Legal Manager

Ashley Kruth; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 1,200,000 - 1,800,000; Full time

Job summary

Ashley Kruth in Johannesburg seeks an experienced Legal Manager to provide strategic and operational legal support across the business. You will manage legal and contractual risk, ensure regulatory compliance, support governance, and provide commercially sound legal advice to executive management and stakeholders.

Bachelor's Degree in BCom Law and an admitted SA attorney are required, with strong knowledge of SA contract, corporate and insurance regulatory frameworks.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in BCom Law is mandatory.
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa is required.
• Strong knowledge of South African commercial and contract law.
• Solid understanding of the South African insurance and financial services regulatory environment.
• Experience in a legal management or advisory role with drafting and negotiation skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide practical, commercially focused legal advice on regulatory and contractual matters.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks arising from operations and commercial relationships.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Support contractual negotiations with business partners, service providers, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain contractual templates and legal documentation standards.
• Provide legal guidance on insurance legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including renewals, compliance monitoring, and risk reporting.
• Support governance committees and executive management on legal and governance matters.
• Assist with the development and implementation of governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess their impact on business operations.

Skills

Drafting & negotiation

Stakeholder management

Contract management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in BCom Law

Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

Job description

Annually Cost To Company (Market related)

A leading organisation within the insurance and financial services sector is seeking an experienced Legal Manager to provide strategic and operational legal support across the business. This role is responsible for managing legal and contractual risk, ensuring regulatory compliance, supporting corporate governance, and providing commercially sound legal advice to executive management and business stakeholders

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice on legal, regulatory, and contractual matters.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks arising from business operations and commercial relationships.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Support contractual negotiations with business partners, service providers, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain contractual templates and legal documentation standards.
• Provide legal guidance on insurance legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including renewals, compliance monitoring, and risk reporting.
• Support governance committees and executive management on legal and governance matters.
• Assist with the development and implementation of governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess their impact on business operations.
• Bachelor's Degree in BCom Law.
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• Strong knowledge of South African commercial and contract law.
• Solid understanding of the South African insurance and financial services regulatory environment.
• Experience in a similar legal management or advisory role.
• Short-term insurance experience will be advantageous.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide practical and commercially focused legal advice on legal, regulatory, and contractual matters.
• Identify, assess, and mitigate legal risks arising from business operations and commercial relationships.
• Draft, review, negotiate, and manage a wide range of commercial agreements.
• Support contractual negotiations with business partners, service providers, and stakeholders.
• Develop and maintain contractual templates and legal documentation standards.
• Provide legal guidance on insurance legislation and regulatory requirements.
• Oversee contract lifecycle management, including renewals, compliance monitoring, and risk reporting.
• Support governance committees and executive management on legal and governance matters.
• Assist with the development and implementation of governance frameworks, policies, and procedures.
• Monitor legislative developments and assess their impact on business operations.

Minimum Requirements

• Bachelor's Degree in BCom Law.
• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• Strong knowledge of South African commercial and contract law.
• Solid understanding of the South African insurance and financial services regulatory environment.
• Experience in a similar legal management or advisory role.
• Short-term insurance experience will be advantageous.
• Strong drafting, negotiation, and stakeholder management skills.

Please note only shortlisted candidates will be contacted