Strategic Commercial Counsel — E‑Commerce & IP

Takealotcom; Cape Town; On-site; ZAR 900,000 - 1,200,000; Full time

Job summary

Takealot Group in Cape Town is seeking a Legal Counsel II to join our busy Legal team. You will draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts for Takealot Group businesses, including Takealot.com and MrD, and provide proactive legal advice.

You will oversee employment law matters, IP, litigation support, and help implement SOPs for software and AI tools to scale legal services across the group. The role requires strong drafting skills, SA law qualification, and mentoring junior lawyers.

Qualifications

• LLB, admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa.
• 5-8 years post-admission experience at the bar, a well-established law firm, or in-house legal department of a large corporate.
• Experience in corporate and commercial law, and drafting and reviewing contracts.
• Experience leading and mentoring legal professionals.
• Experience in e-commerce or retail would be ideal.

Responsibilities

• Draft, review and assist with the negotiation of various commercial contracts on behalf of the Takealot Group businesses, eg Takealot.com and MrD.
• Update and improve template documents
• Advise on and attend to dispute resolution and general litigation matters
• Advise on and attend to employment law matters
• Advise on and attend to franchise network legal matters
• Advise on and attend to banking and finance legal matters
• Manage the Takealot Group’s intellectual property portfolio and assist with the settlement of intellectual property disputes
• Monitor and advise on new legal developments affecting the Takealot Group
• Conduct legal research, draft legal opinions, and provide legal advice to the Takealot.com and MrD, as required
• Provide and/or facilitate training
• Build and maintain relationships with internal stakeholders of Takealot.com and MrD primarily and to the Group, as and when required
• Assist to mentor and develop other legal team members
• Assist with the design, implementation, and management of software and AI technology, and their SOPs, to aid the delivery of legal services to Takealot.com and MrD that is scalable to the Group
• Support the legal team as required

Skills

Strong drafting skills

Analytical thinking

Mentoring

Team collaboration

Education

LLB, admitted attorney or advocate in South Africa

Tools

Legal research databases

Microsoft Office

Job description

Takealot Group in Cape Town is seeking a Legal Counsel II to join our busy Legal team. You will draft, review and negotiate commercial contracts for Takealot Group businesses, including Takealot.com and MrD, and provide proactive legal advice.

You will oversee employment law matters, IP, litigation support, and help implement SOPs for software and AI tools to scale legal services across the group. The role requires strong drafting skills, SA law qualification, and mentoring junior lawyers.