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Requirements:
Educational
- LLB degree, with postgraduate qualification in
Corporate Law, Tax, or Competition Law
advantageous.
- Admission as an Attorney or Advocate in South Africa.
Technical Legal Expertise
- Advanced drafting and negotiation skills for complex commercial agreements.
- Strong command of:
- M&A legal frameworks
- Corporate restructures and reorganisations
- Tax aspects of transactions and corporate structures
- Competition law compliance
- Preference share and equity instrument structuring
- Cross-sector regulatory compliance
Strategic and Analytical Skills
- High-level analytical capability to assess legal risk in diverse industries.
- Ability to structure transactions with commercial, tax, and regulatory optimisation.
- Strong problem-solving skills with a commercial mindset.
- Ability to issue clear, concise, and defensible initial legal opinions.
Leadership and Communication
- Executive presence and ability to influence senior stakeholders.
- Strong communication skills, including the ability to translate complex legal issues into actionable business guidance.
- Experience managing external counsel and multidisciplinary teams.
Personal Attributes
- High integrity and sound ethical judgement.
- Commercially astute with strong business orientation.
- Ability to operate under pressure and manage multiple high-value matters simultaneously.
- Strategic thinker with a proactive approach to risk mitigation.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to collaborate across diverse business units.
Responsibilities:
Transactional Legal Support
- Draft, negotiate, and review agreements relating to:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Joint ventures and strategic partnerships
- Preference shares structures, equity instruments, and funding arrangements
- Business disposals, reorganisations, and restructures
Corporate Governance and Compliance
- Oversee compliance with the Companies Act 71 of 2008, King IV, and internal governance frameworks.
- Ensure group-wide compliance with:
- Competition law requirements
- Sector-specific regulatory frameworks (energy, food processing, gambling, etc.)
- Tax legislation including Income Tax Act, VAT Act, and sector-specific tax regimes
Regulatory and Sector-Specific Advisory
- Advise on licensing, operational compliance, and regulatory obligations across investee sectors:
- Energy: NERSA licensing, environmental compliance, PPAs
- Beverages and Dairy: food safety regulations, labelling, supply agreements
- Fishing and Processing: quotas, maritime regulations, export compliance
- Agricultural Processing: health standards, distribution agreements
- Gambling: licensing, compliance frameworks, regulatory reporting
Executive Leadership and Strategic Input
- Participate in executive-level strategy formulation, investment evaluation, and risk management.
- Provide legal insight into capital allocation, restructuring initiatives, and portfolio optimisation.
- Engage with external counsel, regulators, and transaction advisors.
- Support the Board and its committees with legal analysis, reports, and recommendations
- Monitor legislative developments affecting the Group and prepare impact assessments.
- Maintain and update group policies, delegations of authority, and compliance registers.
- Provide guidance on board processes, resolutions, shareholder communications, and statutory filings.
- Prepare initial legal opinions on transaction feasibility, risk exposure, regulatory implications, and tax considerations.
- Conduct legal due diligence on prospective investments and divestments.
- Structure transactions to optimise tax efficiency, regulatory compliance, and shareholder value.
Please note that if you do not receive a response within 2 weeks, your application has been unsuccessful.
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