Legal Counsel

Reckitt; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 600 000 - 900 000; Full time

Job summary

A global hygiene and health company in Johannesburg is seeking a Legal Counsel to provide critical legal support across various business functions. This role requires an LLB Degree and 5–7 years of post-admission experience in the FMCG industry. Responsibilities include drafting agreements, ensuring compliance, and managing litigation. The position offers competitive benefits and a dynamic work environment focused on both personal and professional growth.

Benefits

Parental benefits

Employee Assistance Program

Life insurance

Short-term incentives

Qualifications

• 5–7 years post-admission experience; preferably in-house with Manufacturing and FMCG industry.
• Ability to communicate complex legal information clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on commercial, corporate, and manufacturing regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier, procurement, and cross-border agreements.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific obligations.
• Review advertising content, product claims, and packaging for regulatory compliance.

Skills

Integrity

Corporate Governance

Compliance Management

Solutions Focused

Excellent Communication Skills

Risk Management

Intellectual Property

Commercial Contracts

Teamwork

Education

LLB Degree

Job description

About the role

We are Reckitt Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose. Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege. Legal Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible. We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact. Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

Legal Counsel

We are seeking a dynamic Legal Counsel to join our team in the fast-paced FMCG industry, where every decision you make matters. With your legal expertise, you will protect and empower a global organisation that's dedicated to making a difference. It's not just about the law; it's about being part of a team that inspires you to be the best. This role provides critical legal support to the legal team and across multiple business functions, ensuring compliance and enabling commercial success. Are you ready to make an impact where it really counts?

Your responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on commercial, corporate, and manufacturing regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier, procurement, and cross-border agreements.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific obligations.
• Review advertising content, product claims, and packaging for regulatory compliance.
• Manage any litigation portfolios and coordinate dispute resolution.
• Deliver legal training and support cross-functional projects, including manufacturing expansions and audits.

The experience we're looking for

• LLB Degree and admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• 5–7 years post-admission experience; in-house familiarity with Manufacturing and FMCG industry experience preferred.
• Provide legal advice on commercial, corporate, and manufacturing regulations.
• Draft, review, and negotiate supplier, procurement, and cross-border agreements.
• Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific obligations.
• Review advertising content, product claims, and packaging for regulatory compliance.
• Manage any litigation portfolios and coordinate dispute resolution.
• Ability to communicate complex legal information clearly to diverse audiences.
• Deliver legal training and support cross-functional projects, including manufacturing expansions and audits.
• Committed to continuous improvement; a brilliant legal mind who is always seeking better ways to serve.

The skills for success

Integrity, Corporate Governance, Compliance Management, Solutions Focused, Excellent Communication Skills, Risk management, Intellectual property, Patents, Commercial contracts, Marketing, Teamwork, Fact-based Decision Making, Ability to manage and prioritize workload, Continuous Improvement Mindset, Legal Services, Process Optimisation, Qualified Lawyer.

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way. We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short‑term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.