Legal Counsel II

Takealot Group, the largest and most customer-centric online shopping destination in Africa, is looking for a highly talented Legal Counsel II 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. We offer a market related Total Remuneration Package, which allows full flexibility according to your needs, a great work environment and a promise that you won’t be bored, as long as you are prepared for a challenge and want to build something great.

Reporting to the Senior Legal Counsel: <Takealot.com/MrD>, your responsibilities will include

Draft, review and assist with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the Takealot Group businesses, eg <Takealot.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 franchise network legal 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> and MrD, as required

Provide and/or facilitate training

Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders of <Takealot.com> and MrD primarily and to the Group, as and when required

Assist to mentor and develop other legal team members

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> 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-orientated whilst remaining practical
• Good working knowledge of South African law in general

Qualifications & Experience

• LLB, admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa
• 5-8 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

We seek to Employ an Extra Ordinary Mind who

• is respectful but forthright
• is an expert at doing, who can not only design but also execute
• is analytical, able to use data to make decisions
• is competitive, self-directed and strive to be the BEST (GREAT requires a lot of work and does not only happen during business hours
• is passionate about the potential of e-commerce and delivering a world-class customer experience
• is entrepreneurial, thrives under change and accepts it is a constant and always looks for solutions to do something better and faster
• is business SMART. Able to think about problems from a business perspective using technical and product input
• is curious and challenge the status quo
• is innovative and enjoys iteration
• is collaborative
• will be at the cutting edge of developing new concepts for the Takealot Group
• thinks like an owner of the business
• is SMART, has INTEGRITY and is HARD WORKING
• 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.