{"id":31621,"date":"2026-03-10T10:02:21","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T10:02:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/job\/legal-advisor-7\/"},"modified":"2026-03-20T00:24:22","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T00:24:22","slug":"legal-advisor-7","status":"expired","type":"job_listing","link":"https:\/\/jobs.dataaxisnode.com\/southafrica\/?post_type=job_listing&p=31621","title":{"rendered":"Legal Advisor"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ROLE PURPOSE<\/p>\n<p>\tProvide legal advice and mitigate legal risk across the business.<br \/>\n\tEnsure regulatory compliance.<br \/>\n\tSupport the business\u2019s commercial objectives while ensuring that the business is not exposed to legal Risk and liability.<br \/>\n\tDraft and adapt customer and supplier contracts.<br \/>\n\tSupport the business governance framework<\/p>\n<p>ROLE REQUIREMENT<\/p>\n<p>\tProvide clear, commercially focused legal advice to all business units across the organisation on the legal aspects of transactions, risk exposure, and other legal matters, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.<br \/>\n\tMonitor, interpret, and advise management and shareholders on new and emerging legislation, regulatory developments, and legal trends, assessing their impact on the organisation and recommending appropriate actions to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.<br \/>\n\tDraft, review, and update internal legal policies to ensure alignment with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, and provide guidance and support to business units in reviewing and strengthening their own policies to maintain organisation-wide compliance.<br \/>\n\tFacilitate and support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Competition Law Compliance Program, including monitoring adherence, advising on competition-related risks, and promoting awareness across the organisation.<br \/>\n\tAssist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Data Protection Program, ensuring compliance with applicable data protection legislation, advising on privacy risks, and supporting appropriate governance and control measures.<br \/>\n\tProviding commercially pragmatic legal advice and drafting transaction documentation that enables efficient execution while appropriately managing legal and financial risk.<br \/>\n\tApproach legal analysis and decision-making with a strong understanding of business objectives, financial implications, operational realities, and risk appetite, ensuring that legal guidance supports practical outcomes and sustainable commercial success.<br \/>\n\tDraft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier and customer contracts, software licensing agreements, SLAs, NDAs, and reseller agreements<br \/>\n\tAdvise on contractual risk, including termination, breach, dispute management, and enforcement.<br \/>\n\tDevelop, update, and maintain contract templates to ensure alignment with business needs and applicable laws and regulations.<br \/>\n\tEnsure agreements, correspondence, and corporate documents comply with internal policies, procedures, and applicable legal requirements.<br \/>\n\tMaintain effective document and knowledge management practices to safeguard legal records and institutional knowledge.<br \/>\n\tPromote legal awareness through training and guidance to support compliance and sound governance across the organisation.<br \/>\n\t\u00a0Provide ad hoc employment law advice, supporting management on workplace issues and ensuring compliance with applicable labour legislation.<br \/>\n\tConduct investigations into damaged or lost company assets and prepare clear, factual reports with risk and liability assessments.<\/p>\n<p>PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES<\/p>\n<p>\tStrong Team Player.<br \/>\n\tResults-driven.<br \/>\n\tClear communicator, both orally and in writing.<br \/>\n\tProblem-solving skills.<br \/>\n\tStakeholder Management<br \/>\n\tPlanning and organizing.<\/p>\n<p>QUALIFICATIONS &amp; EXPERIENCE<\/p>\n<p>\tMatric<br \/>\n\tBachelor of Laws Degree<br \/>\n\tAdmitted Attorney<br \/>\n\t3 \u2013 5 years of post-qualification experience in a commercial legal environment<\/p>\n<p>Apply via company website ( N \/ A ) or<\/p>\n<p>nexio.simplify.hr<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"template":"","meta":{"_promoted":"","_job_location":"","_application":"http:\/\/nexio.simplify.hr","_company_name":"Nexio","_company_website":"http:\/\/N%20\/%20A","_company_tagline":"At Nexio, we enable our clients to modernise their environments and adopt new technologies. 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