Litigation Associate

Dante Personnel; Sandton; On-site; ZAR 1,000,000 - 1,600,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel in Sandton seeks a strong Litigation Attorney to join their Recoveries division, bringing 5+ years post-admission experience in legal collections and a proven track record in high-volume litigation.

You will lead a team of legal secretaries and admin staff, oversee vehicle, home loan, and credit card recoveries, and drive strategies from summons through execution while ensuring compliance with relevant laws and reporting on performance.

Qualifications

• LLB and admitted attorney status required.
• 5+ years post-admission experience in legal collections/recoveries.
• Exposure to secured lending litigation is advantageous.
• Experience in high-volume litigation environments is essential.
• 2–3 years post-admission team management experience.
• Strong Excel skills including Pivot Tables, reporting and data analysis.
• Experience within VAF (Vehicle Asset Finance) recoveries is essential.
• Home Loans recoveries experience essential.
• Credit Card recoveries experience essential.
• Business Loan recoveries experience advantageous.
• Foreclosure experience advantageous.
• Experience with litigation from inception to execution is essential.
• Strong understanding of post-judgment and execution processes.
• Experience with execution against immovable property is highly advantageous.

Responsibilities

• Manage high-volume litigation from summons to judgment and recovery.
• Handle litigation within recoveries from Sec 129 stage through to execution.
• Manage post-judgment recoveries and execution processes.
• Draft and review pleadings, summons, and judgment packs.
• Oversee vehicle recoveries, voluntary surrenders, and settlements.
• Manage execution processes relating to VAF, Home Loans, Credit Cards, and Business Loans.
• Attend to foreclosure and execution applications where applicable.
• Monitor performance, trends, and risk within the portfolio.
• Lead and manage legal secretaries and admin staff.
• Maintain accurate system and workflow updates (e.g. Cheetah).
• Liaise with sheriffs, correspondent attorneys, and clients.
• Handle queries, escalations, and legal risks.
• Report on performance and forecasts.
• Ensure compliance with NCA, Prescription Act, FICA & Debt Collectors Act; Magistrates’ & High Court Rules; Companies Act, CPA & Municipal legislation.
• Manage billing, reporting, and financial targets.

Skills

High-volume litigation

Team management

Excel Pivot Tables

Recoveries experience

Sec 129 to execution

Education

LLB; Admitted Attorney

Tools

Cheetah

Job description

A highly respected and fast-growing law firm is seeking to appoint a strong Litigation Attorney to join their expanding Recoveries division.

Minimum requirements:

• LLB & Admitted Attorney
• 5+ years’ post-admission experience in legal collections / recoveries
• Exposure to secured lending litigation (advantageous)
• Experience in high-volume litigation environments
• 2–3 years’ post-admission team management experience
• Strong Excel skills (essential) including Pivot Tables, reporting and data analysis
• Experience within VAF (Vehicle Asset Finance) recoveries essential
• Home Loans recoveries experience essential
• Credit Card recoveries experience essential
• Business Loan recoveries experience advantageous
• Foreclosure experience advantageous
• Experience with litigation within recoveries from inception to execution essential
• Strong understanding of post-judgment and execution processes
• Experience with execution against immovable property highly advantageous
• Candidate must be open to exploring the automotive recoveries space
• Ambitious individual with the ability to lead a team into success through strategic business planning
• Interest in growing within a tech-driven environment and contributing to innovation within the team

Key responsibilities:

• Manage high-volume litigation from summons to judgment and recovery
• Handle litigation within recoveries from Sec 129 stage through to execution
• Manage post-judgment recoveries and execution processes
• Draft and review pleadings, summons, and judgment packs
• Oversee vehicle recoveries, voluntary surrenders, and settlements
• Manage execution processes relating to VAF, Home Loans, Credit Cards, and Business Loans
• Attend to foreclosure and execution applications where applicable
• Monitor performance, trends, and risk within the portfolio
• Lead and manage legal secretaries and admin staff
• Maintain accurate system and workflow updates (e.g. Cheetah)
• Liaise with sheriffs, correspondent attorneys, and clients
• Handle queries, escalations, and legal risks
• Report on performance and forecasts
• Ensure compliance with:
  • NCA, Prescription Act, FICA & Debt Collectors Act
  • Magistrates’ & High Court Rules
  • Companies Act, CPA & Municipal legislation
• Manage billing, reporting, and financial targets