Legal Counsel I

Takealot Group, the largest and most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, is looking for a highly talented **Legal Counsel I** to join our Legal team in Cape Town.

We are a young, dynamic, hyper-growth company looking for smart, creative and hard-working people with integrity to join us.

**Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel:** [**<Takealot.com/MrD**>](http://takealot.com/MrD)**,**

**Responsibilities will include:**

• Draft, review and assist with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the Takealot Group businesses, eg [<Takealot.com>](http://takeal.com) and MrD.
• Update and improve template documents
• Advise on and attend to dispute resolution and general litigation matters
• Advise on and attend to employment law matters
• Advise on and attend to banking and finance legal matters
• Manage the Takealot Group’s intellectual property portfolio and assist with the settlement of intellectual property disputes
• Monitor and advise on new legal developments affecting the Takealot Group
• Conduct legal research, draft legal opinions, and provide legal advice to the [<Takealot.com>](http://takealot.com) and MrD, as required
• Provide and/or facilitate training
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders of [<Takealot.com>](http://takealot.com) and MrD primarily and to the Group, as and when required
• Assist with the design, implementation, and management of software and AI technology, and their standard operating procedures (SOPs), to aid the delivery of legal services to [<Takealot.com>](http://takealot.com) and MrD that is scalable to the Group
• Support the legal team as required

**Attributes:**

• Proactive with a consistently positive attitude
• Team player
• Good drafting skills
• Ability to work hard independently and within a team
• Ability to prioritise numerous competing tasks and meet deadlines
• Ability to communicate well orally and in writing
• Strong planning and organisational skills
• Detail-oriented whilst remaining practical
• Good working knowledge of South African law in general

**Qualifications & Experience:**

• LLB, admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa
• 3-5 years post-admission experience at the bar, 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
• Experience leading and/or mentoring legal professionals

**Preferred:**

• Experience in e-commerce or retail would be ideal

**The Environment:**

• Takealot Group employees are entrepreneurial and dynamic, smart, customer-centric, fun, and have the shared ambition of being the leading e-commerce company in Africa.
• 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, it’s all in the execution after all
• We love what we do and what we are creating.

If you meet the above criteria and are an **Extraordinary Mind**, come and join us!

*Takealot Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applicants from the previously disadvantaged groups and people with disabilities will be given preference.*