Senior Legal Advisor : Litigation

Nefcorp; Gauteng; On-site; ZAR 200,000 - 300,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor: Litigation to provide expert legal support in post-investment monitoring and deal restructuring. In this pivotal role, you will analyze commercial transactions, negotiate settlements, and ensure compliance with legal standards. Your expertise in litigation and corporate law will be crucial in managing legal matters for investments and protecting the organization's rights. Join a dynamic team that values leadership, initiative, and attention to detail, and make a significant impact in a role that combines legal acumen with strategic business insights.

Qualifications

• LLB degree and admitted attorney status required.
• 5+ years of litigation and court experience in a similar environment.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for post-investment monitoring and deal restructuring.
• Negotiate settlements and manage legal agreements related to restructuring.

Skills

Litigation

Business Rescue

Court Experience

Securities Law

Insolvency Law

Company Law

Tax Law

Business Report Writing

MS Office Suite

Turnarounds

Education

LLB

Admitted Attorney

Tools

MS Office Suite

Job description

We are currently hiring a Senior Legal Advisor: Litigation to join the Legal Services team.

The key purpose of this role is to provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring of investments where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing and active involvement in deal restructuring.

Additionally, the role involves understanding and analyzing the commercial aspects of transactions and providing expert legal solutions.

Key Responsibilities:

1. Provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring of investments with emerging defaults on loan servicing.
2. Actively participate in deal restructuring.
3. Provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF, particularly the Post Investment Department & Turnarounds, Workouts, and Restructuring department.
4. Provide legal input to submissions on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other relevant committees.
5. Implement committee decisions to recover funds, ensuring the rights of NEF are protected.
6. Negotiate settlements and brief external attorneys.
7. Implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, liquidation, and all other legal and court processes, whether outsourced to external law firms.
8. Manage the restructuring of companies, draft and review all legal agreements related to this process.
9. Address all legal matters relating to the NEF and its investee companies.
10. Implement amendments to funding structures and terms and negotiate contracts with investee companies or third parties.
11. Provide general legal advice to the NEF's various departments.

Qualifications:

LLB, Admitted Attorney

Experience / Skills Required:

1. At least 5 years' post-articles experience in a similar environment.
2. At least 5 years of litigation, business rescue, and court experience.
3. Experience in securities law and/or insolvency law and/or general experience in commercial law.
4. Proven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law, and NCR.
5. Business report writing and MS Office suite knowledge.
6. Experience in Turnarounds, Workouts, and Restructuring is advantageous.

Personal Attributes / Behaviours / Attitudes:

1. High leadership qualities and teamwork.
2. Strong sense of initiative and self-motivated.
3. High sense of analysis, attention to detail, and judgment.