Legal Associate/Consultant at Hire Resolve

• A dynamic and well-established legal practice based in Bedfordview is seeking a driven, highly analytical Admitted Attorney to join their corporate and commercial division. This full-time, on-site role is ideal for a professional with 1–2 years of post-qualification experience (PQE) who wants to deepen their expertise in mergers and acquisitions, high-level corporate governance, and complex commercial transactions within a collaborative legal practice.

Key Performance Areas:

• Corporate & Commercial Advisory: Provide high-quality legal advisory services to corporate clients on a broad range of corporate law issues, regulatory frameworks, and commercial operations.
• Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A): Assist with drafting, reviewing, and structuring M&A transactions, executing comprehensive legal due diligence investigations, and compiling final advisory reports.
• Contract & Agreement Drafting: Draft, review, and negotiate a wide variety of specialized commercial agreements, master service agreements, and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs), ensuring complete protection of client interests.
• Legal Research & Opinion Compilation: Conduct extensive, precise legal research into evolving corporate legislation, case law, and commercial statutes to formulate sound, practical legal opinions.

Minimum Requirements:

• Education: A completed Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from a recognized institution.
• Professional Status: Successfully Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.
• Experience: 1 to 2 years of Post-Qualification Experience (PQE) directly specializing in Corporate Law, Commercial Law, and M&A within a recognized law firm or corporate legal department.
• Technical Skills: Exceptional legal drafting, structuring, and negotiation abilities, paired with an meticulous approach to legal research.
• Attributes: Strong professional ethics, excellent communication skills to interface confidently with corporate clients, and the ability to thrive under strict transactional deadlines.