Legal Counsel (Retail Wealth & LISP Platforms)

SUMMARY:
Legal Counsel (Retail Wealth & LISP Platforms)

POSITION INFO:

A premier South African financial services and investments group is seeking a business-focused Retail Legal Counsel to protect, guide, and enhance its wealth and retail investment platforms.

Operating in a hybrid model out of Centurion, you will be the legal partner to the retail business, providing critical support on LISP administration platforms, retail insurance products, individual retirement portfolios, and cutting-edge retail product development.

Key Responsibilities

• Contract Management: Draft, review, and negotiate LISP SLAs, retail investment management agreements, client-facing documentation, product terms, marketing material, and data agreements.

• Strategic Advisory: Provide robust legal opinions on individual client queries, retail broker networks, and daily operational processes.

• Product Development Collaboration: Act as a legal advisor within multi-disciplinary project squads (including tax, marketing, IT, and compliance teams) to launch innovative new retail products.

• Risk & Governance Mitigation: Unpack and interpret legislative developments, maintaining internal controls to manage regulatory updates seamlessly.

What We Are Looking For

• Qualifications: LLB degree, and a South African Admitted Attorney.

• Experience: 3–5 years of Post-Admission Experience (PQE), strictly preferred within a LISP platform, wealth management business, or retail investment space.

• Product Knowledge: Deep understanding of wealth platforms, retail client-facing structures, and retirement investment products.

• Regulatory Knowledge: Sound, working knowledge of the South African retail financial regulatory landscape, specifically: FAIS, FICA, CISCA, the Insurance Act, the Pension Funds Act, and POPIA.

• Advantageous: A CFP (Certified Financial Planner) designation is highly valued.

Core Competencies

• Stellar contract drafting skills with an ability to translate complex laws into clear, practical business solutions.

• Excellent communication and relationship-building skills to manage diverse stakeholders.

• Professionalism, sound commercial judgment, and absolute integrity.

• Comfortable leveraging legal and financial technology systems.