Paralegal/junior Legal Advisor

**Moving Capital is hiring: Paralegal / Junior Legal Advisor (Cape Town)**:

- Full-time - Office-based - Legal Department _

Are you a detail-driven legal professional with a strong interest in the financial services sector—particularly automotive insurance? Do you enjoy navigating complex regulatory frameworks, producing high-quality legal work, and contributing to a business where compliance, innovation, and forward thinking are truly valued?

If so, you may be the ideal fit for the **Paralegal / Junior Legal Advisor** role at the Moving Capital Group. Our Group spans financial services (including two FSP-licensed entities), marketing, software development, debt collection, and due-diligence services. In this role, you will work closely with the Group Legal Advisor and play an integral part in ensuring legal, regulatory, and contractual alignment across a diverse and fast-growing organization.

**Responsibilities**

- Provide legal and compliance support on FAIS, FICA, the Insurance Act, TCF, Policyholder Protection Rules, and Fit & Proper requirements
- Research regulatory developments and prepare submissions, license amendments, and correspondence with regulators
- Draft responses to the FAIS Ombud, OSTI, and other dispute forums
- Prepare legal opinions, affidavits, pleadings, and letters of demand
- Liaise with external legal counsel and support litigation activities
- Draft and review contracts including service agreements, supplier contracts, NDAs, SaaS agreements, licensing arrangements, data-processing agreements, and technology/IP contracts
- Manage the contract repository and monitor renewal timelines
- Ensure compliance with the Consumer Protection Act, ARB codes, and advertising standards
- Draft and review marketing agreements, influencer contracts, and promotional terms
- Draft and review software development agreements, licensing agreements, and technology partnership documents
- Advise on intellectual property ownership, protection, and commercialization
- Provide legal advice on the Debt Collectors Act, NCA, and collection mandates
- Support POPIA and PAIA compliance, including drafting privacy notices, DPAs, and data-breach plans
- Conduct legal research and prepare summaries, opinions, and briefing notes
- Manage company secretarial duties including CIPC filings, annual returns, MOIs, shareholder agreements, resolutions, and minutes
- Maintain beneficial ownership registers and support corporate transactions, due diligence, acquisitions, and restructuring
- Assist with labor-related matters such as employment contracts and disciplinary documentation
- Help deliver POPIA, FAIS, and general compliance training across the Group
- Diploma or Degree in Paralegal Studies, or LLB
- 3-5 years’ experience in a legal, compliance, or regulatory role
- Experience working with FAIS, FICA, FSCA requirements, and FSP license administration (essential)
- Experience drafting contracts, legal submissions, and litigation support documents
- Experience with corporate governance and company secretarial responsibilities
- Strong understanding of FAIS, FICA, the Insurance Act, PPRs, POPIA, PAIA, CPA, ARB rules, and the Companies Act
- Familiarity with automotive insurance, IP law, NCA, and debt-collection regulations
- Knowledge of Ombud processes including the FAIS Ombud and OSTI
- Excellent drafting, writing, and analytical skills
- Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to manage multiple priorities
- Comfortable giving and receiving constructive challenge
- Professional, ethical, reliable, and collaborative
- Adaptable and able to thrive in a dynamic, fast-paced environment
- Advantageous: RE5/RE1, FSCA portal experience, binder/outsourcing exposure, debt-collection experience, due-diligence exposure, or experience delivering compliance training