8 Legal Analyst jobs in South Africa

About Robin
Robin is on a mission to rebuild the legal industry — starting with making contracts simple for everyone. We are a pioneer in Legal AI, built on proprietary models, licensed data, and deep partnerships with Anthropic and AWS. Since 2019, we've expanded our footprint to 4 continents and have been supporting many of the world's most successful businesses, including GE, Pfizer, KPMG, and UBS.

This role is working EST hours Monday - Friday, 4:00pm - 1:00am SAST
About This Role
This role is part of our Legal Team with the aim to expand the scope into Legal Engineering and Implementation in the future. Initially, it will involve working directly with investment teams at some of the world's largest private equity and debt funds, financial institutions and corporates as they explore transaction opportunities. As an experienced legal professional, you will have responsibility for reviewing and negotiating a suite of certain contracts. In addition, Robin offers fantastic opportunities for personal career development in a variety of areas alongside traditional legal work.

This role will suit an experienced legal professional (whether a qualified solicitor or paralegal) who might be considering a position within a legal team at an investment bank, fund, asset management company or alternative legal service provider, focusing on contract review. At Robin we are proud to call a large number of these institutions our clients, and our core transactional work covers many of the same areas and document types – but we work in a much more modern, creative and flexible way

What You'll Do

• Reviewing and negotiating contracts such as confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters, using a combination of Robin's AI technology and your own legal experience.
• Once the team is further established, reviewing the work of junior team members and assisting with their professional development and ongoing training (all of which will also be available to you).
• Testing Robin's technology products and feeding back issues, bugs and areas for improvement to our engineering and machine learning teams.
• To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required

Qualifications
You will have at least 1+ years' experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating the core transactional documents regularly encountered by our clients (including confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters). You will have previously worked with private equity, asset management or hedge fund clients, whether in-house, at a service provider or at a law firm, and will understand typical fund transaction structures and timelines.

You will enjoy taking the initiative and seeking answers to interesting practical and legal issues. You will be both technical and commercial, both in the practice of law and outside of it. Last (but certainly not least), you will be motivated by working in a fast-paced, diverse and intellectually challenging environment where collaboration between lawyers and non-lawyers is essential to achieving results.

What's In It For You

• Salary: Competitive
• Equity package: Generous equity scheme - everyone gets to be an owner of Robin AI
• Annual leave: 20 days PTO, in addition to the public holidays observed in the South Africa.
• Growth opportunities: We prioritise promotions for high performers and help you to progress your career.

What's it like working at Robin?
Our culture and values attract people who are creative, resourceful, and share our passion for excellence. At Robin, you're encouraged to push yourself and empowered to take risks. We support each other to think big, try new ideas, and navigate uncertainty. Whether you're at our headquarters or one of our worldwide offices, you'll find a world of opportunities to grow, thrive, and make a meaningful impact. See what life is like at Robin.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Robin
We are committed to building one of the most diverse technology companies in the world. As of 2024, more than 30% of our employees come from ethnic minority backgrounds, and 51% of roles are held by women. We know that transforming the legal industry requires diverse perspectives, so we're creating an environment where innovation thrives through inclusion.

Robin operates a direct hiring model and any speculative CVs shared via agencies will be treated as a gift.

About Robin
Robin is on a mission to rebuild the legal industry — starting with making contracts simple for everyone. We are a pioneer in Legal AI, built on proprietary models, licensed data, and deep partnerships with Anthropic and AWS. Since 2019, we've expanded our footprint to 4 continents and have been supporting many of the world's most successful businesses, including GE, Pfizer, KPMG, and UBS.

About This Role
This role is part of our Legal Team with the aim to expand the scope into Legal Engineering and Implementation in the future. Initially, it will involve working directly with investment teams at some of the world's largest private equity and debt funds, financial institutions and corporates as they explore transaction opportunities. As an experienced legal professional, you will have responsibility for reviewing and negotiating a suite of certain contracts. In addition, Robin offers fantastic opportunities for personal career development in a variety of areas alongside traditional legal work.

This role will suit an experienced legal professional (whether a qualified solicitor or paralegal) who might be considering a position within a legal team at an investment bank, fund, asset management company or alternative legal service provider, focusing on contract review. At Robin we are proud to call a large number of these institutions our clients, and our core transactional work covers many of the same areas and document types – but we work in a much more modern, creative and flexible way

What You'll Do

• Reviewing and negotiating contracts such as confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters, using a combination of Robin's AI technology and your own legal experience.
• Once the team is further established, reviewing the work of junior team members and assisting with their professional development and ongoing training (all of which will also be available to you).
• Testing Robin's technology products and feeding back issues, bugs and areas for improvement to our engineering and machine learning teams.
• To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required

Qualifications
You will have at least 1+ years' experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating the core transactional documents regularly encountered by our clients (including confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters). You will have previously worked with private equity, asset management or hedge fund clients, whether in-house, at a service provider or at a law firm, and will understand typical fund transaction structures and timelines.

You will enjoy taking the initiative and seeking answers to interesting practical and legal issues. You will be both technical and commercial, both in the practice of law and outside of it. Last (but certainly not least), you will be motivated by working in a fast-paced, diverse and intellectually challenging environment where collaboration between lawyers and non-lawyers is essential to achieving results.

What's In It For You

• Salary: Competitive
• Hybrid schedule: We offer a flexible working schedule.
• Equity package: Generous equity scheme - everyone gets to be an owner of Robin AI
• Annual leave: 20 days PTO, in addition to the public holidays observed in the South Africa.
• Growth opportunities: We prioritise promotions for high performers and help you to progress your career.

What's it like working at Robin?
Our culture and values attract people who are creative, resourceful, and share our passion for excellence. At Robin, you're encouraged to push yourself and empowered to take risks. We support each other to think big, try new ideas, and navigate uncertainty. Whether you're at our headquarters or one of our worldwide offices, you'll find a world of opportunities to grow, thrive, and make a meaningful impact. See what life is like at Robin.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Robin
We are committed to building one of the most diverse technology companies in the world. As of 2024, more than 30% of our employees come from ethnic minority backgrounds, and 51% of roles are held by women. We know that transforming the legal industry requires diverse perspectives, so we're creating an environment where innovation thrives through inclusion.

Robin operates a direct hiring model and any speculative CVs shared via agencies will be treated as a gift.

Who We Are:

Sirion is the world's leading AI-native CLM platform, pioneering the application of generative AI to help enterprises transform the way they store, create, and manage contracts. The platform's extraction, conversational search, and AI-enhanced negotiation capabilities have revolutionized contracting across enterprise teams – from legal and procurement to sales and finance. The world's most valuable brands trust Sirion to manage 7M+ contracts worth nearly $800B and relationships with 1M+ suppliers and customers in 100+ languages. Leading analysts such as Gartner, IDC, and Spend Matters have consistently recognized Sirion as a leader in CLM for its focus on category-leading innovation.

Role Title: Analyst

Team: Presales Demo Services

Location: Hybrid, Cape town, it is necessary to relocate to Cape Town for this position.

About the Role:

We are seeking a highly motivated attorney to join our dynamic PreSales team. The ideal candidate will be a qualified lawyer with a minimum of 5 years of post-qualification experience, possessing a deep understanding of contracting and transaction negotiation. Experience with handling IT, outsourcing or services contracts and Legal Tech or IA is highly desirable.

What You'll Do:

· Customer facing role to deliver demonstrations on Sirion's cutting-edge AI solution.

· Assist in the discovery, development and testing of legal and contracting demonstrations using Sirion's AI technology to streamline legal processes.

· Collaborate with cross-functional teams to integrate legal considerations into product demonstrations.

· Reviewing contracts, creating and amending playbooks, redlining contracts, ensuring contract compliance with company policies and legal standards.

· Stay abreast of the latest legal tech trends and advancements to drive continuous innovation within the company.

· Gather and analyze feedback from users and clients to continuously improve our platform. Your insights will help us to ensure our solutions are always high quality.

What You'll Need:

· Bachelor of Laws or equivalent law degree from an accredited institution.

· Admitted attorney with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification professional legal experience at a reputable firm or company.

· Strong background in contracting, with a focus on reviewing and negotiating complex transactions and agreements.

· Experience in handling IT, outsourcing or services contracts and legal issues related to services, technology and software is advantageous.

· Excellent analytical, problem-solving, interpersonal, organizational and communication skills.

· Ability to work independently, prioritize and manage multiple projects under tight deadlines.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and applicants as required by law. These principles apply to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, training, promotions, compensation, benefits, transfers, and social programs.

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: R600 000,00 - R900 000,00 per year

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Cape Town, Western Cape: Reliably commute or planning to relocate before starting work (Preferred)

Experience:

• SAAS Agreements: 3 years (Required)
• AI Tools: 2 years (Required)
• Legal Technology: 2 years (Preferred)

Work Location: In person

Who We Are
:

Sirion is the world's leading
AI–native Contract Lifecyle Management (CLM) platform
, transforming the end-to-end contracting journey for enterprises. With Agentic AI at the core, the platform's extraction, conversational search, and AI-enhanced negotiation capabilities have revolutionized contracting across Fortune 500 companies like IBM, Coca Cola, Citi and GE. With more than 800 employees across the globe, Sirion comprises a team of AI engineers, legal experts and researchers who are working relentlessly to build reliable and trustworthy CLM for businesses of tomorrow. Recognized by Gartner, IDC, and Spend Matters as a consistent CLM leader, Sirion sets the innovation benchmark for the category.

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Role Title
: Sr. Solution Consultant/Analyst

Team
: Presales

Location
: Cape town, it is necessary to relocate to Cape Town for this position.

Power the Future of AI | Why This Role Matters

Join us as an Sr. Solution Consultant/Analyst (PreSales) and play a pivotal role at the intersection of law, technology, and AI innovation. In this unique position, you'll leverage your legal expertise to help enterprise clients understand the transformative potential of Sirion's AI-native Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM) platform.

As a key member of the PreSales team, you will not only drive impactful client engagements but also shape how our AI technology streamlines complex legal and contracting processes. This is a career-defining opportunity for a legal professional passionate about innovation, transformation, and the evolving role of AI in the legal domain.

How You'll Make an Impact

• Be the Face of Legal Innovation: In a customer-facing role, deliver dynamic demonstrations that showcase Sirion's cutting-edge AI solutions and their real-world impact on legal efficiency and business transformation.

• Bridge Legal & Technology: Work closely with cross-functional teams to design, develop, and test legal and contracting demonstrations that highlight AI-driven efficiencies.

• Elevate the Client Experience: Collaborate with Sales, Product, and Engineering teams to ensure legal precision and credibility in every product demo and client interaction.

• Enhance Contract Excellence: Review, draft, and redline contracts; create and refine playbooks; and ensure compliance with company policies, risk standards, and best practices.

• Drive Continuous Innovation: Stay at the forefront of LegalTech, AI, and contract management trends — applying new insights to advance Sirion's value proposition.

• Champion Product Evolution: Gather and analyze user and client feedback to refine demonstration content, ensuring every showcase reflects the evolving needs of legal and commercial teams
.

What You'll Need
:

• Education: Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) or equivalent degree from an accredited institution.
• Professional Qualification: Admitted attorney with a minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience at a reputable law firm or corporate legal department.
• Legal Expertise: Proven ability in contracting, drafting, and negotiating complex transactions, ideally in IT, outsourcing, or services contracts.
• Familiarity with LegalTech, AI platforms, or technology-driven contracting solutions is a strong plus.
• Core Skills: Exceptional communication and presentation abilities, comfortable in client-facing and demo-driven environments.
• Analytical thinker with outstanding attention to detail and business acumen.
• Strong multitasking and organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities under tight deadlines.
• Mindset: A strategic, tech-curious legal professional who thrives in a fast-paced, innovation-led environment.

Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion:

We are an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion. We do not discriminate based on race, color, gender, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, disability, medical condition, genetic information, military or veteran status, marital status, pregnancy, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. We provide reasonable accommodations for disabled employees and applicants as required by law. These principles apply to all aspects of employment, including recruitment, training, promotions, compensation, benefits, transfers, and social programs.

About Robin
Robin is on a mission to rebuild the legal industry — starting with making contracts simple for everyone. We are a pioneer in Legal AI, built on proprietary models, licensed data, and deep partnerships with Anthropic and AWS. Since 2019, we've expanded our footprint to 4 continents and have been supporting many of the world's most successful businesses, including GE, Pfizer, KPMG, and UBS.

This role is working EST hours Monday - Friday, 4:00pm - 1:00am SAST
About This Role
This role is part of our Legal Team with the aim to expand the scope into Legal Engineering and Implementation in the future. Initially, it will involve working directly with investment teams at some of the world's largest private equity and debt funds, financial institutions and corporates as they explore transaction opportunities. As an experienced legal professional, you will have responsibility for reviewing and negotiating a suite of certain contracts. In addition, Robin offers fantastic opportunities for personal career development in a variety of areas alongside traditional legal work.

This role will suit an experienced legal professional (whether a qualified solicitor or paralegal) who might be considering a position within a legal team at an investment bank, fund, asset management company or alternative legal service provider, focusing on contract review. At Robin we are proud to call a large number of these institutions our clients, and our core transactional work covers many of the same areas and document types – but we work in a much more modern, creative and flexible way

What You'll Do

• Reviewing and negotiating contracts such as confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters, using a combination of Robin's AI technology and your own legal experience.
• Once the team is further established, reviewing the work of junior team members and assisting with their professional development and ongoing training (all of which will also be available to you).
• Testing Robin's technology products and feeding back issues, bugs and areas for improvement to our engineering and machine learning teams.
• To carry out any other duties as may reasonably be required

Qualifications
You will have at least 3+ years' experience drafting, reviewing and negotiating the core transactional documents regularly encountered by our clients (including confidentiality agreements, engagement letters and release letters). You will have previously worked with private equity, asset management or hedge fund clients, whether in-house, at a service provider or at a law firm, and will understand typical fund transaction structures and timelines.

You will enjoy taking the initiative and seeking answers to interesting practical and legal issues. You will be both technical and commercial, both in the practice of law and outside of it. Last (but certainly not least), you will be motivated by working in a fast-paced, diverse and intellectually challenging environment where collaboration between lawyers and non-lawyers is essential to achieving results.

What's In It For You

• Salary: Competitive
• Equity package: Generous equity scheme - everyone gets to be an owner of Robin AI
• Annual leave: 20 days PTO, in addition to the public holidays observed in the South Africa.
• Growth opportunities: We prioritise promotions for high performers and help you to progress your career.

What's it like working at Robin?
Our culture and values attract people who are creative, resourceful, and share our passion for excellence. At Robin, you're encouraged to push yourself and empowered to take risks. We support each other to think big, try new ideas, and navigate uncertainty. Whether you're at our headquarters or one of our worldwide offices, you'll find a world of opportunities to grow, thrive, and make a meaningful impact. See what life is like at Robin.

Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Robin
We are committed to building one of the most diverse technology companies in the world. As of 2024, more than 30% of our employees come from ethnic minority backgrounds, and 51% of roles are held by women. We know that transforming the legal industry requires diverse perspectives, so we're creating an environment where innovation thrives through inclusion.

Robin operates a direct hiring model and any speculative CVs shared via agencies will be treated as a gift.

Key Responsibilities:

• Drafting summaries of regulatory changes and their impact on the business
• Assisting SA/RoA operations with lobbying efforts and preparing comments on behalf of TFG in respect of regulatory changes
• Preparing reports on a monthly, quarterly basis regarding compliance matters
• Maintenance of the relevant Compliance Risk Management Plans
• Executing on monitoring plans
• Innovation and testing of new tech for the legal compliance team
• Assist with the preparation of regulatory filings
• Facilitate legal compliance, monitoring and reporting in relation to the National Credit Act, Financial Intelligence, Consumer Protection Act and Financial Services Related legislation
• This role will also assist with facilitating and managing legal compliance in RoA
• Monitoring TFG customer complaints systems and complaints to external bodies on TFG
• Be appointed as a money laundering officer in terms of FICA and responsible for reporting

Qualifications and Experience:

• LLB/Legal qualification (essential)
• Admitted attorney
• Minimum 2-3 years' experience
• Professional, excellent written and verbal communication skills, the ability to apply the law practically and a good eye for detail
• Skilled in MS Office suite of products
• Previous work experience requiring independence, being organised and managing competing responsibilities.
• Ability to build and value relationships
• Even temper, curious mind and excited to get involved in taking compliance digital

Skills:

• Organised and thorough
• Administratively strong with high attention to detail and accuracy
• Computer proficiency in MS office (Excel, Word & Outlook)
• Business Case Contribution
• In-Depth Questioning
• Perform Gap Analysis
• Data control
• Document management
• Digital Library Management
• Presentation Creation 3

Behaviours:

• Conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner
• Effectively works with others to achieve shared goals
• Consistently makes timely, well-rounded and informed decisions
• Leverages new technology to enhance productivity, improve problem solving, and support business growth
• Inspires, motivates and empowers individuals to go above and beyond for the benefit of the team and the organisation
• Develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives
• Assesses and improves the efficiency, effectiveness, and quality of various work processes
• Quickly adapts and acquires new knowledge, skills, and competencies in a rapidly changing environment
• Interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems
• Takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
• Sets ambitious goals and takes focused action to achieve desired outcomes to deliver measurable results

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act.

Our Transaction Services Compliance team is looking for a highly motivated and detail-oriented AML Analyst to join our compliance team on a temporary basis. This role plays a key part in enhancing our customer oversight by ensuring adherence to anti-money laundering regulations and internal compliance standards.

In this position you will perform the following key responsibilities: Conduct thorough reviews of customer compliance programs to ensure regulatory alignment.

• Analyze transactions to detect suspicious activity and identify red flags and potential breaches of the customer's agreement
• Investigate and escalate potential high-risk behaviors or patterns.
• Draft clear and concise reports and documentation related to AML findings. And conduct the required follow up .
• Communicate effectively with internal teams and stakeholders to support compliance initiatives.
• Maintain accurate records for audit and regulatory purposes.
• Contribute to the continuous improvement of AML procedures and controls.
• Manage multiple priorities with strong organizational and decision-making skills.

The ideal candidate for this position should:

• University degree or equivalent, ideally with a professional Certificate in AML field such as ACAMS- CGSS would be an advantage
• Minimum of five years of AML compliance experience in the financial services sector
• Knowledge of financial crimes and sanctions prevention requirements and controls (AML/CFT, Sanctions, etc.)
• Experience or certification in compliance or risk management would be a desirable advantage.
• Familiarity with industry practices and professional standards
• Significant background in regulated payments and financial services, especially money transfer payment systems
• Knowledge of a regulated environment and associated risk.
• Self-motivated with a proven track record of delivering success while working within a team environment.
• Excellent written/oral communication skills for documentation, drafting reports and presentations.
• Excellent communication, presentation and interpersonal skills including the ability to work with and influence colleagues at all levels.
• Fluency in English (Reading/Writing/Oral)
• Digitally aware and experienced with open source research