Associate Corporate Counsel Cape Town

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As Associate Corporate Counsel (Commercial Legal) you will be a member of our commercial legal team and be responsible for structuring, drafting, and negotiating complicated technology, distribution, licensing, and other commercial agreements, and provide legal support to the sales team and, where required, support the product, engineering and marketing teams in connection with product development and product led initiatives. Some travel may be required.

This role has a shift differential of 5am to 2pm SAST to cover APAC regional support

• Draft and negotiate technology agreements, including software as a service (SaaS) agreements and software license agreements
• Work with our channel partnership team to negotiate and document partner/distribution relationships
• Negotiate ancillary agreements, such as NDAs, privacy agreements, and security agreements
• Review and revise various form agreements
• Ensure contractual compliance with industry standards and technical product requirements
• Support, build positive relationships with, and provide legal guidance to internal business teams
• Work collaboratively to identify and implement process improvements and support updates to internal playbooks and templates
• Manage and meet internal SLAs and help juggle priorities in a fast moving environment
• Own specific legal projects and develop subject matter expertise regarding legal issues faced by the customer contracts team and internal business partners
• Assist with the review and negotiation of procurement/vendor contracts with our suppliers

• LLB degree or similar
• Admitted legal practitioner (and in good standing) in the Republic of South Africa
• 1+ years relevant post admission experience
• Experience with contract negotiation, interpretation, and administration
• Excellent business acumen, well developed, pragmatic problem solving abilities, and high emotional intelligence
• Strong work ethic, a "hands on" mentality, accountability, and the ability to work in a fast paced, ever evolving business environment while juggling and prioritizing multiple projects at the same time
• Ethical, adaptable, flexible, and comfortable with uncertainty and ambiguity
• Desire to take on greater responsibility as experience is gained and skills are further developed
• Keen diplomatic instincts and customer service mentality
• Ability to work independently, employ good judgment, act with integrity, take ownership, and seek advice when necessary

• Experience working in house for a tech company
• Knowledge or experience in data security and privacy
• Knowledge of or experience with digital certificate industry