Senior Legal Advisor

Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa

Job Description

Requisition Details & Talent Acquisition Specialist
REQ 140774 - Keabetswe Modise
Closing Date: 17 July 2025
Job Family
Risk, Audit and Compliance
Career Stream
Legal
Leadership Pipeline
Manage Self: Professional
Job Purpose
To provide proactive professional legal advice and risk management services to internal clients to mitigate the banks legal risk.
Job Responsibilities Continue

  • Experience in digital, consulting, software licensing, software development, SAAS and other cloud outsourcing transactions, IT support and maintenance contracts;
  • Experience should be from an environment such as a law firm, private legal practice, or in a fast-paced corporate legal/transaction group in IT or other relevant industry;
  • Proven contracting history where you have been the lead negotiator;
  • Proven ability to efficiently manage a large volume of transactions
  • Experience negotiating technology-based arrangements
  • Demonstrable ability to independently manage drafting and reviewing of transactional documents and correspondence
  • Able to present alternatives and propose solutions to issues, and must be sufficiently skilled,
  • Strong time management, prioritization, and organizational skills;
  • Ability to work independently as well as part of various IT technical teams;
  • Excellent oral and written communication skills;
  • Proficient in MS Office suite of products
  • Experience in a multi-jurisdictional environment with knowledge of cross-border transactions will be advantageous
  • Experience across a broad range of different disciplines/legal areas will be advantageous
Essential Qualifications - NQF Level
  • Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Preferred Qualification
  • Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) Post Graduate Degree , Advanced Diplomas/National 1st Degrees
Minimum Experience Level
  • 5 - 7 years experience as legal advisor
  • Must have at least 5 years experience in Tech/Digital Law
  • Manage Tech Legal Risk
Technical / Professional Knowledge
  • Banking knowledge
  • Business Acumen
  • Business principles
  • Diversity management
  • Governance, Risk and Controls
  • Legal Risk and practice management
  • Nedbank culture and values
  • Nedbank vision and strategy
  • Regulatory, Legal and Economics Principles
  • Research and development
  • Stakeholder management
  • Business writing skills
  • Management information and reporting principles, tools and mechanisms
Behavioural Competencies
  • Communication
  • Continuous Learning
  • Decision Making
  • Innovation
  • Managing Work
  • Technical/Professional Knowledge and Skills

Please contact the Nedbank Recruiting Team at +27 860 555 566
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1568934
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned