Legal Counsel Role at LSEG in Johannesburg – Apply Now!

🧾 Job Details

🏢 Employer: London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG)
📍 Location: 138 West Street, Johannesburg, South Africa
💼 Job Type: Full Time
🧑‍💼 Career Stage: Senior Associate
🌍 Business Area: Data & Analytics (EMEA)
🆔 Job Identification: R0114047

🔍 Job Overview

London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) is recruiting an experienced Legal Counsel to support its Data & Analytics businesses across the EMEA region. This senior-level role is suited to a commercially focused contracts lawyer who thrives in fast-paced, international environments and brings a pragmatic, solution-driven approach to legal advisory work.

The successful candidate will act as a trusted legal partner to sales, partnerships, and proposition teams, providing hands-on legal guidance across a wide range of complex commercial matters. This role requires strong drafting and negotiation capability, sound judgement, and the ability to balance customer needs with the organisation’s legal, regulatory, and commercial interests.

⚖️ Key Responsibilities

• Provide strategic and day-to-day legal advice to sales, partnerships, and product teams across EMEA

• Draft, review, revise, and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including data licences, software licences, master service agreements, and product terms

• Advise on legal matters related to data, content, and news collection, usage, and licensing from multiple sources

• Respond to internal legal queries relating to litigation, regulatory issues, intellectual property, privacy, and data misuse

• Maintain, update, and improve standard contract templates and support contract integration following acquisitions

• Identify legal risks and exposures, escalating matters where appropriate and implementing proactive mitigation strategies

• Support the implementation of internal legal controls, policies, and procedures to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and corporate standards

• Oversee adherence to contractual obligations and ethical requirements across the business

• Collaborate closely with senior legal colleagues and cross-functional stakeholders across regions

🎓 Qualifications

• Law degree or equivalent qualification from an accredited institution

• Admission as a legal practitioner or equivalent professional standing

• Fluency in English is essential

• French and/or German language skills are advantageous

🧠 Experience & Skills

Education & Professional Background

• Proven experience handling a broad range of commercial legal matters

• Prior experience in a top-tier law firm, data vendor, financial institution, or multinational organisation is advantageous

• Exposure to financial services, technology, media, or telecommunications sectors is beneficial

Technical & Professional Skills

• Strong commercial contract drafting and negotiation expertise

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

• High level of analytical, planning, and decision-making capability

• Ability to independently manage projects, deadlines, and competing priorities

• Sound administrative and time-management skills with strong attention to detail

Personal Attributes

• Strong customer-service orientation and stakeholder focus

• Ability to work effectively both independently and within cross-functional teams

• Excellent interpersonal skills with the ability to build trusted relationships across cultures and regions

• Practical, problem-solving mindset with sound commercial judgement

📄 CV Application Tips

• Clearly highlight your experience in commercial contract drafting and negotiation, particularly involving data, software, licensing, or technology-related agreements.

• Emphasise your exposure to EMEA or international stakeholders, including cross-border transactions or multi-jurisdictional legal work.

• Demonstrate your ability to provide practical, solution-oriented legal advice that supports sales, partnerships, or product teams.

• Include examples of risk identification and mitigation, compliance implementation, or governance frameworks you have supported.

• Showcase experience in financial services, data, technology, media, or telecommunications environments where applicable.

• Highlight your ability to work independently on complex matters, manage multiple priorities, and meet tight deadlines.

• If applicable, mention language capabilities (French or German) and any experience working with global or multicultural teams.

• Keep your CV concise, well-structured, and results-focused, using clear achievements rather than generic job descriptions.

🎁 Benefits of Working at LSEG

LSEG offers a comprehensive and competitive benefits package designed to support wellbeing, growth, and long-term career development, including:

• Hybrid and flexible working arrangements

• Structured onboarding and continuous learning through e-learning platforms and workshops

• Access to private healthcare, wellness programmes, and pension contributions

• Quarterly performance and development check-ins

• Paid volunteer time to support causes that matter to you

• Inclusive and supportive culture backed by employee networks

• Opportunities to work within a global organisation operating across 65 countries

🌍 About London Stock Exchange Group

LSEG is a leading global financial markets infrastructure and data provider, employing over 25,000 people worldwide. The organisation is driven by a purpose to promote financial stability, empower economies, and enable sustainable growth.

LSEG’s values of Integrity, Partnership, Excellence, and Change guide its culture, decision-making, and commitment to innovation, sustainability, and inclusion.

♿ Equal Opportunity Statement

LSEG is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to creating an inclusive workplace. Applications are welcomed from all qualified individuals regardless of race, gender, age, disability, religion, sexual orientation, or any other protected characteristic. Reasonable accommodations are available throughout the recruitment process.