Legal Adviser - Cape Town or Durban

About the role

The client is a global private port terminal operator with facilities in Cape Town, Durban and Port Elizabeth. They are seeking a Legal Adviser to provide legal advice, contract management and compliance support across logistics, transport and warehousing operations.

Key responsibilities

• Provide legal advisory and compliance support on operational, commercial and regulatory matters, monitoring legislative changes affecting the logistics sector.
• Draft, review and negotiate a range of commercial agreements including transport, warehousing, freight forwarding, SLAs, supplier and employment contracts, and maintain the contract register.
• Support Transnet contractual obligations, manage variations, disputes and risk mitigation, and liaise with internal stakeholders and external counsel.
• Assist HR with labour and employment law matters, disciplinary processes, CCMA documentation and liaison with external attorneys.
• Manage litigation and dispute processes, prepare legal correspondence, maintain litigation registers and coordinate with external counsel.
• Administer insurance claims, risk incidents and legal claims, maintain risk and claims registers, and provide company secretarial support such as board packs and CIPC filings.

Required profile

• Admitted attorney with an LLB degree and at least 3 years of post‑qualification experience in a law firm or in‑house environment.
• Proven experience in commercial contract drafting, legal compliance, labour law and dispute coordination, preferably within logistics, transport or supply‑chain settings.

Required skills

• Strong legal drafting and research abilities.
• Excellent stakeholder engagement and communication skills, with high attention to detail and analytical capability.