Litigation Attorney

Dante Personnel Recruitment (Pty) Ltd; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 305,000 - 365,000; Full time

Job summary

Dante Personnel Recruitment (Pty) Ltd is seeking a strong Litigation Attorney for a Sandton, Gauteng law firm’s Recoveries division. The role focuses on managing high-volume litigation from summons to judgment and execution.

Requirements include LLB & Admitted Attorney, 3+ years in legal collections, and experience in VAF, Home Loans, and Credit Card recoveries, plus strong Excel skills and leadership ability.

Qualifications

• LLB & Admitted Attorney.
• 3+ years’ post-admission experience in legal collections/recoveries.
• Exposure to secured lending litigation advantageous.
• Experience in high-volume litigation environment.
• Strong Excel skills (essential) including Pivot Tables, reporting and data analysis.
• Experience within VAF recoveries essential.
• Home Loans recoveries experience essential.
• Credit Card recoveries experience essential.
• Business Loan recoveries advantageous.
• Foreclosure experience advantageous.
• Litigation within recoveries from inception to execution essential.
• Strong understanding of post-judgment and execution processes.
• Experience with execution against immovable property highly.
• Open to automotive recoveries space.
• Ambitious with ability to lead a team through strategic planning.
• Interest in tech-driven environment and innovation.

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

Litigation recoveries

High-volume litigation

Excel skills

VAF recoveries

Home loan recoveries

Credit card recoveries

Foreclosure experience

Post-judgment execution

Immovable property execution

Automotive recoveries

Team leadership

Strategic planning

Tech-driven growth

Education

LLB & Admitted Attorney

Job description

Litigation Attorney
Sandton, Gauteng
Salary: R25,000ctc -R30,000ctc
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
• 3+ years’ post-admission experience in legal collections / recoveries
• Exposure to secured lending litigation (advantageous)
• Experience in high-volume litigation environment
• 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
• 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 processesDraft 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