63 Legal Expertise jobs in South Africa

Legal Consultant (Non-Profit) for Africa Initiatives

Overview: The Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice is retaining a legal practitioner as a consultant to support the provision of pro bono legal services to civil society organizations and promote the development of pro bono practice in sub-Saharan Africa.

Time Frame: Up to two years (initial timeframe 6 months with renewal up to 2 years in total)

Location: Remote work (must be based in Africa)

Start Date: October 2025, based on when consultant is chosen

Monthly Fee: Up to $2800/month based on experience and knowledge

Deadline for application: Applications will be considered when received until a qualified candidate is contracted.

Introduction

Established in 2004, the Cyrus R. Vance Center for International Justice advances global justice by engaging lawyers across borders to support civil society and an ethically active legal profession. The Vance Center is a unique collaboration of in-house and private practice lawyers catalyzing public interest innovation to advance human rights and access to justice, protect the natural environment, promote the rule of law and institutional integrity, and support public interest reporting. A non-profit program of the New York City Bar Association, we bring together leading law firms and other partners worldwide to pioneer domestic and international justice initiatives and provide pro bono legal representation to social justice NGOs. In 2024, the Vance Center represented 174 clients in 235 matters, collaborating as co-counsel with 844 lawyers from 164 law firms across 69 countries.

Over two decades, the Vance Center has worked in sub-Saharan Africa to encourage and support lawyers to participate in public interest matters. It engages them in providing pro bono legal services to civil society organizations and in joining initiatives to advance fundamental rights and the rule of law. The Vance Center acts as a practitioner and convener, bringing together legal professionals from sub-Saharan Africa, as well as from the U.S., Europe, and Latin America, to collaborate in these efforts. It has developed active networks with lawyers, law firms, bar associations, and other legal organizations, as well as NGOs, to expand the legal community's pro bono engagement.

The Vance Center recruits private law firms from Africa and elsewhere in the world, including members of the Vance Center Committee, to co-counsel with our program staff who engage in substantive legal work, including legal research and analysis, advocacy, and litigation.

The Consultancy

The legal consultant, reporting to the Vance Center's Director, Africa Initiatives, will support and expand the Vance Center's work in sub-Saharan Africa, specifically the provision of pro bono legal services to civil society organizations and the development and institutionalization of pro bono legal practice.

Responsibilities

The main responsibilities of the consultant will include, but not be limited to:

• Engage with law firms and other members of the legal community (bar associations, academia, etc.) in select countries in Africa in the development and institutionalization of pro bono legal practice.
• Research, draft, review, and edit reports and analyses on international and domestic laws for countries in Africa.
• Engage with CSOs in select countries in Africa to identify legal needs.
• Coordinate the participation of the Vance Center and African organizations in public events, including webinars, conferences, and panel discussions, as well as plan, organize, and manage in-person and hybrid events.
• Organize training, workshops, and legal needs assessments, including managing logistics and follow-up with participants.
• Draft materials for publication on program activities, cases, or current events.
• Draft program reports to grant makers
• Undertake specific administrative duties related to achieving the program's activities.

Qualifications and Experience

• Licensed to practice law in an African jurisdiction.
• At least five years of professional experience working as a lawyer in one or more civil society organizations, law firms, or legal advocacy organizations in Africa.
• Academic and/or practice experience with issues related to the rule of law, international human rights, and access to justice in sub-Saharan Africa, including the pro bono ecosystem.
• Demonstrated knowledge of legal challenges that grassroots civil society organizations and individuals face is highly valued.
• Active relationships with lawyers, bar associations, universities, legal regulatory and government institutions, journalists, and other stakeholders.
• Experience in advocacy or litigation before any of the Africa regional human rights mechanisms is a plus.
• Experience in relationship building, coordinating, organizing events, consultations, or multi-stakeholder engagements with participants from different locations.
• Ability to gather, synthesize, analyze, and present qualitative and quantitative data in various formats and genres, with excellent writing skills.
• Written and oral fluency in English. Fluency in French is highly desirable.
• Strong digital technology knowledge and skills.
• Demonstrated ability to deliver quality work under tight timeframes.

Terms of Retention

The Consultant will serve as an independent contractor of the Vance Center and be responsible for benefits and taxes related to payments received based on an independent contractor agreement. The consultancy does not provide any rights of employment in the candidate's country or the United States. The term of the consultancy is up to two years, with an initial six-month period.

The work will be remote. Average weekly hours are expected to be in the range of 26-30, though the consultant will be free to set their own hours of work as they see fit.

Application instructions

Applications will be considered when received until a qualified candidate is contracted. To apply, please submit a resume, a cover letter, and a list of three references. References will only be contacted with your express permission. No phone calls, please.

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Job Advert: Junior Legal Costs Consultant

Ndou Attorneys

21 Hubert Street, Johannesburg

We're hiring a motivated Junior Legal Costs Consultant to join our dynamic law firm

What You'll Do:

• Assist in drafting bills of costs.
• Support fee assessments and cost-related processes.
• Collaborate with our team on consultations and taxations.
• Maintain accurate cost records.

What We're Looking For:

• Entry-level experience in legal costing (internships a plus).
• Basic knowledge of SA legal costs frameworks.
• Detail-oriented with strong communication skills.
• Proficiency in MS Office; costing software knowledge a bonus.

Why Join Us?

• Hands-on experience in a respected firm.
• Supportive team with growth opportunities.
• Competitive junior-level salary.

Apply Now:

• Send your CV and a brief cover letter to with "Junior Legal Costs Consultant" in the subject line.

Recruiter:
Profession Hub

Job Ref:

Date posted:
Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Location:
Cape Town, South Africa

SUMMARY:
POSITION INFO:
Our client is searching for a Legal Advisor / Commercial Lawyer to join their team in Cape Town

Responsibilities:
We are looking for a person who will be able to fulfil the following requirements:

• Managing the implementation and deal administration functions with regard to the advancing of the funds of approved investments, changes of conditions of approved transactions and the responsibility of all security files for the West Coast Region.

Qualifications:
The successful candidate should have:

• A legal degree and admission as an attorney

Requirements:
The ideal candidate should have:

• 2 – 3 years' post-articles experience in a law firm or as an in-house corporate counsel
• Demonstrable and proven experience of supporting commercial transactions as legal counsel and drafting experience.
• Proven relevant post-qualification experience, predominantly supporting commercial transactions.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• The ability to work well with minimal or no supervision; on own initiative and meet deadlines.
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.
• The ability to effectively manage working relationships with team members and internal and external clients.

Competencies:

• Deciding and initiating action
• Leading and supervising
• Adhering to principles and value people
• Writing and reporting
• Applying expertise and technology

At Smollan, we're on an evolutionary journey where we're shifting our story. We're looking for truly unique people who believe in fostering a diverse and inclusive environment. Where our people are cared for, happy, and inspired in building an extraordinary place to work.

Our organization is looking for a
Group Legal Advisor
to review commercial agreements, provide legal and business-focused advice, and identify legal risks. This role will support the Group General Counsel and/or Assistant General Counsel.

As a Group Legal Advisor, you will be responsible for:

• Statutory and Regulatory Administration:
  Ensuring compliance with the Companies Act and CIPC, advising on corporate governance best practices, and staying up to date on changes in relevant laws.
• Contract Drafting and Negotiation:
  Drafting and amending commercial contracts, negotiating with clients and suppliers, and tracking and reporting on contractual issues to Exco.
• Legal Advisory and Compliance:
  Providing support on general legal issues, interpreting laws and regulations, and coordinating with external legal assistance. You will also engage with the Board, business executives, and regulatory bodies as needed.

What are we looking for?

To qualify for this role, you should have:

• An admitted attorney of the High Court with a Degree/NQF level 7.
• Approximately six years of overall experience in a top-tier law firm or multi-national corporation, with required experience in contract drafting and negotiation.
• Desirable experience includes financial services, corporate/company secretarial work, or mergers and acquisitions.
• Strong skills in critical thinking, commercial acumen, communication, and problem-solving.

Role Summary

To provide sound legal support as part of the deal structuring team. To fulfil all statutory, reporting and legal advisory services in accordance with business requirements as well as provide legal solutions that minimize risk for transactions like franchise, contract finance, etc.

Output

• To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the organization in particular the Fund Management Division.

• Form part of the investment team and consult regularly with team on proposed structure and developments and legal implications thereof.

• Attend due diligence assessment relating to the
organization
's investments.

• Performing legal due diligence assessment on deals.

• Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation methods for the risks relating to the
organization
's investments.

• Provide legal input to submission papers prepared for Investment Committee (s).

• Drafting, vetting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements e.g. loan agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents etc. in line with the
organization
's funding terms and conditions.

• Ensure agreements are legally accurate and in accordance with the term sheet and Investment Committee approval.

• Ensure agreements are in line with latest legal developments.

• Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally.

Experience / Skills Required

• At least 3 – 5 years job related corporate and commercial law and banking and finance principles.

• Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• In depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of NEF core business (primarily relating to Corporate Finance, Structured Finance and Investment Banking).

• Working knowledge of other areas of law e.g. Tax, Companies Act, Insolvency, Labour Law.

• Experience in legal due diligence.

• Working knowledge of finance.

• Ability to work on your own and within a team.

• Ability to work on own initiative.

• Strong interpersonal skills.

• Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal.

• Attention to detail.

• Articulate and detail conscious.

• Negotiation skills.

• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.

• Legal drafting skills.

• Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external).

• Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.

• Ability to advice on legal issues related to the organization business.

• Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally.

Qualifications

• LLB – admitted attorney with at least 3 years post article experience.

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Consultant

REQ Thembi Mtshali

Location: Johannesburg

Closing Date: 24 October 2025

Job Family

Risk, Audit and Compliance

Career Stream

Legal

Leadership Pipeline

Manage Self: Professional

Job Purpose

To provide legal advise to business unit to mitigate risk to Nedbank.

Job Responsibilities

• Manage the whole value chain of Nedbank's court processes.

• Assist to prepare all legal reports.

• Assist senior legal advisors with all litigation matters.

• Manage all litigation invoices.

• Ensure continued satisfaction of stakeholders by meeting turnaround times for requests and identifying and addressing issues or concerns through the provision of risk advice.

• Contribute to a culture conducive to the achievement of transformation goals by participating in Nedbank Culture building initiatives (e.g. staff surveys etc.).

• Legal Research

• Seek opportunities to improve business processes; models and systems by identifying and recommending effective ways to operate and adding value to Nedbank.

• Optimize the risk management performance of Nedbank Group by assisting business to identify; recommend (through reporting; insights and risk analytics) and execute risk management strategies within the Group's defined risk appetite.

• Provide risk advice to assist and enable business to achieve its risk objectives by developing; managing and executing policies; procedures; practices of a risk nature.

• Meet internal stakeholder requirements by providing governance, policy and advisory services.

• Report on the risk management process and litigation matters by generating and presenting risk reports.

• Provide advice by responding to ad hoc risk requests and queries.

• Improve personal capability and stay abreast of developments in field of expertise by identifying training courses and career progression for self through input and feedback from managers.

• Ensure personal growth and enable effectiveness in performance of roles and responsibilities by ensuring all learning activities are completed; experience practiced and certifications obtained and/or maintained within specified time frames.

• Enable skilling and required corrective action to take place by sharing knowledge and industry trends with team and stakeholders during formal and informal interaction. Obtain buy-in for developing new and/or enhanced processes (e.g. operational processes) that will improve the functioning of stakeholders' businesses by highlighting benefits in support of the implementation of recommendations.

Essential Qualification

• Relevant Law Degree

Minimum Experience Level

• 2 - 4 years post articles experience

Technical / Professional Knowledge

• Business principles

• Business writing

• Governance, Risk and Controls

• Nedbank culture and values

• Nedbank policies and procedures

• Nedbank vision and strategy

• Relevant regulatory knowledge

• Relevant software and systems knowledge

• Stakeholder management

• Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms

Behavioural Competencies

• Communication
• Decision Making
• Managing Work
• Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills
• Continuous Learning
• Innovation

Disclaimer

Preference Recruiting Team at will be given to candidates from the underrepresented groups

Please contact the Nedbank.

Job Description

To provide leadership in the delivery of reliable, accurate, timely and well-informed advice on complex legal issues/matters and to identify and assess the potential legal implications for the Bank/Business Brand/business area.

The Legal Advisor provides in context specialist sound legal advice to the business on complex legal matters relating to business products and services and the execution of the activities related to this, with the intention of enabling strategic outcomes for the business area and the effective and efficient management of legal risk.

Hello future Legal Advisor

Welcome to FNB, the home of the #changeables. We design for the shapeshifters and deliver products and services that make us incredibly proud of people that make it happen.

As part of our Cash Investments Team, you will be surrounded by unique talents, diverse minds, and an adaptable environment that lives up to the promise of staying curious. Now's the time to imagine your potential in a team where experts come together and ignite effective change.

You will be an ideal candidate if you have:

• LLB Degree - Admitted Attorney
• 8-10 years' experience as a Legal Advisor
• Strong technical contract drafting and vetting skills essential
• Ability to deal with Senior stakeholders
• Ability to deal with complex matters essential
• Commercial background essential
• GDPL exposure essential

Are you someone who can:

• Provide timeous, professional advice and solutions in respect of legal matters to persons within. FNB, on request or initiated, resulting in business sustainability and risk mitigation
• Maintain a constantly updated 'library' of advice that has been requested and given in FNB, including updates relating to legislation.
• Establishment, alignment and management of target and budget goals whilst ensuring effective control of costs the function to increase cost efficiency.
• Draft, review / update and re-negotiate legal agreements, including Service Level Agreements and other legal documentation to adequately manage legal risks.
• Monitor relevance of legal documentation to ensure consistency across business, identify risks and within legal standards.
• Identify room for improvement or 'loopholes' in the current mandates space and provide general legal advice.
• Monitor, analyse and evaluate the impact and legal implications of developments in the financial services industry and related areas, including the activities of competitors, and pro-actively recommend effective courses of action so that either a stance may be adopted or potential threats may be averted by FNB.
• Identify report and mitigate legal risk at a product, process and/or channel level within the business unit
• Benchmark current practices against the FRB legal risk management framework and adjust practices as and when necessary
• Ensure legally compliant best business practices and policies in order to protect the organisation from legal action.
• Identify and communicate current and anticipated Legal issues/risks.
• Deal with litigation matters involving the business to manage legal risk and liaise with Ombudsman when necessary
• Proactively resolves disputes to avoid litigation and ombudsman referrals.
• Ensures optimal performance of both individuals and teams in order to achieve business objectives through effective development interventions.
• Manage own development to increase own competencies.
• Cultivate and manage objective working relationships with a variety of stakeholders including external attorneys, FirstRand Group Legal Services, FNB Legal Services, business and external stakeholders and industry bodies to ensure business is in the position to obtain expert opinion on specialist areas of law.

You will have access to:

• Opportunity to work in a leading financial services company.
• Challenging Working
• Opportunities to innovate
• Collaborative and inclusive work environment.
• Continuous learning and professional development opportunities

Job Details

Take note that applications will not be accepted on the below date and onwards, kindly submit applications ahead of the closing date indicated below.

21/10/25

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group's Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

Lexdan Select is assisting a Financial Services company with their search for a Legal Advisor, based in Johannesburg.

The salary range on offer is between R550k - R700k p/a.

Responsibilities:

• Drafting of commercial contracts.
• Review and vet all legal agreements received from third parties, service providers, and clients.
• Provide advice and support on a variety of business transactions, including acquisitions, as well as commercial and legal structuring.
• Provide occasional support to the business on litigious matters.

Requirements:

• LLB and an Admitted Attorney.
• Minimum of 2 years' post-articles experience, either at a law firm or in-house, with a strong background in commercial drafting

Are you a detail-oriented Legal Advisor with a passion for contracts, compliance, and supporting strategic business decisions?

We're looking for a skilled and proactive Legal Advisor to join our team and provide expert legal guidance across contract management, tenders, compliance, and policy development. This role plays a key part in protecting the organization's interests and ensuring we operate with integrity and within the law.

Contract Management

• Draft, review, and prepare a range of contracts including commercial agreements, service agreements, and vendor contracts.
• Conduct thorough vetting to ensure all contracts meet legal and commercial standards and align with organizational goals.
• Negotiate contract terms with internal and external stakeholders to achieve favorable outcomes while minimizing risk.
• Communicate effectively with relevant teams and partners to ensure smooth contract execution.

Tenders

• Review and assess tender documents to ensure compliance with legal and procedural requirements.
• Assist in preparing and compiling tender submissions, ensuring accuracy and completeness.

Risk & Compliance

• Identify and assess potential legal or commercial risks in contracts, tenders, and business activities.
• Ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulations, and industry standards.

Policy Development

• Draft, update, and implement policies to support compliance, governance, and risk management across the business.

Business Partnership

• Apply strong commercial understanding to align legal strategies with business objectives.
• Develop a working knowledge of the organization's operations and industry to deliver practical and informed legal advice.

General Legal Support

• Provide clear, practical, and timely legal guidance to management and business units.
• Maintain accurate records and documentation of contracts, tenders, and compliance activities.
• Collaborate with internal teams and external legal advisors to achieve organizational goals.

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB)
• Admission as an Attorney or Advocate.
• Minimum of 4 years' experience in a corporate legal advisory role, with exposure to contracts and compliance.
• Strong knowledge of contract law, corporate governance, and regulatory compliance.
• Excellent drafting, negotiation, and communication skills.
• High attention to detail, with the ability to balance legal risk and commercial priorities.