Junior Legal Counsel

takealot.com-Cape Town, South Africa

We are a young, dynamic, hyper growth company looking for smart, creative, 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.

This role will report to the Head of Legal

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 contract drafting and contract management software to aid the delivery of legal services to the Takealot Group
  • 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 & 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 corporate and commercial law is essential, and particularly in drafting and reviewing contracts

Preferred:

  • Experience in technology, retail, litigation and/or employment law would be ideal

The Environment:

  • 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 respectful but forthright
  • 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 business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
  • is curious and challenges the status quo
  • is innovative and enjoys iteration
  • is collaborative
  • thinks like an owner of the business
  • is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING

If you meet the above you are an *Extraordinary Mind, *so come and join us!
- Takealot is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference_