Legal Advisor: Commercial at National Empowerment Fund

Job description

• To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF in particular the Fund Management Division.
• Form part of the investment team and consult regularly with team on proposed structure and developments and legal implications thereof.
• Attend due diligence assessment relating to NEF’s investments.
• Performing legal due diligence assessment on deals.
• Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation methods for the risks relating to NEF’s investments.
• Provide legal input to submission papers prepared for Investment Committee (s).
• Drafting, vetting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements e.g. loan agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents etc. in line with NEF’s funding terms and conditions.
• Ensure agreements are legally accurate and in accordance with the term sheet and Investment Committee approval.
• Ensure agreements are in line with latest legal developments.
• Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally.

Minimum requirements

Experience / Skills Required

• At least 3 – 5 years job related corporate and commercial law and banking and finance principles.
• 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, Labour Law.
• Experience in legal due diligence.
• Working knowledge of finance.
• Ability to work on your own and within a team.
• Ability to work on own initiative.
• Strong interpersonal skills.
• Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal.
• Attention to detail.
• Articulate and detail conscious.
• Negotiation skills.
• Strong decision making and problem-solving skills.
• Legal drafting skills.
• Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external).
• Accuracy in preparing legal documentation.
• Ability to advice on legal issues related to NEF business.
• Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally.

Qualification Requirements

• LLB – Admitted Attorney with at least 3 years post article experience.