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30 August 2026, 10:59 PM WAT (Expired)
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Job Description
Our client is a technology company solving payments problems for businesses across Africa. The team is seeking a Senior Legal Associate to ensure products and business operations comply with laws, ethics, and best practices. Reporting to the Head of Legal, this hands-on role involves managing contracts, corporate governance, legal operations, litigation support, and regulatory advisory in a regulated, high-growth environment.
Key Responsibilities
- Draft, review, and negotiate commercial agreements, including merchant agreements, partner agreements, NDAs, and vendor agreements.
- Develop and maintain contract templates, clause libraries, playbooks, and audit-ready contract repositories.
- Lead corporate governance and board activities, draft resolutions, and coordinate committee meetings and schedules.
- Support litigation, dispute management, and external counsel coordination while providing early risk assessments.
- Manage trademarks, IP registrations, renewals, and draft cease-and-desist communications for IP infringements.
- Design, implement, and optimize legal workflows, intake processes, legal technology (CLM systems), and automation initiatives.
- Track legal billing, budgets, and spend, and maintain dashboards/reports on contract volumes and litigation risk exposure.
- Ensure regulatory compliance across fintech and payments operations and provide day-to-day legal advisory to cross-functional teams.
- Support internal training, legal research, vendor onboarding, and special business projects.
Requirements
- A degree in Law (must be a qualified lawyer).
- 7+ years' experience in a similar legal role; prior experience in the financial services industry is a strong asset.
- Tech-savvy with proficiency in office productivity tools (e.g., Microsoft Office) and legal tech/CLM systems.
- Strong contract drafting, negotiation, interpretation, and project management skills.
- Excellent communication, analytical, cross-functional stakeholder management, and problem-solving abilities.
- Action-oriented mindset with sound judgment, humility, and a collaborative approach.
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