providing specialist legal opinion.
• Assist, support and contribute to Risk Management and Legal Management within Momentum Insure
• Effective implementation of policies and guidelines.
• Assist in the effective execution of the Legal Risk Management Framework including implementation of same throughout the organisation.
• Tracking and monitoring of key legal risk indicators, controls and action plans.
• Assisting in compiling legal reports.
• Attend to general legal queries, as and when requested
• Continuously develop your own expertise in terms of the industry and subject matter development and application thereof in an area of specialization
• Ability to project manage legal deliverables in conjunction with stakeholder
• Provide legal training or insights to different business units on applicable legal issues which is relevant for a particular business unit, including legal processes and policies.
• Excellent organisational and administrative skills
• Report writing skills
• Accountable and self-disciplined
• Ability to work independently and in a team environment
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Problem solving ability, analytical thinker with investigative instinct
• Business Acumen

Experience and Qualifications:

• Bachelor of Law Degree required
• 1 to 2 years, experience within the Financial Services Industry
• Admitted attorney (advantageous)

Location:

The role is based in the Centurion office.

All positions will be filled in accordance with our Employment Equity plan. We also encourage people with disabilities to apply.

• Seniority level Associate

• Employment type Full-time

• Job function Legal and General Business
• Industries Financial Services, Legal Services, and Banking

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This environment offers a driven attorney to join the in-house team in corporate finance. A very reputable organization that can offer you great financial rewards.

Your responsibilities would include assisting in general legal, compliance, and company secretarial duties, internally for a corporate finance entity.

• LLB
• Admitted Attorney
• Minimum 4 years post-articles experience with 2 years in-house in the financial services industry
• General corporate commercial background
• Masters degree in Corporate Law or Mercantile Law will be an advantage

R 8000 - R 11000 - Annually plus Bonus

Please apply online. If you have not had a response within two weeks, please deem your application as unsuccessful.

The above vacancy exists within the Legal Services department and reports to the Senior Legal Advisor. The purpose of this role is to provide legal services and support to the company, as well as play a support role to the Legal Services General Manager. The ideal candidate will be someone who has successfully completed an LLB degree, with a minimum of 5 years of relevant experience as well as minimum 2 years of post-articles experience.

• Supervise Copyright Infringement, dispute resolution and general litigation.
• Contract negotiation, drafting, vetting and management.
• Collections (Debtors Book and Tenants).
• A minimum of 5 years’ relevant experience, of which at least 2 years should have been in a senior or supervisory role.
• 2 years post articles litigation and commercial experience in a law firm and general contract work.
• 1 year compliance/risk management experience would be advantageous.
• Ability to manage stakeholders (attorneys, legal consultants, service providers etc.).
• Ability to meet tight deadlines and work under pressure.
• Ability to oversee and manage legal projects.
• Excellent computer skills (including word processing and spreadsheet packages).
• Good written and verbal communication skills.
• Understanding of copyright law is preferable.
• Experience with employment law matters is preferable.

• Accuracy.
• Integrity.
• Self-confidence.
• Resilience.
• Problem solving ability.
• Goal setting ability.
• Professional knowledge.
• Action orientation.
• Time-Management.
• Analytical thinking ability.

We are looking for a highly talented Legal Advisor to join us in Cape Town to support the business with general and commercial legal advice. You will be based at our Head Office in Woodstock.

Step into the wild world of OneDayOnly – South Africa's OG daily deals hub. We're the pioneers of cool discounts, hitting you for just one day because, well, why overcomplicate things? We've got the big names, top suppliers, and a dash of our secret sauce to make you feel like a BIG DEAL. Not to brag, but we have over a million potential savvy shoppers getting our daily dose every 24 hours.

We're not fussy – if the price is right and the quality checks out, we're selling it. That's what makes us the go-to for both the smart buyer and the eager seller. Toss in the urgency of our deals, and boom, success happens quicker than you can blink. So, jump in, where FOMO meets killer deals, and let's turn every day into a retail party!

You’re not just any legal eagle, you’re a proactive, energetic self-starter who thrives in the fast-paced world of e-commerce. You’ve got an eye sharper than a Black Friday shopper spotting a deal, and you catch legal loopholes before they even think of existing. Detail-oriented is your middle name (well, not really, but you get the point), and you’re the type who reads the fine print just for fun. If you love turning complex legal jargon into clear, actionable advice and you’re excited to help shape a dynamic, growing online business- we want to meet you.

• Taking initiative in identifying and driving the legal, regulatory and compliance matters of the ODO group
• Drafting, reviewing and assisting with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the ODO group (e.g. supplier agreements, trading terms and day-to-day operational agreements)
• Providing advice and guidance to the business
• Updating and refining template documents and company policies
• Assisting with dispute resolution and general litigation matters
• Monitoring and advising on new legal and compliance developments affecting the ODO group
• Advising on applicable legislation, in particular the Consumer Protection Act, the Companies Act and the Customs and Excise Act
• Conducting legal research and providing legal advice to the ODO group as required
• Providing or facilitating training on legal and regulatory matters
• Assisting with company secretarial matters
• Building and maintaining relationships with internal stakeholders of the ODO group
• Assisting with the contract management system
• Supporting the board as required
• Liaising with external legal counsel (where necessary)

• LLB, admitted attorney in South Africa
• 2-3 years post-admission experience at a well-established law firm or in the in-house legal department of a large corporate organisation
• Experience in corporate and commercial law is essential (particularly in drafting and reviewing contracts).
• Experience in e-commerce would be advantageous

• Proactive with the ability to work independently
• Excellent communication skills
• Excellent drafting skills
• Good interpersonal skills
• Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
• Attention to detail
• Team player
• Good working knowledge of South African law in general

Part of the Group’s position in the field of the renewable energies and its commitment to control global warming, TotalEnergies Renewables International business is materialized by the emergence of an important number of commercial, technical and industrial large scale projects worldwide.

Under the supervision of the Legal Manager TotalEnergies Renewables, your main responsibilities will be to:

• Anticipate the risks and legal needs, alert, advise and propose appropriate solutions;
• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of forms of agreements (confidentiality agreements, letters of intent; memorandum of understanding , term sheets, partnership agreements; joint development agreement, shareholders agreements, EPC contracts, O&M agreements; land agreements, acquisition and sale of assets, share purchase agreements, project finance agreements, etc.);
• Assist the business development team to prepare legal documentation for the response to calls for tenders for renewable projects and follow the legal aspects of such projects once awarded, including working with internal and external stakeholders on various legal aspects;
• Support the business development, project development, construction and asset management teams on contract and legal matters;
• Analyze and interpret new regulations guiding the Renewable Energy Industry within SA;
• Support the Legal Manager with the coordination and supervision of workstreams with appointed local country panel of external law firms in accordance with TotalEnergies group policies;
• Exercise contractual and legal due diligence pertaining to claims and litigation in liaison with the Legal Manager;
• Assist the Legal Manager with legal and contractual reporting requirements;
• Company secretarial and general administrative support;
• Contribute to the development of training and guidelines to the operational teams;
• Maintain electronics contractual and legal database/s;
• Ensure compliance with Group corporate policies applicable within your field of responsibility;
• Implement a culture of compliance and integrity; and
• Any other duties as assigned by the line manager.

LLB or BCom Law with further studies in business.

Minimum 5 to 6 years’ experience in private practice or inhouse legal advisor with strong knowledge of the South African IPP Power and Renewable projects.

Experience within commercial and finance department within a multinational company is desirable.

Ability to manage multiple projects, prioritize work and work effectively under pressure to deliver under short timeframes.

Pragmatic, solution oriented, you will have to be well organized, must be able to adapt quickly to the changes in the projects environment and to various complex.

Strong interpersonal skills are required as you will frequently collaborate with various third parties as well as with peers in other teams across the TotalEnergies Group.

TotalEnergies values diversity, promotes individual growth and offers equal opportunity careers.

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Key Job Outputs

• Manage litigation matters.
• Provide expert advice on various legal and technical matters in line with legal framework and best practice.
• Participate in various projects identified by the department.
• Draft, vet and negotiate agreements (contract management)
• Ensure contracts and agreements are amended and updated where required.
• Manage the allocation and distribution of work via the Helpdesk.
• Assist with the formulation and drafting internal policy documents and ensure they comply with relevant statutory and / or legal requirements.
• Maintain awareness of ongoing legal risks, new legislation and court decisions and provide feedback to relevant stakeholders.
• Analyse legislative and regulatory developments impacting Adcock Ingram.
• Provide practical legal solutions to often complex legal matters.
• Assist with drafting publications.
• Liaise with attorneys.
• Assist business in investigating and responding to complaint.
• Assist business with Industrial Relations and Labour-related matters.

Core Competencies

• Verbal and written communication skills
• Strategic thinking & planning
• Strong ethical compass
• Cross-functional collaboration
• Research
• Ability to identify and mitigate legal risk

Requirements

• Relevant tertiary qualification i.e. LLB and / or B. Com (Law)
• Admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa preferred

OVERVIEW

This individual is responsible for providing accurate and timely legal advice to the Director and Management on a variety of legal topics including but not limited to labour and employment, immigration, finance, service contracts and general operations. Responsibilities include researching and evaluating different risk factors and offering proactive advice on possible legal issues. The Legal Advisor will maintain current knowledge of laws and provide clarification on legal language and advise the Director and Management. The Legal Advisor will regularly monitor and ensure the Company’s compliance with local and international laws.

QUALIFICATIONS

• BA Law, BCom Law and/or LLB degree
• Strong organizational skills that reflect an ability to perform and prioritize multiple tasks in an energetic environment with multiple priorities.
• Exemplary writing and editing skills, with proficiency in Microsoft Word, PowerPoint, Excel, Outlook, and the Internet.
• Excellent communication and analytical skills in both written and spoken English.
• Ability to build strong working relations with external stakeholders at all levels.
• Discretion in handling confidential matters.
• Excellent judgment and ability to anticipate legal issues or risks.
• Proactive approach to problem solving.
• Overall broad legal knowledge and understanding of legal issues affecting educational institutions including safety laws, immigration laws, and labour and employment laws.
• Collaborate with Management to monitor and ensure compliance
• Experience as a legal advisor, and able to attend to routine administrative labour law related tasks.
• High degree of professional ethics, integrity, and responsibility

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES

• Advise on a variety of legal issues and legal risks.
• Explain legal language.
• Draft, review, edit, interpret, and advise on contracts and other legal documents.
• Oversee all contractual obligations pertaining to the Company.
• Research and report on unique legal issues impacting the Company.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes that may affect the Company.
• Provide legal input into financial planning and reporting process.
• Provide advice on labour law related employee issues.
• Assist in preparation of disciplinary hearing documents.
• Conduct investigations and prepare witnesses in advance of a disciplinary hearing.
• Work collaboratively with Management to ensure compliance.
• Serve as liaison between the Company and external attorneys.
• Communicate and serve as a liaison for external parties including external counsel, public authorities, and union representatives.
• Deal with complex matters with multiple stakeholders and forces.
• Maintain professional and timely communications.
• Document and maintain legal files and issues.
• Any other duties as may be assigned by Management

We are seeking a highly experienced and qualified Legal Advisor to join a prominent group of companies specializing in non-banking financial services . This role is based in Cape Town .

About the Group:

The group encompasses a diverse range of entities, including various financial services providers, a retirement fund administrator, a collective investment scheme management company, a linked long-term insurer, and a treasury outsource company .

Key Responsibilities:

As a Legal Advisor, you will be responsible for:

• Providing legal support to various group companies and business units, such as wealth management, asset management, collective investment scheme management, linked long-term insurance, treasury solutions, and marketing .

• Offering legal support to the Compliance department .

• Advising on legal considerations for new business ventures and assisting with their legal implementation .

• Providing advice on compliance with relevant legislation .

• Proactively advising businesses on relevant legal developments .

• Delivering opinions on legal matters pertinent to the business .

• Drafting and vetting contracts, including those related to financial services and general commercial matters .

• Drafting and vetting client documentation and correspondence .

• Liaising with external legal service providers .

• Representing group companies in negotiations of contractual provisions with external suppliers .

• Representing the group at ASISA (Association for Savings & Investment South Africa) as needed, and contributing to commentary on proposed regulatory changes on behalf of the group or directly to regulatory bodies .

Qualifications and Experience:

• LLB degree; admitted as an attorney of the High Court .

• At least 8 years of post-qualification legal experience .

• A minimum of 6 years of experience as a legal advisor within non-banking financial services .

Computer Competency Requirements:

• Proficiency in Outlook packages, Microsoft Word, Adobe, Microsoft Excel, and Microsoft Teams .

Competencies and Personal Characteristics:

We are looking for a candidate with:

• Expertise in non-banking financial services law and general commercial law .

• Excellent writing and contract drafting skills .

• Strong accountability and business insight .

• Excellent communication, problem-solving, and negotiation skills .

• High ethical behavior .

• Good time management .

• The ability to work independently and collaboratively as part of a team