Senior Legal Advisor - Sandton, South Africa - IDC

IDC
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Sandton, South Africa

1 week ago

Thabo Mthembu

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Description

To provide sound, clear and accurate legal advice to mitigate the legal risks that the IDC is exposed to in its daily activities.


Qualification and Experience Qualification**- Law degree and Admission as an Attorney essential

  • Master's degree such as LLM desirable

Knowledge & Skills

  • A minimum of five years' postarticle experience in the financial services industry
  • 23 years working experience in the banking and finance/SoE/DFI (restructuring, turnaround & business rescue) space is essential
  • Experience in the drafting, review, negotiation and renegotiation of crossborder, project finance, corporate, commercial, structured and restructured finance transactions

Roles and Responsibilities

  • Provide general legal advice, including legal research
  • Structure, restructure, negotiate and renegotiate corporate and commercial transactions including project finance and crossborder financing transactions
  • Identify, evaluate and structure import and export finance transactions
  • Ensure compliance with internal legal and other IDC procedures and policies
  • Identify and minimize potential legal risks
  • Draft, review, negotiate and renegotiate financing agreements and other legal documentation
  • Make presentations and opine on legal and regulatory developments
  • Conducting legal due diligence investigations
  • Ensure efficiencies aimed at improving client satisfaction by providing efficient legal services
  • Developing and maintaining relationships with providers of legal services (including, external legal counsels, business rescue practitioners and other key stakeholders)
  • Develop and maintain client and institutional relationships, internally, locally and internationally

Job Reference:
IDC00244
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