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 investment where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing and active involvement in deal re-structuring. Additionally, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.
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 to the NEF in particular the Post Investment Department & Turnarounds, 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 NEF 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.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 the NEF and 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 NEF's various departments, Qualification LLB Admitted Attorney Experience / Skills Required At least 5 years' experience post articles experience in similar environment i.e. Private equity, Corporate finance, Corporate Finance, Management Consulting etc. At least 5 years litigation, business rescue and Court experience, Experience in securities law; and/or Experience in insolvency law; and/orGeneral experience in commercial law; and/orProven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law and NCRBusiness report writingMS Office suite knowledgeExperience in Turnarounds, Workouts and Restructuring is advantageousProfessional and courteous to all clients (internal and external),Accuracy in preparing legal documentation,Ability to advice on legal issues related to NEF business,Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally. Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes High leadership qualities and teamwork Strong sense of initiative and self-motivated High sense of analysis, attention to detail and judgement
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