Senior Legal Advisor

Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa

Job Description


To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the organization is exposed to in its daily activities.Qualification

  • Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
  • Masters degree such as LLM desirable
POSITION INFO:To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the organization is exposed to in its daily activities.Qualification
  • Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential
  • Masters degree such as LLM desirable
Knowledge Skillsxc3x82
  • A minimum of five years post-article experience in a
and /corporate finance/project finance environment. * 8-10 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround business rescue) space is essentialxc3x82
  • Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and re-negotiation of cross-border, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and re-structured finance transactions
  • 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 organization 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 servicesxc3x82
  • 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
TECHNICAL/FUCNTIONAL COMPETENCIES
Sound corporate and commercial legal knowledge
Ability to work independently and within a team
Draft and negotiate loan agreements and other legal documentation
Transactional negotiations at senior level
Excellent analytical and problem-solving skills
Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
Independent judgement and good analytical skills
Capable of working in a high-pressured environment and can exercise independent judgement
Ability to prioritize and plan
Ability to independently provide guidance and timeous delivery on highly complex projects
Ability to coach and mentor juniors on areas of specialization
Good knowledge and understanding of international and local financing instrumentsBEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Collaboration and Influence: The successful candidate is a senior person who will be highly visible and credible with key internal and external stakeholders and proactive in aligning risk strategies to address the business.
Leadership: This individual will possess excellent personal communication skills that engender credibility and confidence both inside and outside the organization and a team-first mentality. Resourceful and a self-starter, the candidate will know how to make things happen through his or her people, while also being hands-on. The ideal candidate must have natural leadership abilities and be capable of crafting the vision and creating support from within.
Teamwork: A true team player. Supportive of his or her team, peers and others across the organization. Contributes to an atmosphere in which people work together, enthusiastically and effectively, in producing outstanding results.
Results Oriented: Energetic, resourceful, sophisticated and savvy, with strong service orientation and positive xc5x93can-doxc2x9d attitude. Fully committed to the job and to delivering outstanding work. Never satisfied with status-quo, continually striving for excellence. Enjoys working xc5x93hands-onxc2x9d. Strong attention to detail.Judgment: Makes timely decisions while including necessary people in the decision-making process. Exhibits sound and rational judgment.
Communication: Possesses excellent written/oral communication skills as well as excellent persuasive and presentation skills. Able to deal effectively with a broad range of personalities and cultures.
Change agent and strategic thinker: An innovative thinker who is comfortable designing for the future, while managing day-to-day matters.xc3x82xc3x82Similar jobs you might be interested in:Location: Sandton
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Job Detail

  • Job Id
    JD1347728
  • Industry
    Not mentioned
  • Total Positions
    1
  • Job Type:
    Full Time
  • Salary:
    Not mentioned
  • Employment Status
    Permanent
  • Job Location
    Sandton, Johannesburg, South Africa
  • Education
    Not mentioned