Legal Advisor

Nexio; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 700,000 - 1,100,000; Full time

Job summary

Nexio in Gauteng seeks a commercially focused lawyer with 3–5 years post-qualification experience to provide legal advice across the business, draft and negotiate contracts, and manage regulatory risk. The role supports governance, data protection, competition law compliance, and policy development within a dynamic tech-focused environment.

The successful candidate will balance business objectives with risk mitigation, draft templates, and guide management on legal risk in transactions and

Qualifications

• Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to all business units on transactions, risk exposure and regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to all business units across the organisation on the legal aspects of transactions, risk exposure, and other legal matters, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.

Skills

Team player

Results-driven

Clear communicator

Problem solving

Stakeholder management

Planning & organizing

Education

Bachelor of Laws

Admitted Attorney

Matric

Job description

ROLE PURPOSE

• Provide legal advice and mitigate legal risk across the business.
• Ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support the business’s commercial objectives while ensuring that the business is not exposed to legal Risk and liability.
• Draft and adapt customer and supplier contracts.
• Support the business governance framework

ROLE REQUIREMENT

• Provide clear, commercially focused legal advice to all business units across the organisation on the legal aspects of transactions, risk exposure, and other legal matters, ensuring alignment with organisational objectives.
• Monitor, interpret, and advise management and shareholders on new and emerging legislation, regulatory developments, and legal trends, assessing their impact on the organisation and recommending appropriate actions to ensure compliance and mitigate risk.
• Draft, review, and update internal legal policies to ensure alignment with applicable laws and regulatory requirements, and provide guidance and support to business units in reviewing and strengthening their own policies to maintain organisation-wide compliance.
• Facilitate and support the implementation and ongoing maintenance of the Competition Law Compliance Program, including monitoring adherence, advising on competition-related risks, and promoting awareness across the organisation.
• Assist in the development, implementation, and continuous improvement of the Data Protection Program, ensuring compliance with applicable data protection legislation, advising on privacy risks, and supporting appropriate governance and control measures.
• Providing commercially pragmatic legal advice and drafting transaction documentation that enables efficient execution while appropriately managing legal and financial risk.
• Approach legal analysis and decision-making with a strong understanding of business objectives, financial implications, operational realities, and risk appetite, ensuring that legal guidance supports practical outcomes and sustainable commercial success.
• Draft, review, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including supplier and customer contracts, software licensing agreements, SLAs, NDAs, and reseller agreements
• Advise on contractual risk, including termination, breach, dispute management, and enforcement.
• Develop, update, and maintain contract templates to ensure alignment with business needs and applicable laws and regulations.
• Ensure agreements, correspondence, and corporate documents comply with internal policies, procedures, and applicable legal requirements.
• Maintain effective document and knowledge management practices tosafeguard legal records and institutional knowledge.
• Promote legal awareness through training and guidance to support compliance and sound governance across the organisation.

• Provide ad hoc employment law advice, supporting management on workplace issues and ensuring compliance with applicable labour legislation.

• Conduct investigations into damaged or lost company assets and prepare clear, factual reports with risk and liability assessments.

PROFESSIONAL COMPETENCIES

• Strong Team Player.
• Results-driven.
• Clear communicator, both orally and in writing.
• Problem-solving skills.
• Stakeholder Management
• Planning and organizing.

QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE

• Matric
• Bachelor of Laws Degree
• Admitted Attorney
• 3 – 5 years of post-qualification experience in a commercial legal environment