Senior Legal Counsel: Commercial Contracting

Johannesburg · Permanent · Admitted attorney / law degree + 7 years commercial contracting

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Checked and dated21 August 2026

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An in-house legal role at BCG's Johannesburg office, one of only four BCG offices in Africa. The Senior Legal Counsel led complex commercial contract negotiations, drafted and reviewed a range of commercial agreements, and used AI tools to enhance legal delivery. Confirmed live across three earlier manual checks (31 July, 6 and 18 August 2026), but genuinely filled as of 21 August 2026: BCG's own page now states the job has been filled. Monitor for the role to reopen.

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A rare signal that one of the world's top strategy consulting firms runs in-house legal out of Johannesburg. For a senior admitted attorney with deep commercial contracting experience, this is Big-Three-consulting-scale in-house work without joining a bank or traditional corporate legal team.

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