Junior Legal Counsel

Location: Johannesburg, Gaut, ZA

Junior Legal Counsel

City

Johannesburg

We are Reckitt

Home to the world's best loved and trusted hygiene, health, and nutrition brands. Our purpose defines why we exist: to protect, heal and nurture in the relentless pursuit of a cleaner, healthier world. We are a global team united by this purpose.

Join us in our fight to make access to the highest quality hygiene, wellness, and nourishment a right and not a privilege.

​Legal​

Step into the world of our Legal and Compliance Function and prepare to be challenged and stretched with a combination of impact, innovation, and excellence. Our Legal team is at the forefront of shaping the corporate landscape and redefining the boundaries of what is possible.

We go beyond the traditional realms of a legal and compliance function. Transforming ourselves into strategic partners who help drive business growth, mitigating risks, and championing ethical and sustainable practices. Every day, our team deliver on groundbreaking transactions and navigate complex regulatory landscapes that help our organisation make a positive societal impact.

Join us, and you'll be collaborating towards shared goals, solving complex challenges, and leaving an enduring legacy.

About the role

The Junior Legal Counsel will act as a trusted internal advisor to the company as well as the manufacturing operations, ensuring that all commercial, regulatory, and governance matters are managed effectively. Junior Legal Counsel will support cross functions such as procurement, supply chain, marketing, and corporate functions, balancing legal risk with business objectives and will work closely with internal stakeholders to identify legal risk and ensure business activities comply with applicable laws and regulations.

Your responsibilities

Legal Advisory

Provide timely, pragmatic legal advice in areas including but not limited to contract law, corporate governance, facilities management, and manufacturing regulations in relation to the business sector.

Conduct research on relevant laws and stay updated on regulatory changes in South Africa’s manufacturing sector.

Contract Management

Draft, review and negotiate various agreements cross functionally and externally, under the supervision of Head of Legal.

Assist senior team members with complex contract negotiations and maintain contract templates and trackers.

Conduct legal due diligence on new suppliers and strategic procurement initiatives.

Regulatory Compliance and Corporate Governance

Monitor compliance with statutory and industry-specific legal obligations. Maintain statutory compliance registers and advise on corporate entity changes.

Review advertising content, product claims, packaging labels, and marketing communications.

Corporate Governance

Maintain statutory compliance registers and implement monitoring procedures. Manage corporate entity changes and ensure adherence to governance standards.

Training and Awareness

Design and deliver legal training programs to the business.

Litigation Management

Co-ordinate dispute resolution and oversee litigation portfolio with external counsels.

Projects and Cross Functional Support

Manage multiple workstreams and cross-functional projects simultaneously in a highly fast paced environment.

Support projects involving facilities, manufacturing expansions, technology implementation, and regulatory audits.

The experience we're looking for

LLB Degree and admission as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa.

2-4 years post-admission experience; in-house familiarity with Manufacturing and FMCG industry experience preferred.

Strong knowledge of commercial and corporate law, compliance, and governance.

In depth experience in contract management, drafting, advertising law and regulatory matters.

Proficiency in Microsoft 365 Suite.

The skills for success

Results-orientated, entrepreneurial mindset, strong problem-solving skills, excellent communication, stakeholder management, commercial acumen, innovation, project management, legal expertise

What we offer

With inclusion at the heart of everything we do, working alongside our four global Employee Resource Groups, we support our people at every step of their career journey, helping them to succeed in their own individual way.

We invest in the wellbeing of our people through parental benefits, an Employee Assistance Program to promote mental health, and life insurance for all employees globally. We have a range of other benefits in line with the local market. Through our global share plans we offer the opportunity to save and share in Reckitt's potential future successes. For eligible roles, we also offer short-term incentives to recognise, appreciate and reward your work for delivering outstanding results. You will be rewarded in line with Reckitt's pay for performance philosophy.

Equality

We recognise that in real life, great people don't always 'tick all the boxes'. That's why we hire for potential as well as experience. Even if you don't meet every point on the job description, if this role and our company feels like a good fit for you, we still want to hear from you.

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to age, disability or medical condition; colour, ethnicity, race, citizenship, and national origin; religion, faith; pregnancy, family status and caring responsibilities; sexual orientation; sex, gender identity, gender expression, and transgender identity; protected veteran status; size or any other basis protected by appropriate law.