Legal Practitioner

Sabenza IT & Recruitment; Centurion; On-site; ZAR 420,000 - 720,000; Full time

Job summary

Sabenza IT & Recruitment in Centurion, South Africa seeks a proactive Legal practitioner to manage the full contract lifecycle from drafting to execution, compliance, and archiving. The role requires a strong legal background, sharp attention to detail, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

Responsibilities include drafting and reviewing contracts, ensuring regulatory alignment, maintaining a contract database, and providing legal advisory on

Qualifications

• LLB degree required.
• 2–4 years’ experience in legal advisory or contract management.
• Knowledge of SA regulatory environment, especially financial services.

Responsibilities

• Manage full contract lifecycle from drafting to execution, renewals, and archiving.
• Ensure contracts comply with laws, regulations, and internal policies.
• Maintain an organized contract database and filing system with timely updates.
• Diaries and monitor key contract dates and milestones with reminders.
• Prepare and present contract status reports, renewals, and compliance metrics to senior management.
• Draft, review, and update contract templates and legal documents with Senior Legal Specialist.
• Conduct legal research and support small legal projects as needed.
• Assist with SLAs, confidentiality agreements, and tender contracts.

Skills

Organizational skills

Time management

Verbal communication

Written communication

Legal writing

Problem solving

Independent work

Task management

Education

Bachelor of Laws (LLB)

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

Centurion, South Africa |

We are looking for a proactive Legalpractitioner to join our dynamic legal team. In this role, you will beresponsible for managing the full contract lifecycle from drafting andreviewing to execution, compliance, and archiving. You will play a key role inensuring all legal agreements align with internal policies, regulatoryrequirements, and best practices. This position requires a strong legalbackground, attention to detail, and the ability to work independently within afast-paced, compliance-driven environment.

Your responsibilities will include thefollowing:

• Manage the full contract lifecycle, frominitiation and drafting through execution, renewals, and archiving.
• Ensure all contracts comply with relevantlaws, regulations, and internal policies to mitigate legal risk.
• Maintain an accurate, organized contractdatabase and filing system, ensuring timely uploading and capturing of allagreements.
• Diarise and monitor key contract dates andmilestones, issuing timely reminders to stakeholders.
• Prepare and present contract statusreports, renewals, and compliance metrics for senior management.
• Draft, review, and update contracttemplates and legal documents in collaboration with the Senior LegalSpecialist.
• Conduct legal research and support smalllegal projects as needed.
• Assist with the preparation andfinalization of Service Level Agreements (SLAs), confidentiality agreements,and tender contracts.
• Participate in internal client meetingsand provide legal advisory on contractual and legislative matters.
• Support audit and reporting functionsrelated to contracts and their proper authorization.
• Assist the legal team with dailyadministrative tasks and stay updated on relevant legislative changes impactingcontracts.
  

Requirements

• Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree.
• Proficiency in MS Office Suite (Word,Excel).
• 2 to 4 years’ experience in legal advisoryor contract management.
• Knowledge of the South African regulatoryenvironment, particularly within the financial services sector.
• Strong organizational and time managementskills.
• Excellent verbal and written communicationabilities.
• Strong legal writing and problem-solvingskills.
• Good judgment and decision-makingcapability.
• High attention to detail with stronganalytical skills.
• Ability to work independently and managemultiple tasks effectively.