About the position
To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the client is exposed to in its daily activities.
Qualification
- Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
- Master’s degree such as LLM desirable
Knowledge Skills
- A minimum of five years’ post-article experience in the financial services industry
- 2-3 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround business rescue) space is essential
- Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions
- Understanding of the PFMA in particular its application to Schedule 2 SOEs, PFMA Treasury acquisition notifications, competition commission acquisitions notifications, fund management/investment
- Provide general legal advice, including legal research
- Structure, restructure, negotiate and re-negotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and cross-border financing transactions
- Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions
- Ensure compliance with internal legal and other procedures and policies
- Identify and minimize potential legal risks
- Draft, review, negotiate and re-negotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
- Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
- Conducting 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 (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
- Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally
Desired Skills:
- Judgment and Decision Making
- Complex Problem Solving
- Critical Thinking
- Management of Personnel Resources
- Social Perceptiveness
- Management of Financial Resources
- Time Management
