Legal Specialist

Join Scissero – The Law Firm of the Future

About Us

Scissero is an AI-enhanced legal services company built for financial institutions. We combine expert legal support with intelligent automation, transforming how transactional law is delivered.

We’re not a traditional law firm. We are a diverse and globally distributed team of lawyers, engineers, and innovators working across the U.S, EMEA, and APAC. We believe technology augments, not replaces legal expertise. Our culture values collaboration, inclusivity, and flexibility.

Position Overview:

As a Legal Specialist, you will work directly on live private equity, M&A, and financing transactions for leading global investment firms, asset managers, and corporates. You will review and negotiate NDAs and ancillary transaction documentation in accordance with client-approved playbooks, ensuring full alignment with sponsor-side legal and commercial positions.

Time: 9-6 pm SAST

Relevant Experience:

• Experience working with structured playbooks or standardised legal frameworks.

What You’ll Bring:

• Takes initiative and proactively finds solutions to practical and legal challenges.

• Technical and commercial, applying legal expertise thoughtfully in practice and in supporting broader business objectives.

• Thrives in a fast-paced, diverse, and intellectually challenging environment, collaborating effectively with lawyers, technologists, and operational teams.

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills, coordinating seamlessly across global teams.

• Enthusiastic about new technologies, particularly artificial intelligence and machine learning, with a focus on operational efficiency and automation.

• Gain valuable experience at the forefront of AI-enhanced legal services.

• Work with a diverse and innovative global client base, including leading financial institutions.

• Opportunity for professional growth and development in a tech-enabled environment.

• Join a dynamic, enthusiastic, and diverse team committed to collaboration and excellence.

• Learn from experienced professionals across multiple disciplines and jurisdictions.

• Hybrid work, with the ability to request to work from other countries (upon request)

• Paid Sick Leave

• Annual Bonus: Discretionary and performance-based.

• Generous Paid Time Off: Annual leave + bank holidays.

• Confidential Support: Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) offering mental health support.

• Professional Development: 7 days per year of paid study leave annually for exams and structured learning.