Senior Legal Counsel at Barclays Africa Group Limited

Job description

Key accountabilities:

• Management of legal risk
• Advisory
• Negotiate, draft and review agreements
• Stakeholder management
• Legal leadership
• Team management and coaching

Professional experience

• Significant corporate / wholesale credit / financing experience is preferred. Experience in property development (brown and greenfield transactions), mezzanine financing, private equity transactions and project financing would be of benefit.
• Ability to advise at a senior business level and establish credibility very quickly.
• An understanding of the commercial credit business and product offerings would be of benefit.
• Some in house financial services experience would be of benefit.

Academic and professional qualifications

• Law degree: B Juris or B Proc or LLB
• Minimum of 5 years PQE
• Credit / financing experience/mezzanine financing/ private equity / project financing
• Admitted attorney or advocate in RSA or other similar jurisdiction
• Degree from a leading educational institution with good academic results
• Lawyer / attorney qualified to practice in South Africa or other similar jurisdiction

Personal attributes

• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to manage a large (and often fluid) workload with effective prioritization as well as deliver under pressure and at speed
• Very strong interpersonal skills, especially communication skills
• Well organized and efficient
• Excellent negotiating and influencing skills
• Integrity and reliability
• Excellent attention to detail
• Business awareness, prioritization of risk and strong commercial focus
• Ability to take a commercial view within legal constraints