Legal Counsel

6 months ago


Cape Town, South Africa Time Personnel Full time

**Job Overview**:
**Date Posted**: Posted 3 mins ago-
**Location**: Cape Town, Western Cape-
**Job Title**: Legal Counsel (Corporate)-
**Education Level**: Honours Degree-
**Job Level**: Intermediate-
**Minimum Experience**: 3 - 5 Years**Legal Counsel (Corporate) required in the Cape Town CBD.**:
Are you an Admitted Attorney who has formed part of a Legal Team assisting in areas of Mergers & Accusation’s, Corporate Finance, Trust Management and Corporate Governance?

Our client, a leader in Renewable Energy, based in the CBD, requires the experience of Legal Counsel who will draft and review contracts, provide advice on all corporate transactions and legal compliance requirements.

**Requirements**:

- Matric, LLB or similar degree in Law from an accredited law school
- Admitted Attorney
- At least 4 years post qualification experience working in a corporate commercial legal capacity within a fast-paced, fast-evolving and dynamic environment, preferably working as an Associate or legal advisor
- Must have good MS Office, MS Word, MS Excel, and PowerPoint skills
- Experience in negotiations on complex, high-value contracts, and agreements
- Experience within the renewable energy sector advantageous
- The ability to identify and remedy complex legal issues without necessarily inviting the services of external legal advice
- The ability to draft and manage complex regulatory documentation, handling such matters comfortably within a fast-paced business environment
- Must have exceptionally good communication skills, both written and verbal
good communication skills in drafting high-value legal documentation, which must be clear, unambiguous and concise

**Duties and Responsibilities**:

- Corporate M&A and extraordinary transactions
- Supporting the CEO, CFO, and COO in all M&A activities and supporting and coordinating the legal aspects of M&A and extraordinary transactions.
- Drafting and supporting the M&A team on negotiation of LoI, MOU, Term sheets, Binding Offers, etc.
- Coordinating due diligence processes (both for sale and buy side) with main tasks and responsibility on the legal due diligence.
- Supporting the Head of Development in procuring new project companies through the drafting, negotiating and management of SPAs and ancillary agreements.
- Managing external advisers.
- Coordinating corporate elements of due diligence processes for new projects.
- Managing the administration of the company Opportunity Trust and any other such similar special purpose investment vehicles required by the group.
- Supporting the Head of Finance and the Head of Corporate Investment Finance with corporate finance transactions, including equity finance arrangements.
- Supporting the Group Company Secretary with company secretarial requirements for the group.
- Managing corporate policy implementation and related reporting requirements to the Board and other stakeholders
- Drafting, reviewing and advising on commercial contracts such as SLAs, Terms and Conditions, NDAs, MOUs for all teams within the business, including any new business initiatives of the company.


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