Legal Associate

Role: Legal Associate

Location:
Cape Town

Department:
Legal

Reports To:
CLCO

Job Type:
Full-time

About Us

We are a high-growth fintech company building the next generation of
payment infrastructure across Africa
. Our mission is to make money movement
seamless, inclusive, and scalable across borders
. We operate at the intersection of
financial innovation and real-world impact
, empowering businesses and consumers with tools to thrive in a rapidly digitizing economy.

Role Overview

We are looking for a
Legal Associate
to join our growing team.
The Legal Associate will support the company's
legal and regulatory functions

across
multiple jurisdictions

, including payments, crypto assets, and financial services. The role involves
drafting and negotiating contracts,

assisting with
new licence applications

,
managing regulatory and banking relationships

, and maintaining corporate governance and entity compliance. This is an intermediate-level position that offers exposure to diverse legal environments and evolving fintech regulation across Africa and internationally.

Key Responsibilities

Licensing & Regulatory Applications

: Support new licence applications across jurisdictions, liaising with regulators and external counsel where necessary. Track and maintain ongoing licence renewals and regulatory obligations.

Contract Drafting & Negotiation

: Draft, review, and negotiate commercial, vendor, and technology agreements critical to business operations. Maintain contract templates and ensure alignment with company standards.

Corporate & Secretarial Governance

: Support the formation and maintenance of corporate entities, including statutory filings, annual returns, and company registers. Prepare board resolutions and other company secretarial documents.

Banking & Counterparty Relationships

: Support onboarding documentation for banking, payment, and trading counterparties. Assist in managing ongoing legal relationships with payment service providers and liquidity partners.

Regulatory Research & Engagement

: Conduct legal research into new or evolving financial, crypto, and payments regulations. Support engagement with regulators and financial partners on compliance and policy matters..

General Legal Support

: Provide day-to-day support to the senior legal function on operational, regulatory, and strategic projects. Assist in preparing legal documents, filings, and correspondence as needed.

Education & Experience

• LLB degree.
• Admitted attorney

.
- Minimum of 3 years post-qualification experience

(PQE) gained in a law firm or in-house legal department.
- PQE

must be
in financial services (FX/ TOC, crypto assets); banking & payments (TPPP/ PSP and cross-border); contract & commercial

.
- Ability to work independently in a structured and unstructured environment.
- Meticulous attention to detail and organisational abilities.
- Excellent written and oral communication skills.
- Comfortable with performing administrative tasks.
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills.

Personal Skills

• High
  attention to detail with strong analytical and problem-solving ability.
• Excellent communication skills, with the ability to interact confidently across departments.
• Self-driven, accountable, and comfortable working in a fast-paced, evolving environment.
• Strong organizational and time management skills.
• Collaborative mindset with a hands-on, proactive approach.

Preferred Skills (Nice to have)

• Expe
  rience in
  fintech
  ,
  cross-border payments
  , or
  FX/crypto accounting
  .
• Foreign entity consolidation.

Please append a relevant motivational letter together with your CV.

What We Offer

• Competitive salary + Bonus structure
• Opportunity to shape the future of cross-border payments in Africa.
• Work with an experienced, diverse team across fintech, payments, and blockchain.