Senior Legal Advisor
7 days ago
Job title: Senior Legal Advisor - Commercial
Job Location: Gauteng, Johannesburg
Deadline: April 07, 2025
Deal management
- Analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction.
- Draft, vet, and negotiate a range of commercial agreements e.g. term sheets, loan agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents, etc. in line with NEF's funding terms and conditions.
- Ensure agreements are legally accurate and in accordance with the term sheet and as approved by the Investment Committee.
- Ensure agreements are compliant with the latest legal developments.
- Provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to NEF, in particular the Fund Management Division.
- Consult regularly with the team on proposed structures, developments, and legal implications thereof.
- Attend due diligence assessments relating to NEF's investments.
- Conduct due diligence on transactions to support investment teams.
- Provide legal input to submission papers prepared for Investment Committee(s).
- Participate in Committees as requested.
- Conduct presentations as part of the deal team.
Quality Assurance
- Build understanding of legal issues, risks, and obligations through advice, communications, and training for clients.
- Give input to ensure appropriate legal policies and practices are in place to manage the legal obligations and legal risks of the department effectively.
- Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally and legal costs of litigation.
- Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation methods for the risks relating to NEF's investments.
- Monitor progress on work done by legal advisors.
- Check and supervise other legal advisors' agreements.
- Provide skills transfer and mentoring to other legal advisors.
- Monitor and mentor legal advisors and paralegals.
Ad Hoc
- Ensure legal seminars and/or workshops are held.
- Conduct ad-hoc activities as allocated by General Counsel and/or Legal Services Manager and Principal.
Qualification Requirements
- Postgraduate financial qualification is an added advantage.
- Admitted Attorney.
Experience / Skills Required
- Minimum 5 years' post-articles experience in a similar environment i.e. Private equity, Corporate finance, Management Consulting, etc.
- Experience in securities law; and/or
- Experience in insolvency law; and/or
- Solid experience in commercial law; and/or
- Proven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law, and NCR.
- Experience in legal due diligence.
- Working knowledge of finance.
- Experience in mergers and acquisitions is advantageous.
- In-depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of NEF core business (primarily relating to Corporate Finance, Structured Finance, and Investment Banking).
- Excellent oral and written communication skills.
- Proven experience in negotiations.
- Ability to engage at all levels.
- Strong decision-making and problem-solving skills.
- Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external).
- Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
- General litigation and business rescue experience.
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