Legal Advisor: Litigation X2

To provide sound legal support to post investment monitoring where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing. Active involvement in deal re structuring, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.

• To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF in particular the Post Investment Department and Turnarounds, Workouts & Restructures Department.
• To provide legal input to submissions papers on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other committees where relevant.
• To implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, business rescue proceedings and all other legal and Court processes, whether or not outsourced to third party legal advisors.
• To implement the restructuring of companies and drafting all legal agreements relating thereto.
• To 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.
• Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally.

• At least 3 - 5 years litigation and Court experience.
• Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
• In depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of NEF 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.
• Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective communication skills - both written and verbal.
• Articulate and detail conscious.
• 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 opinion and argue legally.

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