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Credit Guarantee Insurance Corporation of Africa Limited is a South African underwriting company that has been excelling in the field of domestic and export credit insurance. Furthermore, we also provide various surety & bonds solutions. Our forte lies in the ability to secure relevant and vital information incorporated with market intelligence, as a too...
Purpose of the Job
This role is responsible for providing advanced legal support to Special Risk business. It also partakes in actions related to legal risk management. The incumbent is individually accountable for achieving results through own efforts over periods of 12 to 18 months.
Critical objectives and responsibilities
Provide professional legal services
- Handling medium to high value or complexity litigation matters.
- Manage the delivery of litigation support to business and manage legal costs by being proactive in legal matters.
- Providing legal advice, guidance and support to enable business to achieve its business objectives.
- Assesses the recoverability of the debt and makes recommendations on the action to be taken and ensure best possible legal solution.
- Collate and analyse all relevant information in relation to the account including security information received from the business
- Review summons/pleadings and ensure that the Bank's claim is adequately dealt with in the court papers
- Manage the recovery process as guided by the High Court and Magistrate Court Rules and in accordance to the Legal Accounts Tracking System
- Compile reports on recoveries to management for presentation to various forums
- Proactive awareness of new legislation and that may impact the business and provide advise Management of external Service Providers
- Proactive building of internal relationships with all business units
- Understanding operational business needs
- Providing business solutions in area of expertise
- Understanding internal client's areas of operation
- Travel as and when required
Risk Management
- Contributes to the appropriate management of legal risks within areas of responsibility.
- Facilitates mitigating action and may initiate action self by training and fixing, especially where control breaks occur or are likely to occur.
Stakeholder engagement
- Manage effective customer service and relations and drive service excellence.
- Assists in shaping and influencing other stakeholders (OSTI/FSB).
Financial and corporate governance to ensure cost efficiency
- Proactively ensure use of time, of resources, money, materials or equipment is in line with policies and procedures.
- Comply with corporate governance policies, procedures and standards.
- Operate within agreed mandates.
Best-practice people practices
- Accepts and lives the company values.
- Accountable for service delivery through own efforts.
- Collaborates effectively with others to achieve results.
- Individually accountable for managing own time, tasks and output quality for periods up to 18 months.
- Makes increased contributions by broadening individual skills.
Key required experience, qualification and skills
- Bachelor’s degree in Law.
- Admitted attorney or advocate.
- ±5 years' experience working post admission
- Litigation and Insolvency environment
Credit Guarantee is an equal opportunity employer with a culture that embraces diversity. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment and will not be unfairly discriminated against on any arbitrary ground including race, sex, religion, national origin, veteran status, disability, gender identity, sexual orientation, or any other protected category.
**Appointments will be made in line with CGIC’s Employment Equity Plan.
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