Legal Advisor - Investmentd Legal at Public Investment Corporation

(Ref: LADV002) 
Salary: All-inclusive remuneration package negotiable 
Centre: Investment Legal
Requirements:

• LLB degree 
• Between 3 – 5 years post-admission experience specifically in an Unlisted environment 
• Admitted attorney of the High Court with between 3 – 5 years of articles experience 

Duties:

• Conduct legal research, and provide opinions and advice in respect of corporate/commercial law matters. 
• Draft, review and negotiate corporate, commercial banking and finance-related agreements. 
• Negotiate transactions of a corporate, commercial banking and finance nature pertaining to private/unlisted entities. 
• 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). 
• Assist with any litigation and/or arbitration emanating from transactions Identify new and amendments to investment legislation that impact PIC and advise and assist with implementation thereof. 
• Manage the appointment process of procuring external counsel on the PIC panel and provide the requisite instructions to appointed external counsel. 
• Assist with post-management of transactions and disbursement processes. 
• Provide training to staff on legislation and legal matters pertaining to the PIC. 
• Assist with projects of the PIC in relation to Unlisted Investments. 

Competencies and skills: 

• Excellent communication skills 
• Negotiation Skills 
• Time management 
• Performance and Result oriented 
• Ability to deal with pressure/stress 
• Cost-consciousness (budgeting) 
• Excellent Communication skills 
• Problem-solving
• Customer service orientated 
• Management Skills 
• Strong analytical and numerical skills 
• Conflict management 
• Emotional Intelligence