Paralegal Officer - Sandton, South Africa - Secondments Recruitment

Secondments Recruitment

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Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Posted by:

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

Job Advert Summary:

Provide support to Legal Advisors and external lawyers on all commercial activities.

Providing support to legal advisors in respect of all commercial activities.
Understanding of conducting due diligences and drafting due diligence reports.
Drafting of agreements.
Attend to administrative tasks.
Timeous generation of standard agreements and documents (i.e. loan agreements, security documents (including guarantees, deeds of cession and subordination agreements), addenda, Letters of Amendments (LoAs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
Taking of minutes of meetings.
Maintaining the general filing system and file all correspondence, as well as maintain electronic filing on Docupedia.
Maintenance of Security Undertaking Registers for Approved Transactions.

Minimum Requirements:

Minimum: Paralegal Diploma
Legal qualification/s will be an added advantage
35 years relevant working experience in a legal firm or financial institution.
Experience in issuing of instructions to secretaries, external lawyers and conveyancers.
Proficiency on Microsoft Packages.
SAP, SharePoint & Docupedia (Advantageous)

TECHNICAL/FUNCTIONAL COMPETENCIES

Administration and telephone skills
Planning and organizing skills
Attention to detail
Ability to liaise and engage with clients
Stakeholder Engagement Skills
Minute taking skills
Follow through skills

BEHAVIOURAL COMPETENCIES
Interpersonal skills
Good Communication Skills (both written and verbal)
Good ethics, integrity, and high level of professionalism
Coping with Pressures and Setbacks

Duties and Responsibilities:

Providing support to legal advisors in respect of all commercial activities.
Understanding of conducting due diligences and drafting due diligence reports.
Drafting of agreements.
Attend to administrative tasks.
Timeous generation of standard agreements and documents (i.e. loan agreements, security documents (including guarantees, deeds of cession and subordination agreements), addenda, Letters of Amendments (LoAs) and Non-Disclosure Agreements (NDAs).
Taking of minutes of meetings.
Maintaining the general filing system and file all correspondence, as well as maintain electronic filing on Docupedia.
Maintenance of Security Undertaking Registers for Approved Transactions.