About the position
A well-established financial services business is seeking to appoint a Senior Legal Advisor - Litigation
To maximise collections from defaulting clients, provide sound legal support to post-investments unit where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing. Active involvement in deal re-structuring, understand and analyse the
commercial aspects of the transactions and give expert legal solutions.
Qualifications:
Experience:
- At least 5 years’ experience post articles experience in similar environment i.e. DFIs, Banks, Private equity, Private Legal Practice, etc.
- At least 5 years litigation, business rescue and Court experience,
- Experience in insolvency law,
- Experience in commercial law,
- Proven working knowledge of Corporate law and Tax law,
- Maximise Legal collections from defaulting clients through negotiating payment arrangements and instituting legal proceedings in Court
- To provide sound legal support to post-investments unit where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing.
- Active involvement in deal re-structuring, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of transactions and give expert legal solutions,
- To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support
- To implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, liquidation and all other legal and Court processes, whether or not outsourced to external law firms.
- Business rescue, turnarounds and restructuring.
- Understand instruments, draft agreements, litigate, sequestrate.
- To implement the restructuring of companies, draft and review all legal agreements relating thereto.
Please note that if you have not received a response within 14 days of submitting your application that your application was unsuccessful.
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Desired Skills:
- Litigation
- Collections
- Business Rescue
