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Legal Manager Jobs in Cape Town, South Africa at Copper Quail
Job Description
Legal Manager:
Corporate – Renewable Energy | Cape Town
Copper Quail is recruiting for one of South Africa’s leading IPPs — a serious player in utility-scale renewables with an active deal pipeline and a growing asset portfolio.
This is a senior in-house role for a corporate commercial lawyer who wants to sit where the transactions happen. You’ll lead the legal side of M&A, project acquisitions and disposals, corporate finance and energy trading — advising the senior team directly and running your own calls on structure, risk and execution.
What you’ll be doing (overview — not the full picture):
- Leading legal work streams on M&A, disposals, restructures, JVs and project transactions — SPAs, subscription agreements, SHAs, JDAs
- Supporting corporate finance: funding, equity investments, refinancing and security documentation
- Acting as primary legal advisor to the Sales and Trading teams — electricity trading, aggregation, virtual wheeling and grid-related commercial arrangements
- Overseeing corporate governance, compliance and the Group Company Secretary function
- Managing trust and SPV structures, including an employee ownership trust
- Leading commercial contracting across the Group and managing external counsel
- Mentoring a small legal team (3–5)
The basics:
- LLB and admitted attorney
- 8–10 years post-qualification experience in corporate commercial law
- Proven negotiator on complex, high-value transactions
- Renewable energy sector experience gets you to the front of the queue
Worth knowing:
This is a role with real decision-making authority — you interpret, you advise, you approve within mandate. Fast-paced environment, tight deadlines, complex deals. If you need external counsel to hold your hand, this isn’t it.
Title: Legal Manager
Company: Copper Quail
Location: Cape Town, South Africa
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