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Legal Specialist (South Africa) Jobs in Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa at Optimal Growth Technologies
Title: Legal Specialist (South Africa)
Company: Optimal Growth Technologies
Location: Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
Job Description
Legal Consultant – General Legal Advisory & Contract Management
About The Role
We are looking for a commercially minded and detail-oriented Legal Consultant to support the business across a broad range of legal, contractual, and compliance matters. The successful candidate will play a key role in providing practical legal guidance, managing commercial agreements, mitigating legal risk, and supporting business operations through effective contract lifecycle management.
This role requires a proactive professional who can balance legal risk with commercial objectives while working closely with internal stakeholders, clients, suppliers, and leadership teams.
Key Responsibilities
General Legal Advisory
- Provide day-to-day legal guidance and support to business units and management.
- Advise on commercial, operational, and regulatory matters impacting the business.
- Review and interpret legislation, regulations, and legal developments relevant to the company's operations.
- Assist with legal risk identification, mitigation strategies, and governance initiatives.
- Support dispute resolution processes and liaise with external legal counsel where required.
- Provide guidance on corporate governance, compliance, and internal policy matters.
- Ensure legal and commercial alignment across business initiatives and engagements.
- Support employment-related legal matters in collaboration with HR and management teams.
Contract Management
- Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements, including:
- Master Service Agreements (MSAs)
- Statements of Work (SOWs)
- Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs)
- Supplier and Vendor Agreements
- Independent Contractor Agreements
- Service Level Agreements (SLAs)
- Client Services Agreements
- Partnership and Consulting Agreements
- Manage the full contract lifecycle from drafting through execution, renewals, amendments, and termination.
- Ensure contracts align with company risk, legal, financial, and operational requirements.
- Maintain contract repositories and ensure accurate record keeping and version control.
- Track contractual obligations, renewal dates, deliverables, and compliance requirements.
- Support negotiations with clients, vendors, and strategic partners.
- Identify contractual risks and recommend commercially practical solutions.
- Drive continuous improvement of contract management processes, templates, and governance standards.
Requirements
Qualifications
- Bachelor's Degree in Law (LLB) or equivalent legal qualification.
- Admitted Attorney advantageous but not essential depending on experience.
Experience
- Minimum 5+ years' experience in legal advisory and contract management roles.
- Experience within corporate, technology, consulting, telecommunications, or professional services environments advantageous.
- Strong experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts.
- Exposure to compliance, governance, and risk management frameworks.
- Experience supporting cross-functional business teams and senior stakeholders.
Skills & Competencies
- Strong commercial and legal acumen.
- Excellent contract drafting and negotiation skills.
- Ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice.
- Strong attention to detail and analytical capability.
- Excellent stakeholder management and communication skills.
- Ability to manage multiple matters and deadlines simultaneously.
- Strong problem-solving and decision-making abilities.
- High level of professionalism, integrity, and confidentiality.
- Strong organisational and documentation management skills.
Key Performance Areas
- Timely turnaround of legal reviews and advisory requests.
- Contract accuracy, compliance, and risk mitigation.
- Effective management of contract lifecycle and renewals.
- Reduction of legal and commercial exposure.
- Stakeholder satisfaction and support effectiveness.
- Continuous improvement of legal and contract governance processes.
Preferred Attributes
- Commercially pragmatic and solutions-driven mindset.
- Ability to operate independently in a fast-paced environment.
- Strong interpersonal and relationship management capability.
- Comfortable working across multiple business functions and leadership levels.
- Adaptable and proactive approach to legal and operational challenges.
