Open Positions

Head of LawLibrary

Laws.Africa is hiring a senior role to own LawLibrary.org.za, our South Africa legal research product. This person will drive growth, lead the content strategy, and ensure the collections that power LawLibrary are timely, trusted, and useful for legal professionals. Over 1 million visitors use our products every year, supporting the rule of law, business, government and human rights.

This is a senior, high-ownership role in a small organisation. You will work directly with leadership, shape priorities across content and sales, and be accountable for LawLibrary’s strategic targets and protect the quality and trust that makes the product valuable.

Responsibilities

• Own LawLibrary’s growth and outreach targets (presentations, demos, partner engagement), in coordination with leadership
• Set and deliver the LawLibrary content strategy, with a strong focus on judgments and user-relevant collections
• Own delivery of judgment collections: planning, prioritisation, scheduling, editorial standards, anonymisation policy, and QA
• Own key external content relationships (courts and other providers) for LawLibrary
• Own and report on LawLibrary operational metrics (content throughput, coverage, timeliness, etc.)
• Coordinate with our technical teams on quarterly roadmap inputs and scope alignment
• Lead a small caselaw editorial team and ensure delivery is predictable and high-quality, including onboarding
• Prepare editorial strategies and commitments (timelines, coverage, quality) within budget and roadmap constraints
• Support LawLibrary user training and success
• Contribute guidance for similar strategies as needed

How we work

• We’re a small team that values ownership and clear accountability.
• This role reports directly to leadership and is expected to drive outcomes, not just activities.
• We work remotely, across South Africa and other countries.
• We prioritise trust, quality, and predictable delivery over volume.

Requirements

• Senior experience owning a product, program, or commercial outcome
• Proven ability to carry a growth target
• Three to four years’ experience in legal publishing or legal content workflows
• Excellent project management, prioritisation and delivery planning skills
• Strong writing, editing, and proofreading ability
• Clear, confident written and oral communication with stakeholders and partners
• High ownership, bias for action, and strong partner service ethic
• Highly organised, detail-oriented, and able to work under pressure
• Comfortable with digital content tools, CMSs, and reporting workflows
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a small team
• LLB or relevant humanities degree is advantageous, not required
• Based in Cape Town, South Africa, with ability to travel nationally and internationally when required

Position: Full-time
Location: Cape Town, South Africa (remote-friendly)

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Digitisation Specialist

Laws.Africa is hiring a Digitisation Editor to support the sourcing, preparation, and processing of legal source materials across our platforms. This role focuses on converting physical and digital source documents into structured, high-quality digital legal information that meets Laws.Africa’s standards.

The Digitisation Editor works within the digitisation pipeline, ensuring that gazettes, legislation, caselaw, journals, and other legal materials are accurately scanned, processed, and prepared for publication. The role is hands-on and detail-oriented, contributing directly to the reliability and completeness of our collections.

The Digitisation Editor is responsible for executing key steps in Laws.Africa’s digitisation workflow, including sourcing materials, scanning and document preparation, OCR processing, metadata capture, and preparing clean, import-ready outputs.

The role ensures that source documents are handled carefully, processed accurately, and handed over in a structured, consistent format that downstream editorial and technical teams can rely on.

Responsibilities

• Lead the sourcing, acquisition, and cataloguing of gazettes, legislation, caselaw, journals, and other official legal materials, maintaining accurate jurisdiction-level coverage records and identifying gaps
• Coordinate with research and content teams to align sourcing and digitisation priorities with publication plans and project timelines
• Oversee the preparation and scanning of physical documents, ensuring correct handling, batch organisation, and application of Laws.Africa digitisation standards
• Manage OCR and conversion workflows, configuring tools appropriately and producing accurate, structured, import-ready outputs (PDF/A and editable formats)
• Review and correct OCR errors, structural inconsistencies, and formatting issues to ensure outputs meet Laws.Africa accuracy and formatting standards
• Capture and verify required metadata, ensuring consistent file naming, folder structures, manifests, and handover documentation
• Maintain clear intake, processing, and handover logs to ensure traceability and visibility of digitisation batches
• Conduct quality control on outputs produced by junior or part-time digitisation editors and consultants, logging issues and enforcing standards
• Provide hands-on guidance, feedback, and practical training to junior contributors, improving accuracy and consistency over time
• Contribute to the refinement of workflows, SOPs, and training materials based on operational experience and recurring issues

How we work

• We’re a small team that values ownership and clear accountability.
• We work remotely, across South Africa and other countries.
• We prioritise predictable delivery and follow-through over heroics.

Requirements

• Experience in document digitisation, publishing, archival work, or structured data preparation
• Demonstrated ability to maintain and enforce quality standards across repetitive, high-volume workflows
• Familiarity with scanning equipment and OCR tools
• Ability to follow documented workflows consistently and precisely
• Clear organisational skills and disciplined file management practices
• Basic understanding of legal or government documents is advantageous but not required
• Ability to work independently and communicate clearly within a distributed team
• Experience supervising or reviewing the work of junior staff or contractors, with clear, constructive feedback
• Based in South Africa or Kenya, with ability to travel nationally and internationally when required

Position: Full-time
Location: South Africa or Kenya (remote)