Legal Counsel

The Heineken Company; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 500 000 - 700 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading beverage company based in Johannesburg seeks a Legal Advisor to provide expert guidance on compliance and manage legal matters. The position involves advising on commercial initiatives, managing intellectual property, and coordinating with external legal counsel. A Bachelor's degree in law and three years of experience are required. Candidates should have strong strategic and stakeholder management skills. This role offers a unique opportunity to influence legal practices within a prominent organization.

Qualifications

• Min 3 years of experience in a legal field.
• Experience in managing compliance with various laws.
• Ability to draft and negotiate legal documents.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice to management on compliance and strategic direction.
• Manage intellectual property and protect company assets.
• Oversee legal cases and ensure external lawyers are competent.

Skills

Strategic thinking

Legal compliance

Stakeholder management

Education

Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB)

Completed articles at a reputable law firm

Job description

Job Location: Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Application Deadline: January 27, 2026

Purpose

• To ensure that the company operates within the law at all times, offer counsel on legal issues, be a strategic partner for the organization and drive תהושתני business conduct.

Key responsibilities

Legal Advisory

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice to management.
• Set internal governance policies and manage the impact of external factors.
• Assist with ensuring compliance with relevant policies, including Competition Law and Dawn Raid Guidelines, Code of Conduct, Conflict of Interest, Anti‑Bribery, Gifts & Entertainment and Ethics & Whistleblowing.
• Create associations of trust and respect with key stakeholders.
• Deal with external parties to the extent necessary at the time (regulators, external counsel, politicians and clients).
• Draft agreements that minimize risks and maximize legal rights.
• Keep abreast of legislative changes.
• Handle all potentially litigious matters in a commercially viable manner and ensures where possible that recourse to courts is a last resort.
• Support the commercial portfolios (sales, marketing and procurement) primarily through the Legal Manager and Legal Counsel: IP and Marketing.

Intellectual Property & Marketing

• Manage and protect the company’s intellectual property, such as trademarks, logos, brands.
• Advise on activities of competitors and all other parties involved in the business of passing off of company products or infringing on company’s intellectual property.
• Advise on marketing and brand campaigns, sponsorships and promotional activities. Draft, review and negotiate marketing‑related agreements and ensure adherence to competition law, advertising standards, and consumer protection regulations and the associated environmental law considerations.

Case Management Allen

• Assist with product complaints received from consumers报价 appropriately to such complaints.
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• Maintains and regularly updates a record of all cases involving the company.
• Ensures that competent external lawyers are appointed to represent the company in litigation matters.
• Assist external lawyers in researching and preparing the company’s cases either as plaintiffs or defendants and vets all papers/document to be filed by the lawyers on behalf of the company.
• Engage with the company’s external contacts, other多少钱, lawyers, and government officials with a view to resolving legal and general corporate and regulatory matters.

Supply Chain

• Implement and champion the use of Ironclad (CLM) for standardised templates to minimize risk and ensure consistency.
• Support with drafting, review, and negotiation of agreements, tenders, procurement contracts, and service‑level agreements.
• Collaborate with supply chain and procurement teams to integrate legal considerations into operational decisions.

Sales

• Implement and champion the use of Ironclad (CLM) for standardised templates for trade terms, distribution contracts and promotional arrangements to minimize risk and ensure consistency.
• Monitor and slimmer risk related to anti‑competitive practices and support with creating awareness and ensure adherence to competition law policies.
• Provide legal input on commercial initiatives and trade programs.

Ad‑hoc Legal matters

• Assist the International team on various legal formas.
• Manage and co‑ordinate ad‑hoc legal projects.
• Deal with the various regulatory bodies on behalf of the Company, and filing the statutory periodic returns with such bodies (where needed).
• Assist with implementation and development of legal tech solutions.

Education, Competencies & Experience

• Bachelor’s degree in law (LLB)
• Desired – completed articles at a reputable law firm.
• Min 3 years of experience in a legal field.

Leadership competencies

• Focuses externally
• Thinks globally
• Shape, drive to win and deliver
• Fosters collaboration and connection
• Engages and inspires others / role model
• Develops people and teams

Functional competencies

• Strategic acumen - direction andBrightness alignment
• Business Analysis and Challenge
• Integrating Perspectives
• Risk Management
• Stakeholder Management

Closing Date: 27/01/2026