Legal Advisors: Commercial Contracts

About the job
There’s old law, there’s new law, and then there’s Radiant Law.

It’s a great time to join our team! As our client base continues to grow, we’re expanding our commercial contracts team once again to support exciting new work for global organisations.

A purpose-driven law firm and winner of multiple awards as a legal pioneer, we’re the specialists in commercial contracting. Our lawyers don’t just advise on contracts – they help transform how legal work is delivered. You’ll work alongside AI engineers, software developers and legal process specialists to help some of the world’s leading organisations do business quickly and effectively.

Whether you’re about to be admitted, have a few years of commercial contracts experience, or are looking for the flexibility of fixed-term assignments, we’d love to hear from you. We’re currently recruiting for:

Newly qualified (or soon-to-be-admitted) attorneys
Attorneys with 1-5 years’ post-admission experience
Attorneys with 2-5 years’ experience looking for fixed-term assignments and secondments

For our newly qualified roles, we’re looking for lawyers with excellent legal fundamentals, strong attention to detail and a genuine interest in building a career in commercial contracts. If you’ve already had exposure to drafting or reviewing commercial agreements during your articles that’s a real advantage, but if not, we’d love to hear what has sparked your interest in this work.

If you already have post-admission experience, we’re looking for a solid background in drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial and procurement contracts, including high-value and complex agreements. Experience as part of an in-house legal team would be particularly valuable, although it’s by no means essential.

Who thrives at Radiant?

We do things differently here. Our team is curious, pragmatic, and always focused on doing great work – efficiently, creatively, and with purpose.

Yes, we’re known for innovation and challenging the traditional legal model, but we’re also deeply focused on delivery. That means being highly organised, detail-oriented, and driven by process. We’re looking for doers: people who enjoy getting stuck in, consistently moving work forward with both speed and high quality, and then figuring out how to do it even better next time.

What you’ll get to do

You’ll work closely with global clients to:

Draft, review, and negotiate a variety of commercial contracts, often under tight deadlines. This may include NDAs, MSAs, SOWs, supply of goods and services, licensing and other types of commercial agreements.
Build and improve contracting processes that help us deliver consistently excellent client support.
Use data to understand and improve how we’re delivering value for our clients.
Contribute to continuous improvement initiatives, including collaborating with our software developers, AI engineers and document automation specialists.
Share your knowledge by documenting learning and leading internal training.
Over time, take on responsibility for managing client accounts and owning the success of our service delivery.

What we’re looking for

Essential:

Based in Johannesburg or Cape Town.
Admitted (or soon to be admitted) attorney – up to five years of post-admission experience.
Thrive in a fast-moving environment with lots of autonomy.
Excellent communication.
Continuous improvement mindset.

Plus:

If you’re applying with post-admission experience, you’ll need strong commercial contracts exposure (possibly gained in-house).

What we offer

A hybrid working model (a mix of home and office) in a dynamic and supportive team environment.
Interesting, high-impact work with big-name international clients.
An environment where you will always be learning – and sharing that knowledge with others.
An opportunity to work with cutting-edge legal technology, AI development and process thinking.
A place where your ideas and creativity to help us continuously improve are valued.

Legal Advisors: Commercial Contracts