Paralegal Consultant

1 week ago

Johannesburg, South Africa Nimble Group Full time

**Reporting to**: Legal Consultant **Location**: Sandton, Johannesburg **KEY PERFORMANCE AREAS**: Under the management / direction of the Legal Team Manager, the appointed Paralegal will have the following responsibilities (including but not limited to): - Provide internal legal support services and advice to members of Specialized Collection Unit. - Assist Case Agents with direct debt collections negotiations and escalation of cases for review by High Priority Case Panel. - Engage and manage external legal support to execute legal actions where required. - Execution of legal actions in line with agreed collections strategy inclusive but not limited to: - o Drafting of legal letters / agreements - o Executing legal process actions i.e. Sections 129 & 345, summons, judgements and Warrants of Execution - o Preparation of clear comprehensive briefs with required support documents to engage external legal support. - o Plan, execute and manage legal actions in co-ordination to improve collections success. - Initiation to finalisation of foreclosure process - Ad-hoc duties **REQUIREMENTS**: - Matric plus >1 year legal qualification (diploma or degree preferred) - 2 - 5 years debt collections, credit/banking or commercial legal experience - Knowledge and experience in civil litigation (collections) - Knowledge and experience in Corporate law is essential - Experience in foreclosures will be an added advantage - Legal compliance and risk management - Case management, preparation of case recommendations and legal briefs - Computer Literate (MS Office) an intermediate level (Knowledge on Excel is compulsory) **SKILLS**: - Strong attention to detail - Ability to build strong working relationships (internal/external) and effectively communicate with colleagues and customers / clients at all levels - A pro-active team player - works well in a team and contributes to the team success - Initiative and able to work with little direction and take ownership of responsibilities - Problem solving skills - Persuasive / influencing skills - High degree of accuracy - Loyalty and a high level of confidentiality **REMUNERATION STRUCTURE**: - A basic salary - Commission earning potential - Benefits at the full cost to the Employer; - Funeral Cover (at the full cost of the employer) - Life Cover (at the full cost of the Employer) - Disability Cover (at the full cost of the Employer) - Medical Cover (at the full cost of the employer, after successful completion of the probation period) **WORKING HOURS**: You will be required to work a maximum of 45 hours per week. **Mo**nday to Friday**: You will be required to work a maximum of 9 hours per day (in the week that you do not work a Saturday) and a maximum of 8 hours per day (in the week that you are working a Saturday) shifted between the times of 07:00 and 20:30 as agreed by management. **Saturdays**: You will be required to work a maximum of 6 hours per day on a maximum of 2 Saturdays per month shifted between the times of 08:00 and 14:00 as agreed by management. **This appointment will be made in line with the Nimble Group Employment Equity plan.

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