Senior Legal Advisor

Telebest; Johannesburg; On-site; ZAR 800 000 - 1 100 000; Full time

Job summary

A leading legal services provider in Johannesburg is looking for a Senior Legal Advisor. The ideal candidate should possess a law degree and have 5+ years of experience in the financial services industry, particularly in banking and finance. Responsibilities include providing legal advice, negotiating transactions, and ensuring compliance with legal standards. This position requires strong corporate and commercial legal knowledge and aims to enhance client satisfaction through efficient legal services.

Qualifications

• 5+ years post-article experience in the financial services industry.
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in the banking and finance space.
• Experience in drafting, reviewing, and negotiating transactions.

Responsibilities

• Provide general legal advice, including legal research.
• Structure and negotiate corporate transactions.
• Identify and manage legal risks.
• Conduct legal due diligence investigations.

Skills

Legal research

Transaction negotiation

Corporate legal knowledge

Commercial legal knowledge

Education

Law degree

Master’s degree (LLM)

Job description

Our client has an opportunity available for a Senior Legal Advisor.

Requirements:

• Law degree and admission as an attorney- essential.
• Master’s degree such as LLM is desirable.
• 5+ years post-article experience in the financial service industry.
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in the banking and finance space- essential.
• Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation, etc. transactions.
• Corporate and commercial legal knowledge.

Responsibilities:

• Provide general legal advice, including legal research.
• Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions.
• Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions.
• Ensure compliance with internal legal and other company procedures and policies.
• Identify and minimize potential legal risks.
• Conduct legal due diligence investigations.
• Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services.
• Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services.
• Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally.