Duties and Responsibilities include:

Legal Advice and Risk Mitigation:

• Act as a trusted legal advisor on a wide range of legal matters, including contracts, litigation, consumer complaints, regulatory compliance, and risk mitigation
• Conduct legal research and provide clear, proactive opinions to pre-empt legal and reputational risks

Contracts:

• Draft, vet, and negotiate a broad spectrum of commercial agreements, including but not limited to: leases, procurement, marketing, employment, software licenses, data privacy, NDAs, banking/facility agreements, and other bespoke contracts
• Continuously refine and manage the contract template database

Dispute Resolution and Litigation:

• Take charge of consumer disputes, including handling Motor Industry Ombudsman (MIOSA) and National Consumer Commission (NCC) matters through to finalization
• Manage the litigation portfolio, including: drafting letters of demand, liaising with external counsel, controlling litigation spend, reviewing pleadings, and driving settlements (where applicable)
• Draft affidavits and liaise with law enforcement on criminal matters, including vehicle impoundments

Regulatory Compliance:

• Stay up to date on legislative developments affecting the automotive industry and proactively advise internal teams
• Assist with managing data breaches and security incidents, including drafting notifications to the Information Regulator
• Conduct internal legal training to ensure business-wide compliance

Other:

• Draft and update company policies in collaboration with relevant departments
• Provide support on intellectual property matters, including trade mark registrations and infringement issues
• Work closely with the Compliance team on regulatory matters
• Update relevant sections of Board Reports
• Support the Head of Legal as required.

Personal Skills and Attributes:

• Strong commercial acumen – ability to provide practical, business-focused legal advice
• Exceptional time management skills and prioritisation – comfortable handling tight deadlines and high workloads
• Superior drafting skills – ability to draft clear legal documents with legal accuracy and precision
• Agility and resilience – able to manage competing priorities with a solutions-driven mindset
• Meticulous attention to detail – ensuring accuracy despite fast turnaround times
• Excellent stakeholder engagement skills – ability to work cross-functionally with teams at all levels

 Requirements (Essential):

• LLB / Law qualification from a recognised university
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
• 4-6 years post-admission experience
• At least 1-2 year/s experience as an in-house counsel