South African Senior Corporate Lawyer

Black Pen Recruitment; Dubai; Hybrid; AED 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading recruitment agency is seeking a qualified South African Attorney with 8+ years of corporate experience in the betting and fintech sectors. This role demands expertise in gambling regulations and requires the management of legal and compliance functions for our client's operations in Africa. Responsibilities include governance, licensing, contract negotiations, and dispute oversight within a hybrid work environment.

Qualifications

• 8+ years experience in betting, fintech, or regulated sector.
• Expert in National Gambling Act and provincial regulations.
• Strong understanding of exchange-control rules.

Responsibilities

• Maintain compliance records and manage licensing applications.
• Draft and negotiate commercial contracts involving gambling laws.
• Oversee disputes and manage litigation counsel.

Skills

Corporate/Commercial Law

Gambling Regulations

Fluency in English

Afrikaans or Local Language

Education

Admitted Attorney (South Africa)

Job description

Keep our client s South-African wagering entities fully licence-compliant, financially efficient, and ready for growth across the continent.

Job Type: Full-time/Permanent

Location: Dubai

Workplace: Hybrid

Requirements

• Admitted attorney (South Africa qualified), 8 + years corporate/commercial track record in betting, fintech, or other regulated sector.
• Expert knowledge of National Gambling Act, provincial regulations, and SARB exchange-control rules.
• Fluent English; Afrikaans or another local language strongly preferred.

Responsibilities

• Governance & filings Maintain flawless CIPC records, B-BBEE certificates, UBO registers, and provincial-board corporate returns.
• Licence management Lead new applications, renewals, share-change approvals, and key-person vetting with Gauteng, Western-Cape, and other boards; brief the MLRO on any conditions attached.
• Commercial contracts Draft/drive negotiations for affiliate, data-feed, sponsorship, and white-label agreements; embed gambling-act requirements and CPA provisions.
• Exchange-control & tax Guide finance on SARB approvals for dividends, loans, and IP royalties; flag thin-cap risks and withholding-tax triggers.
• M&A / expansion Run legal due diligence for new African targets; manage data rooms, closing opinions, and post-merger integrations.
• Dispute oversight Own vendor, player, and regulator disputes; instruct and manage litigation counsel under capped-fee or AFA terms.
• Policy & training Roll out signing-authority limits and director-induction packs; run annual governance training for local leadership.

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