Legal Placement Student - Remote

Every attorney carries a mix of litigation and transactional work. We're looking for a Legal Placement Student - Remote. Remote internship with the Policy and Regulatory. You will research case law and statutes, prepare memos and help draft contracts and policies. Remote position. Most of the team is in Durban, but nobody is required to come in. Normal working hours, Monday to Friday. We talk mostly in Slack and hop on quick calls when something needs discussing.

What you will do:

• Verify citations and quotations in drafts before they go to the supervising lawyer
• Write short explainers on legal topics for internal teams in plain language
• Track regulatory updates relevant to the business and summarise them weekly
• Proofread legal documents for consistency, defined terms and cross-references
• Build compliance checklists for data protection, labour and consumer laws

Requirements:

• Based in South Africa for the duration of the internship
• Eligible to work in South Africa
• Good legal research skills from moot court, coursework or previous internships
• Strong written English and the ability to write clearly without padding
• Laptop with stable internet

3 months, starting Jan 2027. Stipend: R8,700-R12,000 per month.

Perks: Mentorship, Certificate of completion, Company laptop.

If you are shortlisted, we will reach out to set up a first call.

Duration: 3 months. Start: Jan 2027.

Demo job created on 11jobs for testing and demonstrations. It is not an actual opening at Karoo Legal (Pty) Ltd.