Legal Associate | Randburg

The Recruitment Council; Randburg; On-site; ZAR 600,000 - 800,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is looking for a Legal Associate with commercial litigation experience to join their internal legal department. You will be responsible for drafting legal agreements, ensuring compliance on deals, and providing legal advice across corporate matters. Candidates must be admitted attorneys with at least 5 years post-articles experience.

Qualifications

• 5 years post articles work experience required.
• Experience in commercial litigation is essential.

Responsibilities

• Vetting legal terms and conditions prior to deal approvals.
• Drafting legal agreements and compliance documentation.
• Project managing commercial recovery matters.
• Providing legal advice on corporate and commercial matters.

Skills

Excellent communication skills

Organized & professional work ethic

Ability to take initiative

Self awareness

Conflict management

Education

Law Degree

Admitted Attorney

Job description

Legal Associate with commercial litigation experience, for our clients internal legal department.

Assisting with the vetting of the terms and conditions of deals from a legal perspective prior to the Credit Committee approving a deal

Drafting legal agreements and related documents from standard templates (e.g. Loan Agreements, Pledge and Cession Agreements, Guarantees, etc.)

Instructing attorneys to attend to the registration of securities (e.g. mortgage bonds, special notarial bonds, etc.)

Liaising with colleagues regarding conditions, implementation and execution of deals

Ensuring compliance with all other conditions of a deal prior to disbursing funds on a deal

Project managing commercial recovery matters, internally and in conjunction with

external legal advisors (from initiating action legal action to full receipt of funds)

General monitoring of portfolio

Provide legal advice and services to the organisation in corporate and commercial matters

Performing KYC / FICA / AML / PEP checks on clients

Draft Term Sheets, ensuring they encapsulate the terms of the credit approval and perform general administration in respect of the facility agreement preparations and finalisation

Attend to queries from credit analyst, operations and clients, providing legal expertise to the Credit Committee

Draft documentation including regulatory required documents, non-standard security agreements and resolutions.

To ensure that all client documents are up to date and signed off correctly and all required information is loaded onto the system

Required Qualifications

Admitted Attorney

Law Degree

5 years post articles work experience

Desired Skills

EQ - (Self awareness, Self management, reading the room and managing the room)

Obsessive about controlling documentation - understands the impact of incorrect paperwork

Organized & professional work ethic

Ability to take initiative and learn quickly

Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)

Comfortable in engaging with customers at all levels

Comfortable dealing with conflict and litigation related to recoveries

Remuneration

Commensurate with market and years experience

Application Requirements

Employment Type

Full-time, Onsite (No Remote)

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