Tax / Commercial Lawyer

A leading investment group is seeking a highly experienced Tax / Commercial Lawye to join its in-house legal team.

This role is focused on tax, commercial, and structuring matters across the group’s investment and fiduciary activities.

The role offers exposure to sophisticated legal work involving commercial structuring, trusts, estates, and private client arrangements within a dynamic investment-led organisation.

You will operate as part of an internal legal function, working closely with senior business, finance, and fiduciary stakeholders on high-value and strategically important matters.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide in-house legal advice on tax and commercial structuring matters
• Advise on trusts, estates, fiduciary structures, and private client arrangements
• Draft, review, and negotiate complex commercial agreements
• Support structuring of investment-related legal arrangements within the group
• Provide legal guidance on regulatory and tax considerations impacting business activities
• Partner with senior internal stakeholders on strategic legal matters
• Contribute to governance, risk management, and legal frameworks within the organisation

Requirements

• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
• 5+ years post-articles experience
• Strong background in tax and commercial law
• Significant experience in trusts, estates, or private client structuring
• Training or experience within a top-tier commercial law firm strongly preferred
• Strong drafting, analytical, and advisory capability
• Ability to operate confidently in a senior in-house legal environment

Advantageous Experience

• Exposure to complex commercial structuring or cross-border transactions
• Experience advising high-net-worth individuals or sophisticated corporate clients
• LLM (Tax) or equivalent postgraduate qualification

Ideal Candidate Profile

You are a senior legal professional who:

• Has built a strong foundation in a leading commercial law firm
• Has developed deep expertise in tax and commercial legal work
• Is seeking broader scope, ownership, and proximity to decision-making
• Enjoys complex structuring and advisory work in a business environment
• Is ready to transition into a senior in-house legal role within an investment group
• Values strategic involvement over narrow legal specialisation

Why This Role?

This role offers the opportunity to move from top-tier private practice into a senior in-house legal position within a sophisticated investment environment.

It provides exposure to complex, high-value legal work across tax, commercial, fiduciary, and private client matters, with direct engagement alongside senior business leadership.

For a senior commercial lawyer, this represents a move from advisory execution to embedded strategic legal influence within a growing investment platform.

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