Legal Advisor - Litigation

SUMMARY:
A well-established financial services investment business is seeking to appoint a Legal Advisor: Litigation

To provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing.

POSITION INFO:
Qualification:

• LLB – and at least 3 years post article experience.
• Post graduate qualification would be an advantage

• 3 – 5 years litigation and Court experience
• Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel an Outlook,
• In depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of core business (primarily relating to Corporate Finance, Structured Finance and Investment Banking)
• Working knowledge of other areas of law e.g. Tax, Companies Act, Insolvency
• Experience in turnarounds and restructures of companies
• Working knowledge of finance captions
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure
• Strong interpersonal skills,
• Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal
• Attention to detail,
• Articulate and detail conscious
• Negotiation skills,
• Strong problem solving skills
• Legal drafting skills
• Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external
• Accuracy in preparing legal documentation
• Ability to advice on legal issues related to business
• Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally