Legal Advisor

Hyphen Technologies (Pty); Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 360,000 - 540,000; Full time

Job summary

Hyphen Technology | Legal, Risk & Compliance seeks a motivated Junior Legal Advisor to join its Legal & Compliance function. Under supervision you will draft and vet contracts and provide timely, well-reasoned legal advice.

This role is ideally suited to awaiting admission as an attorney or admitted for up to 2 years post‑admission, with exposure to fintech, payments regulation, and corporate governance. You will work with the Legal Manager across commercial contracting, regulatory matters and

Qualifications

• Experience with legal research and preparing opinions or memoranda.
• Experience drafting, reviewing or negotiating agreements.
• Exposure to commercial law through articles, in-house practice or practice.

Responsibilities

• Draft and vet commercial contracts and related agreements.
• Review supplier, client, service provider, technology and confidentiality agreements.
• Provide legal opinions, memoranda and advisory notes; advise on legal risks.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Communication skills

Education

LLB degree

Job description

Job Description The purpose of this role is under supervision and the guidance of more experienced, seasoned and mandated Legal professionals to provide accurate, relevant, and timely legal services and support to a business area (the organisation, segment, business unit, functional area or legal entity) on legal matters of the business area. The Legal Adviser is responsible for drafting and vetting of contracts or other legal documentation from inception and providing well-reasoned, well-researched and sound legal advice under the supervision of more experienced Legal Advisers and a Legal Head.

Hyphen Technology | Legal, Risk & Compliance Hyphen is seeking a motivated and commercially minded Junior Legal Advisor to join its Legal & Compliance function.

This role is ideally suited to a candidate who is: Awaiting admission as an attorney; or Admitted for up to 2 years post-admission experience.

The successful candidate will work closely with the Legal Manager across a broad range of legal, regulatory, commercial, and governance matters within the financial services and payments environment.

This is an excellent opportunity for an ambitious legal professional seeking exposure to fintech, payments, financial services regulation, commercial contracting, litigation management, product commercialisation, and corporate governance.

The role offers significant learning and development opportunities, with the expectation that the successful candidate will progressively build the knowledge and confidence required to operate with increasing independence.

Key Responsibilities

• Commercial Contracting Drafting, reviewing, interpreting and negotiating commercial agreements.
• Reviewing supplier, client, service provider, technology and confidentiality agreements.
• Managing the contract lifecycle process from initiation through execution and record management.
• Identifying legal and commercial risks within agreements and proposing practical solutions.
• Legal Advisory Conducting legal research and analysis.
• Drafting legal opinions, memoranda and advisory notes.
• Providing practical legal guidance to business stakeholders.
• Advising on legal risks associated with products, projects and operational initiatives.
• Dispute Resolution and Litigation Management Coordinating and managing disputes involving the company.
• Liaising with and managing external legal counsel.
• Assisting with implementing litigation strategy and matter management.
• Reviewing pleadings, legal correspondence and settlement proposals.
• Regulatory and Financial Services Support Providing support on legal and regulatory matters relating to financial services, payments sector, data privacy, technology services and other related commercialisation initiatives.
• Assisting with the interpretation and implementation of regulatory requirements.
• Governance and Legal Operations Maintaining legal matter registers and trackers.
• Managing legal repositories and contract databases.
• Supporting governance and committee reporting.
• Coordinating contract execution and administration processes.

Minimum Requirements

• LLB degree.
• Awaiting admission as an Attorney or admitted Attorney with up to 2 years post-admission experience.
• Experience Exposure to commercial law through articles, in-house legal experience, or legal practice.
• Experience drafting, reviewing or negotiating agreements.
• Experience conducting legal research and preparing legal opinions or legal memoranda.
• Advantageous Exposure to: Financial services; Banking; Payments; Insurance; Investments; Fintech; Regulatory compliance.
• Exposure to litigation and dispute resolution matters.
• Experience working with commercial contracts.

All appointments will be made in line with FirstRand Group’s Employment Equity plan. The Bank supports the recruitment and advancement of individuals with disabilities. In order for us to fulfill this purpose, candidates can disclose their disability information on a voluntary basis. The Bank will keep this information confidential unless we are required by law to disclose this information to other parties.

FirstRand provides a comprehensive range of financial services in South Africa and certain markets in broader Africa. The group also offers certain niche products and services in the UK and India. Listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange (JSE) and the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX), FirstRand Limited is the largest financial institution by market capitalisation in Africa. The group follows a multi-branding approach. Its portfolio of financial services businesses includes FNB, RMB, WesBank, Ashburton Investments, Aldermore, MotoNovo and DirectAxis. Many are leaders in their respective segments and markets, offering transactional, lending, investment and insurance products and services. The FirstRand Corporate Centre houses many of the critical functions required by a large and complex financial services group. The group’s track record of delivering superior returns to shareholders has been achieved through a combination of organic growth, acquisitions, innovation and the creation of completely new businesses. The group’s purpose of delivering Shared Prosperity provides many opportunities for employees to innovate to address social and environmental challenges in our markets. All of our businesses have successful Volunteering programmes which also allow employees to adopt and support causes close to their hearts.

Application deadline: 17/10/26