Junior Legal Counsel

4 weeks ago

Cape Town, South Africa takealot.com Full time

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us. We offer a market-related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won't be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

**Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel your responsibilities will include**:

- Draft, review and assist with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the Takealot Group
- Update and improve template documents
- Assist with dispute resolution and general litigation
- Assist with employment law matters
- Monitor and advise on new legal developments affecting the Takealot Group
- Conduct legal research, draft legal opinions and provide legal advice to the Takealot Group as required
- Assist with training and seminars
- Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders of the Takealot Group
- Assist with the design, implementation and management of the Takealot Group's compliance program and framework.
- Support the legal team as required

**Attributes Required**:

- Proactive with a consistently positive attitude
- Team player
- Good drafting skills
- Strong negotiation skills
- Ability to work hard independently and within a team
- Ability to prioritise tasks and meet deadlines
- Ability to communicate well orally and in writing
- Strong planning and organisational skills
- Detail-orientated whilst remaining practical
- Good working knowledge of South African law in general

**Qualifications, Competencies & Experience**:

- LLB, admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa
- 1-3 years post-admission experience at a well-established law firm, or in the in-house legal department of a large corporate
- Experience in technology, retail, litigation and/or regulatory law and compliance would be ideal

**The Environment**:

- commerce company in Africa.
- We have fun, work hard, take ownership, work in teams to create solutions, and are always open to direct feedback/new ideas on where we can improve.
- We are short on ego and high on output.
- We are doers and not only thinkers, its all in the execution after all.
- We love what we do and what we are creating.

We seek to Employ an **Extra Ordinary Mind**who:

- is forthright but respectful
- is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
- is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
- is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
- is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
- is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
- is able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
- is curious and challenge the status quo
- is innovative and enjoys iteration
- is collaborative
- thinks like an owner of the business.
- is **SMART, has INTEGRITY**and **is HARDWORKING**

If you meet the above you are an **Extraordinary Mind**so come and join us
- Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We encourage applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities, to apply_.

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