Legal Associate

3 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa Lumepay Full time

Location: Cape Town Department: Legal Reports To: CLO Job Type: Full-time About Us: We are a fast-scaling fintech business driving innovation in the financial infrastructure space across Africa and beyond. Our team works at the intersection of regulation, technology, and commerce, and we're looking for a detail-oriented Legal Associate to support our legal and compliance function across multiple jurisdictions. Role Overview The Legal Associate will play a key role in supporting licensing, regulatory, and commercial legal matters. You will work across jurisdictions on high-impact legal operations, helping ensure that the company remains compliant, well-structured, and contractually protected as it grows. This is a hands-on legal role ideal for a proactive and organised professional with fintech, payments, or cross-border regulatory experience. Key Responsibilities Regulatory & Licensing: Assist with the preparation and submission of new license applications across various jurisdictions, liaising with financial regulators as needed. Track and support the renewal and ongoing compliance of all licenses in coordination with senior legal and compliance teams. Conduct legal research: into new regulations or laws that impact the business. Contracts & Legal Documents: Draft, review, and negotiate complex legal agreements, including vendor contracts, customer agreements, and technology service terms. Assist in the preparation of internal legal documents such as board resolutions, templates, and legal filings. Corporate & Secretarial Work: Support the establishment of new legal entities in multiple jurisdictions. Maintain company registers, file annual returns, and ensure statutory compliance across the group. Banking, PSPs & Counterparties: Assist with onboarding and maintaining relationships with banks, payment service providers, and trading counterparties. Prepare and organise legal documentation for counterparty onboarding and due diligence processes. Regulatory Engagements & Support: Provide support during engagements with regulators, banking partners, and PSPs. Ensure adherence to legal directives and guidelines issued by authorities. Provide day-to-day support to the company's senior legal counsel as required. Qualifications / Requirements Bachelor of Laws Degree (LLB). Admitted attorney. Minimum of 5 years post-qualification experience (PQE) in a law firm or in-house legal department. Strong grounding in financial services, banking & payments, and contract / commercial law. Ability to work independently in both structured and fast-changing environments. Strong attention to detail and organisational abilities — must be meticulous. Excellent written and oral communication skills, comfortable performing both strategic and administrative legal tasks. Strong analytical and problem-solving capabilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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