Senior Legal Advisor: Litigation

2 weeks ago


Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa Affirmative Portfolios Full time

Legal

JHB North
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JOB OUTLINE



SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR:
LITIGATION - TEMP


- 12 MONTHS FIXED TERM CONTRACT

JOHANNESBURG NORTH

SALARY - MARKET RELATED

Department - Legal Services

Reports to - The Legal Manager

Key Responsibilities:

  • Provide sound legal support to postinvestment monitoring of investment where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing. Active involvement in deal restructuring, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.
  • Provide prompt and sound legal advice and support in particular the Post Investment Department & Turnaround, Workouts and Restructuring department,

Recoveries

  • To provide legal input to submissions on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other committees where relevant
  • Implement Committee decisions to recover monies, ensure rights of the company are protected
  • Negotiate settlements
  • Brief external attorneys
  • Implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, liquidation and all other legal and Court processes, whether or not outsourced to external law firms

Turnarounds, Workouts, Restructures

  • Business rescue, restructuring
  • Understand instruments, draft agreements, litigate, sequestrate
  • Criminal charges
  • Exercise guarantees, etc.
  • To implement the restructuring of companies, draft and review all legal agreements relating there to
  • Manage budgets and relationships with external lawyers, timeously
  • Address all legal matters relating to its investee companies, implement amendments to funding structures and terms and negotiation of contracts with investee companies or third parties
  • Provide general legal advice to the various departments
  • Mentor Legal Advisors

Experience and Skills Required:

  • At least 5 years' experience post articles experience in similar environment i.e., Private equity, corporate finance, Corporate Finance Management Consulting. etc.
  • At least 5 years litigation, business rescue and Court experience,
  • Experience in securities law; and/or
  • Experience in insolvency law; and/or
  • General experience in commercial law; and/or
  • Proven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law and NCR
  • Business report writing
  • MS Office suite knowledge
  • Experience in Turnarounds, Workouts and Restructuring is advantageous
  • Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external)
  • Accuracy in preparing legal documentation
  • Ability to advice on legal issues related to the business
  • Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally

Education/Qualifications:

  • LLB
  • Admitted Attorney

Behavioural Competencies:

  • High leadership qualities and teamwork
  • Strong sense of initiative and selfmotivated
  • Strong communication skills
  • Efficient presentation skills
  • High sense of analysis, attention to detail and judgement
  • Integrity
  • Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking
  • Anticipating and Managing Change
  • Business insight and Risk Awareness
  • Interpersonal Agility
  • Resilience and Stress Management
  • Rule Orientation


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