Motor Industry OEM Legal Advisor North Eastern Suburbs

Select Motor Recruitment; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 660 000 - 780 000; Full time

Job summary

A specialized recruitment agency is seeking a qualified Legal Advisor in Johannesburg, South Africa. The role involves providing legal guidance, managing contracts, and ensuring compliance with South African laws. Candidates must have a relevant LLB qualification and 3–5 years of legal experience, particularly in the motor industry. The position offers a competitive salary package ranging from R660 000 to R780 000. Applications close on 9 October 2025.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3–5 years of experience as a Legal Advisor in the Motor Industry.
• Proficiency in corporate and commercial law.
• Sound understanding of IT systems as business enablers.

Responsibilities

• Provide internal legal guidance and compliance support.
• Draft, review, and manage commercial agreements.
• Monitor relevant legislation and develop compliance frameworks.

Skills

Legal research

Contract drafting

Risk management

Effective communication

Analytical thinking

Attention to detail

Education

LLB qualification

Job description

Motor Industry OEM Legal Advisor (EE Vacancy) – North Eastern Suburbs – Johannesburg, South Africa

Summary: Reports to: HR Manager and General Affairs. Remuneration: R660 000 – R780 000 including 13th cheque.

Note: EE Vacancy

Purpose Of The Job: Our client is looking for a qualified and experienced Legal Advisor to join the team. The role involves providing internal legal guidance, risk assessment and compliance support by drafting and reviewing contracts, advising on legislation, managing legal disputes, and ensuring adherence to laws and policies of the company.

Contract Management

• Draft, review, comment on service and commercial agreements
• Track agreements
• Collaborate with internal stakeholders to align contracts with business goals, manage risks, define deliverables, and allocate liability
• Maintain the contract register

Legal Advisory

• Provide accurate and timely legal advice on compliance, governance, operations, employment, and commercial disputes
• Support internal departments with legal input on business initiatives and risk assessments

Legislative & Regulatory Compliance

• Monitor and interpret relevant South African legislation, including sector‑specific automotive regulations
• Develop and implement compliance frameworks to ensure adherence to all applicable legal and regulatory requirements
• Conduct research on various legal topics such as standards, competition law, employment law, consumer protection, data privacy, document retention and company law

Risk Management

• Identify and evaluate legal risks across operations and develop appropriate mitigation strategies

Litigation Support

• Manage and participate in litigation, dispute resolution and pre‑litigation matters
• Liaise with and manage external legal counsel, attend court proceedings and oversee the resolution of legal disputes

Policy Development

• Draft and review internal company policies and procedures to ensure alignment with legal requirements and best practices

Stakeholder Management

• Build and maintain effective working relationships with internal business units, regulators, external legal firms and service providers
• Secretarial function, shareholder and board meetings and sub‑committee meetings

Cross‑Border Legal Support

• Advise on legal issues related to cross‑border transactions, import/export regulations and international agreements

Requirements

• Minimum of 3–5 years of related experience in a role as Legal Advisor in the Motor Industry
• Relevant LLB qualification with articles completed
• At least 3 years of legal experience in corporate and commercial law or regulatory compliance
• Proficiency in legal research, analysis, contract drafting and risk management
• Accurate, meticulous, detailed, precise and methodical
• Sound business acumen and good general business skills
• Effective communication skills
• The ability to work in cross‑functional teams
• High level of computer literacy essential
• Sound understanding of information systems (IT) as a business enabler
• Analytical thinking
• Practical orientation
• Solid ethics and values
• Frustration tolerance
• Flexibility
• Initiative

Special Requirements

• Willingness to work overtime when required
• Business travel when required
• Potential candidates may be required to undergo psychometric testing

Please note only candidates with the required experience will be contacted and considered. If you are not contacted within 14 days from application, kindly consider your application as unsuccessful.

Applications will only be considered from candidates who meet the specified criteria as per the job spec. If you do not meet the requirements, Select Motor Recruitment reserves the right not to respond to your application.

Applications should be submitted no later than Thursday 9 October 2025.