Legal Associate Job NBST Management

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Responsibilities

Transaction workstream coordination

• Own and manage internal legal workplans across acquisitions, leasing, and contracting, including timelines, deliverables, and dependencies.
• Act as the primary point of coordination between NBST, external legal counsel, counterparties, and internal stakeholders.
• Support the execution of legal documents, including managing signing logistics, witnessing requirements, and execution formalities.
• Translate commercial decisions into clear instructions and information packs for external counsel.
• Track legal progress, follow-ups, and open items to ensure timely execution and completion.
• Manage legal scope and responsiveness to ensure efficient use of external counsel.

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Leasing lifecycle management

• Lead the review and execution of lease agreements, licences, MOUs, and related documentation.
• Manage the lease execution process, including signing, witnessing, and document completion.
• Maintain an up-to-date lease register capturing key legal and commercial terms.
• Track lease events such as rent reviews, renewals, break options, and expiries, and flag these in advance to support commercial decision-making.
• Manage lease variations, side letters, waivers, and concessions to ensure they are properly documented and executed.

Contracting

• Own the internal review, execution, and administration of contractor, consultant, and service provider agreements across development and operations.
• Track contract milestones, renewal dates, termination provisions, and performance-related obligations.
• Maintain a central contract repository and contract summary tracker across NBST’s portfolio.
• Identify and escalate material legal or commercial risks where appropriate, while independently handling routine matters.

Legal operations, governance, and compliance

• Maintain corporate records, statutory filings, and governance documentation.
• Track key regulatory, compliance, and filing deadlines relevant to NBST’s operations.
• Maintain compliance calendars and escalation processes.
• Prepare legal summaries and materials for internal approvals, directors’ decisions, and board-level discussions.

Process design and continuous improvement

• Develop and maintain legal templates, checklists, trackers, and playbooks for recurring processes.
• Drive the implementation and adoption of document management and e-signature tools (e.g. DocuSign).
• Continuously improve legal workflows to support NBST’s growth from single assets to a multi-asset platform.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Law or a related field; an LLB or paralegal qualification is preferred.
• 6-10 years of experience as a conveyancing lawyer, legal assistant, paralegal, legal operations, or transactional support role, ideally with exposure to real estate or commercial contracts.
• Familiarity with property transactions, leasing documentation, and general commercial agreements.
• Demonstrated ability to run legal workstreams independently with minimal supervision.
• Strong organisational and project management skills, with close attention to detail and follow-through.
• Ability to work effectively with external counsel, consultants, and non-legal stakeholders.
• Proactive, structured, and commercially aware, with the ability to operate in a fast-moving, entrepreneurial environment.
• High integrity, discretion, and professionalism when handling sensitive legal and commercial information.

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How to Apply

If you are interested in the position, please send your application (CV must be included) to hr@nbstafrica.com.