Legal Counsel
inDriver
Legal Counsel
, Cape Town
We are seeking a highly skilled and proactive Legal Counsel to join our team in South Africa. This role involves front-line counsel responsibilities, supporting new business launches, and ensuring compliance with various regulations.
Responsibilities
- Provide legal support for up to 7 countries in the region;
- Serve as a front-line counsel, identifying and resolving issues impacting local business operations;
- Legal support for launches in new countries as well as new businesses;
- Provide legal advice on different matters such as civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer regulation, digital law, contracts/commercial law, fintech, digital employment/labor regulation, digital platforms regulation, dispute resolution/Claims;
- Monitor and draft analysis of upcoming regulations;
- Collaborate on cross-functional projects with other departments to provide comprehensive advice and create solutions;
- Provide legal review and legal support to all the marketing/media/advertising campaigns launching in applicable countries;
- Ensure compliance with regulations applicable to operations of the Company in applicable countries, and develop effective measures for internal and external compliance;
- Manage different types of government authorities requests;
- Manage external vendors. Oversee all aspects of third party vendor management in the applicable countries, including execution and implementation of outside counsel guidelines, performance, and timely collection and processing of accruals, and invoices;
- Individual contributor role (no direct reporters);
- Good communication skills;
- Self-motivation with a strong affinity for vision setting, strategic problem solving, and driving action, go-getter mentality;
- Directly reporting to the MacroRegion Legal Counsel
Qualifications
- Experience working as in-house legal counsel for technology companies, or law firms providing support for technology companies;
- 3+ years of experience,;
- Bachelor’s degree in law, additional education would be a plus;
- English language proficiency at B2 level + local language;
- Strong experience in civil law, media/marketing/advertising regulation, consumer protection regulation, pre-litigation: claims resolution, commercial law/contracts. As an additional plus will be experience in data protection, intellectual property, fintech.
Conditions & Benefits
- Remote type of work
- Partially or fully paid additional training courses
- Unlimited opportunities for professional and career growth, and regular external and internal training from our partners
- Being part of an international team of professionals who are building one of the greatest success stories in the global tech industry
Your CV will be reviewed within 14 calendar days from the date it was received. If your experience meets the requirements of our company, we will contact you.
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