Dis-Chem Pharmacies
Closing today: final hours
Senior Legal Advisor: Regulatory
Midrand, Gauteng·Permanent·Admitted attorney, 8 to 12 years post-qualification
Pay: Undisclosed
PathwaysSouth Africa
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Dis-Chem Pharmacies
Closing today: final hours
General Manager: Legal
Midrand, Gauteng·Permanent·Admitted attorney, 10 to 15 years post-qualification, legal leadership
Pay: Undisclosed
Dis-Chem Pharmacies
Closing in 7 days
Operational Compliance Manager
Midrand, Gauteng·Permanent·5 to 7 years in compliance, risk, legal, audit or governance
Pay: Undisclosed
Earthjustice (International Program)
Closing today: final hours
South Africa Biodiversity Attorney
Remote, South Africa·One-year term, renewable, through an Employer of Record·Admitted attorney, 3+ years in environmental, public interest or administrative law
Pay: US$45,000 a year, paid in rand
Cognia Law
Open now
Legal Graduate Programme 2027
South Africa (Hybrid)·12-month fixed term·LLB graduate who has not yet completed articles
Pay: Undisclosed: ask at interview
LexisNexis South Africa
Open now
Legal Workflow Automation Executive
Johannesburg·Full-time·LLB + 3 years practising law
Pay: Undisclosed: ask at interview
Cartrack (Karooooo)
Open: closes 30 November
Legal Officer
Rosebank, Johannesburg·Permanent·Law degree; no minimum years of experience stated
Pay: Undisclosed: ask at interview
Consilio
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EDGE Graduate Programme: Assistant Project Manager
Cape Town, Western Cape (on site)·Graduate programme·Final-year students and recent graduates
Pay: Undisclosed
Rand Mutual Assurance
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Legal Graduate (Learnership)
Johannesburg CBD, Gauteng·Contract learnership, 1 position·Completed LLB, BA Law or BCom Law, no work experience required
Pay: Market related
Cognia Law
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Project Manager
Cape Town / South Africa (Hybrid)·Permanent·4+ years business-facing project management experience
Pay: Undisclosed
TotalEnergies (SA)
Open now
Legal Advisor: Renewable Energy
Cape Town, Tyger Valley Chambers (On-site)·Permanent·LLB or BCom Law + business studies, 5-6 years PQE
Pay: Undisclosed
Fasken
Open now
Legal Technology Lawyer: AI Enablement
Johannesburg (Sandton), also offered in Toronto & Vancouver·Permanent (Hybrid)·LLB + 3 years corporate or litigation practice
Pay: Undisclosed: ask at interview
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LexLaunch Pathways is a career intelligence platform, not a recruitment agency. We are not the hiring party for any role listed here. All information is published in good faith. Candidates bear sole responsibility for verifying eligibility requirements, application deadlines, and current vacancy status directly with each employer. Nothing on this page constitutes a representation that any position remains open.
Intelligence routes
Seven routes. Infinite combinations.
Each route is a distinct cluster with salary data, employer maps, skill requirements and a readiness path calibrated to your LLB.
01Alternative Legal & New LawWork on real legal matters without a traditional law firm.R200,000 – R700,000 (entry to senior)02Compliance, AML & RegTechThe legal infrastructure inside every regulated business.R250,000 – R600,000 (entry to senior)03Legal OperationsHow modern legal teams get work done at scale.R180,000 – R450,000 (entry to senior)04Privacy & Data ProtectionPOPIA created a compliance need inside almost every organisation.R240,000 – R500,000 (entry to senior)05Legal Tech & AI WorkflowsLegal AI still needs legal judgment. That's a career signal.R300,000 – R1,400,000 (SA to USD-equivalent offshore rates)06Legal Research & ContentWhere legal training becomes published legal intelligence.R260,000 – R400,000 (entry to early-career, estimated)07In-House CommercialLegal work inside the business, not billing for it.R300,000 – R560,000 (0–5 years PQE, estimated)
What these routes pay
Know the numbers first.
- Compliance (entry)
- R18k–R28k per month
- Legal ops (3–5 yrs)
- R35k–R60k per month
- Privacy law (senior)
- R40k–R65k per month
- Which route fits you
- Free. right now, on this page
How we list
Different on purpose.
Verified. Not speculative.
Every employer and apply link is checked against the employer's own official site, and every card carries an honest status, including when a role is not open. We never scrape job boards.
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Every route, role and readiness check is built for LLB holders, not for any degree or any career stage.
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A listing tells you about one role. A route tells you about a whole career landscape: pay, employers, skills, and how your LLB fits.
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Do I need to complete articles first?
No. Every role on LexLaunch Pathways is open to LLB holders at any career stage, whether you have never started articles, are currently completing them, or are an admitted attorney. These are independent career tracks that value your legal training specifically, not a fallback for those who could not secure articles.
Will employers see me as someone who could not get articles?
Employers in compliance, legal tech, and alternative legal do not think in those terms. These teams include people who never pursued articles, people who completed articles and chose to move, and senior professionals who built entire careers without admission. What they hire for is legal reasoning, regulatory literacy, and analytical discipline. All of which your LLB confers directly.
Are these permanent roles or temporary contracts?
The majority of roles listed are permanent positions or fixed-term contracts of 12 months or more, with explicit conversion pathways. Graduate programmes typically run 12 to 24 months. Contract type and duration are displayed on every card.
What does "Watchlist" mean on a card?
Watchlist means the employer and career path are verified and genuinely worth preparing for, but the specific role is not advertised right now. The button on a Watchlist card takes you to the employer's official careers portal, which may show different vacancies, or none. Use Watchlist cards to prepare in advance: register on the employer's portal, close your readiness gaps, and you will be first in line when the intake opens. Most of these intakes open once a year and close within weeks.
I am an admitted attorney. Is this relevant for me?
Particularly so. Admitted attorneys are often more attractive to employers in compliance, legal operations, and privacy roles than fresh graduates. Two to three years of practical legal experience, combined with admission, is a highly valued profile in these markets. Your experience translates directly.
What qualifies as an LLB-adjacent role?
Any role where your legal training provides a meaningful advantage over candidates from other disciplines, even if the word LLB does not appear in the job title. Compliance analysts read legislation. Legal operations specialists manage contracts and risk. Privacy officers apply POPIA and GDPR daily. These are not adjacent fields. They are legal work, operationalised.
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