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LEGAL Counsel: Contracts & Compliance Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Labournet
Position: LEGAL COUNSEL: Contracts & Compliance
LEGAL COUNSEL:
Contracts & Compliance
Cape Town, Western Cape (SA)
Highly Competitive Package on Offer!
Our Client, a leading global strategic management consulting / professional services firm is seeking an experienced Legal Counsel (Contracts & Compliance) / Legal & Compliance Manager to join its dynamic Cape Town office.
The successful candidate will act as a trusted in-house legal partner, providing commercial legal advice, contract lifecycle management (CLM), compliance oversight and legal risk management in a fast-paced consulting environment.
The role supports contract negotiation, bid execution and project delivery, ensuring legal frameworks enable effective commercial operations.
The ideal candidate will come from a professional services, management consulting, advisory or in-house legal environment, with exposure to commercial contracts and project-based work, particularly within donor-funded, public sector, infrastructure or development environments.
You will work closely with senior stakeholders and support international consulting delivery and multi-jurisdictional project execution.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage full contract lifecycle management (CLM) process (bids, drafting, negotiation, execution, renewals, close-out)
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial contracts (client, framework, consortium, subcontractor, supplier agreements)
- Provide legal advisory, commercial law support and legal risk management across the business
- Support bid and tender processes through early identification of contractual risks
- Develop and maintain compliance frameworks, internal controls and governance processes
- Ensure regulatory compliance, including POPIA and data protection laws
- Support company secretarial and corporate governance functions
- Manage B-BBEE compliance and reporting processes
- Deliver internal legal and compliance training across the organisation
Requirements
- Minimum formal qualification LLB university degree and admittance as a practicing attorney or advocate in the High Court of South Africa
- 8+ years’ experience in corporate, commercial, or in-house legal roles, ideally within strategic management consulting, professional services, advisory, or project-based environments, includinginfrastructure, energy, water, transport, sustainability, or development finance sectors (World Bank, AfDB, FCDO, USAID)
- Strong experience in contract drafting, contract negotiation, and commercial contract management
- Experience working in consulting, professional services, or project-based environments
- Exposure to donor-funded, public sector, or infrastructure projects
- Experience in compliance, legal risk management, and internal controls
- Company secretarial experience
- Strong knowledge of POPIA and data protection / privacy frameworks
- Experience in B-BBEE compliance and regulatory processes
- Experience in multi-jurisdictional or international environments
To Apply for this role, please forward a detailed copy of your CV to Nicole Spamers: AND Lameez Herborn:
Keywords on PNET:
Legal Counsel, Commercial Law, Contract Negotiation, In-House Legal, Compliance, POPIA, Risk Management, Governance, Consulting, Professional Services, Bid Management, Donor-Funded, Infrastructure Projects, Public Sector
Title: LEGAL Counsel: Contracts & Compliance
Company: Labournet
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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