We are currently hiring a Senior Legal Advisor: Litigation to join the Legal Services team. The key purpose of this role is to provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring of investment where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing and active involvement in deal re-structuring. Additionally, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.
Key Responsibilities
- Provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring of investments where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing.
- Active involvement in deal re-structuring, understanding and analysing the commercial aspects of transactions and providing expert legal solutions.
- Provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF, particularly the Post Investment Department & Turnarounds, Workouts and Restructuring department.
Recoveries
- Provide legal input to submissions on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other relevant committees.
- Implement Committee decisions to recover monies and ensure the rights of NEF are protected.
- Negotiate settlements.
- Brief external attorneys.
- Implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, liquidation, and all other legal and court processes, whether or not outsourced to external law firms.
Turnarounds, Workouts, Restructures
- Business rescue and restructuring.
- Understand instruments, draft agreements, litigate, and sequestrate.
- Manage budgets and relationships with external lawyers in a timely manner.
- Address all legal matters relating to the NEF and its investee companies, implement amendments to funding structures and terms, and negotiate contracts with investee companies or third parties.
- Provide general legal advice to the NEF’s various departments.
Qualifications
Experience / Skills Required
- At least 5 years’ post-articles experience in a similar environment (e.g., Private equity, Corporate finance, Management Consulting).
- At least 5 years of litigation, business rescue, and court experience.
- Experience in securities law and/or insolvency law and/or general commercial law.
- Proven working knowledge of Company law, Tax law, and NCR.
- Business report writing skills.
- MS Office suite knowledge.
- Experience in Turnarounds, Workouts, and Restructuring is advantageous.
- Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external).
- Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
- Ability to advise on legal issues related to NEF business.
- Ability to convey legal opinions and argue legally.
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- High leadership qualities and teamwork.
- Strong sense of initiative and self-motivation.
- High sense of analysis, attention to detail, and judgment.
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