Job Description

Senior Legal Advisor Unlisted Legal Permanent Pretoria Finance / Accounting ~ Legal
Pretoria - Gauteng
Senior Legal Advisor Unlisted Legal Permanent Pretoria
Salary: R1,330,560.00pa to R 2,395,008.00
Overview:
To provide legal advice on general corporate and commercial law matters and transactions, and legal advisory in investments within The Company
Minimum Requirements and Experience:

• LLB degree
• Admitted attorney of the High Court between 6 - 8 years post admission experience specifically in:

• Corporate/ Commercial Law and Investment management.
• Overall experience in the Financial services sector will also be considered for the role.
• Investment Analysis
• Strong transaction execution Skills

Key Performance Areas:

• Conduct legal research, provide opinions and advices in respect of corporate/commercial law matters and legal advisory in investments.
• Conduct legal due diligence investigations.
• Draft, review and negotiate corporate, commercial and banking and finance related agreements.
• Negotiate transactions of a corporate, commercial and banking and finance nature pertaining to private/unlisted entities.
• Structure and manage Unlisted transactions (i.e., debt funding, project finance, energy: oil and gas and renewable energy, mergers and acquisitions, private equity investments and/or structured finance transactions and venture capital).
• Corporate, commercial and banking and finance legal transaction experience (Equity, Debt and Mezzanine structure) across jurisdictions in Sub Saharan Africa is a key performance area in this role.
• Manage and assist with any litigation and/or arbitration emanating from transactions, identify new and amendments to investment legislation that impacts The Company and advise and assist with implementation thereof.
• Manage the appointment process of procuring external counsel on The Company panel and provide the requisite instructions to appointed external counsel,
• Assist with post management of transactions across various departments such as Post Management and Valuation (PMV) and disbursement processes,
• Assist and advise the Turn Around Value Add (TOVA department with restructure, business rescue, liquidations and workout).
• Identify new and amendments to investment legislation that impacts The Company and advise and assist with implementation including advise on FAIS and related legislation.
• Provide training to staff on legislation and legal matters pertaining to The Company.
• Manage projects of The Company in relation to Unlisted Investments.
• Assist with projects of The Company.
• Manage legal instructions and attorneys on the panel.
• Ad hoc competition law advisory.
• Contract management of concluded transactions (i.e. SharePoint and efront).
• Supervision of juniors

NB: Should you not be contacted within 2 weeks of your application, please consider it as unsuccessful.
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