SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR : LITIGATION, JHB

Affirmative Portfolios; City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality; On-site; ZAR 900 000 - 1 200 000; Full time

Job summary

A legal advisory firm is seeking a Senior Legal Advisor to provide extensive legal support, primarily focusing on post-investment monitoring and litigation in Johannesburg. Candidates must have at least 8 years of legal experience, including litigation and business rescue. The ideal candidate will possess strong negotiation skills and leadership qualities, with a solid understanding of various facets of commercial law. Successful applicants will receive thorough support in a dynamic environment.

Qualifications

• At least 8 years’ experience post articles in similar environment.
• Experience in litigation, business rescue, and Court processes.
• Knowledge of securities law, insolvency law, and commercial law.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal support for investment monitoring and defaults.
• Legal input for submissions to committees.
• Manage debt recovery and legal processes.

Skills

Legal expertise

Negotiation skills

Problem Solving

Communication skills

Leadership skills

Education

LLB

Admitted Attorney

Tools

MS Office suite

Job description

SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR : LITIGATION, JHB

Legal

JHB North, Johannesburg – Gauteng

SENIOR LEGAL ADVISOR : LITIGATION

JOHANNESBURG NORTH

Within the Legal Services Department

Reports to – Legal Services Manager

Key Requirements

To provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring of investment where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing. Active involvement in deal re-structuring, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.

To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support in particular the Post Investment Department & Turnaround, Workouts and Restructuring department

Recoveries

• To provide legal input to submissions on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other committees where relevant,
• Implement Committee decisions to recover monies, ensure rights of the company are protected
• Negotiate settlements

Brief external attorneys

• To implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, liquidation and all other legal and Court processes, whether or not outsourced to external law firms.
• Turnarounds, Workouts, Restructures
• Business rescue, restructuring.
• Understand instruments, draft agreements, litigate, sequestrate.
• Criminal charges.
• Exercise guarantees, etc.
• To implement the restructuring of companies, draft and review all legal agreements relating thereto
• Manage budgets and relationships with external lawyers, timeously.
• To address all legal matters relating to its investee companies, implement amendments to funding structures and terms and negotiation of contracts with investee companies or third parties
• Provide general legal advice to the various departments
• Mentor Legal Advisors.

Experience / Skills Required

• At least 8 years’ experience post articles experience in similar environment Private equity, Corporate finance, Corporate Finance Management Consulting etc.
• At least 8 years litigation, business rescue and Court experience,
• Experience in securities law; and / or
• Experience in insolvency law; and / or
• General experience in commercial law; and / or
• Proven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law and NCR
• Business report writing
• MS Office suite knowledge
• Experience in Turnarounds, Workouts and Restructuring is advantageous
• Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external),
• Accuracy in preparing legal documentation,
• Ability to advice on legal issues related to the business,
• Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally.

Qualifications / LLB

• LLB
• Admitted Attorney

Attributes / Behavioural Competencies

• High leadership qualities and teamwork,
• Strong sense of initiative and self-motivated,
• Strong communication skills,
• Efficient presentation skills,
• High sense of analysis, attention to detail and judgement,
• Integrity
• Problem Solving and Strategic Thinking
• Anticipating and Managing Change
• Business insight and Risk Awareness
• Interpersonal Agility
• Resilience and Stress Management

Rule Orientation

Please Note : Should you not receive any feedback within two months, please consider your application as unsuccessful.