Legal Associate | Randburg

SUMMARY:
Legal Associate | Randburg

POSITION INFO:

Job Description
Legal Associate with commercial litigation experience, for our clients internal legal department.

• Assisting with the vetting of the terms and conditions of deals from a legal perspective prior to the Credit Committee approving a deal
• Drafting legal agreements and related documents from standard templates (e.g. Loan Agreements, Pledge and Cession Agreements, Guarantees, etc.)
• Instructing attorneys to attend to the registration of securities (e.g. mortgage bonds, special notarial bonds, etc.)
• Liaising with colleagues regarding conditions, implementation and execution of deals

• Ensuring compliance with all other conditions of a deal prior to disbursing funds on a deal
• Project managing commercial recovery matters, internally and in conjunction with
external legal advisors (from initiating action legal action to full receipt of funds)
• General monitoring of portfolio
• Provide legal advice and services to the organisation in corporate and commercial matters
• Performing KYC/FICA/AML/PEP checks on clients
• Draft Term Sheets, ensuring they encapsulate the terms of the credit approval and perform general administration in respect of the facility agreement preparations and finalisation
• Attend to queries from credit analyst, operations and clients, providing legal expertise to the Credit Committee
• Draft documentation including regulatory required documents, non-standard security agreements and resolutions.
• To ensure that all client documents are up to date and signed off correctly and all required information is loaded onto the system

Required Qualifications

• Admitted Attorney
• Law Degree
• 5 years post articles work experience

Desired Skills
• EQ - (Self awareness, Self management, reading the room and managing the room)
• Obsessive about controlling documentation - understands the impact of incorrect paperwork
• Attention to detail
• Organized & professional work ethic
• Ability to take initiative and learn quickly
• Excellent communication skills (verbal and written)
• Comfortable in engaging with customers at all levels
• Comfortable dealing with conflict and litigation related to recoveries
• Techno Savvy

Remuneration
• Commensurate with market and years’ experience

Application Requirements
• CV
• Motivation Letter

Industry
• Financial Services

Employment Type
• Full-time, Onsite (No Remote)