Senior Foreclosures Attorney at Pillangó Placements

• If you're an experienced Senior Foreclosures Attorney looking for an opportunity to make your experience work for you (rather than the other way around), join a prestigious law firm in Pretoria East, specialising in Property Law and Financial Recoveries.

Minimum Requirements:

• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with no less than 15 years’ post-admission experience.
• Extensive senior-level experience in undefended and defended banking litigation within the High Court, with a proven track record in complex, high-value secured recoveries.
• Proven experience leading High Court litigation from inception to finalisation, including defended trials and opposed applications.
• Demonstrated expertise in foreclosure, insolvency, deceased estates, business rescue, and liquidation matters where financial institutions are secured or preferent creditors.
• Strong command of the National Credit Act, Insolvency Act, Administration of Estates Act, Companies Act, Uniform Rules of Court, and Superior Courts Act.
• Established experience engaging directly with banking executives and credit risk stakeholders on litigation strategy and recovery planning.

Experience Required:

• Strategic management of an undefended and defended foreclosure and secured asset litigation portfolio, including strategy formulation and risk assessment.
• Drafting and settling of complex pleadings, including Particulars of Claim, Declarations, Opposing Affidavits, Replying Affidavits, Heads of Argument, Practice Notes, and Appeal documentation.
• Advanced experience in Rule 46A applications, reserve price determinations, and judicial oversight processes.
• Comfortable in attending case management conferences, judicial case management proceedings, and settlement negotiations.
• Engagement with bank clients at management level, including reporting on litigation strategy, risk exposure, provisioning considerations, and recovery prospects.
• Oversight of execution processes, including warrants of attachment (movable and immovable), sales in execution, and interaction with sheriffs and conveyancers.
• Ability to manage a high-volume defended portfolio while maintaining strict turnaround times and quality control.
• Full leadership responsibility for a team, including performance management, mentoring, workflow allocation, and quality assurance.
• Strong commercial awareness and ability to balance legal risk with business objectives.
• Accountability for portfolio performance, recovery outcomes, turnaround times, and reporting metrics.

Skills Required:

• Advanced drafting and analytical skills.
• Ability to balance legal risk, reputational considerations, and financial recovery objectives.
• Strong negotiation and settlement skills.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• High level of accountability, decisiveness, and attention to detail.
• Resilience under pressure and ability to manage strict court-driven timelines.
• Leadership ability with a collaborative and solution-driven approach.
• Strong interpersonal presence with the ability to build and maintain trusted relationships with banking stakeholders, counsel, and internal team members.
• High emotional intelligence and professional maturity, with the ability to manage difficult conversations, sensitive matters, and opposing parties with composure.
• Client-facing confidence — capable of engaging at executive and credit committee level while remaining approachable and solutions-focused.

Computer Literacy/Technical Skills:

• Proficient in Microsoft Word (advanced drafting), Excel (reporting and analysis), and Outlook.
• Strong working knowledge of legal case management systems (e.g., DM1, CACS, Excalibur, OCS, Lexpro or similar).
• Comfortable with digital court platforms, online case tracking systems, and electronic document management systems.
• Ability to prepare detailed management and recovery reports for banking clients