Legal Advisor: Litigation X2
Listing reference: nef_000176
Listing status: Online
Apply by: 21 May 2026
Position summary
Industry: Financial Services
Job category: Other: Legal
Location: Sandton
Contract: Permanent
Remuneration: Market Related
EE position: Yes
Introduction
To provide sound legal support to post-investment monitoring where there are emerging defaults on loan servicing. Active involvement in deal re-structuring, understand and analyse the commercial aspects of the transaction and give expert legal solutions.
Job description
- To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF in particular the Post Investment Department and Turnarounds, Workouts & Restructures Department.
- To provide legal input to submissions papers on existing investments prepared for the Portfolio Management Committee and other committees where relevant,
- To implement and monitor debt recovery, litigation, business rescue proceedings and all other legal and Court processes, whether or not outsourced to third party legal advisors,
- To implement the restructuring of companies and drafting all legal agreements relating thereto,
- To address all legal matters relating to the NEF and its investee companies, implement amendments tofunding structures and terms and negotiation of contracts with investee companies or third parties,
- Provide general legal advice to the NEF’s various departments,
- anage costs/budget for work carried out externally.
Minimum requirements
Experience / Skills Required
- At least 3 – 5 years litigation and Court experience,
- Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel andOutlook,
- In depth knowledge of laws and legal processes in respect of NEF core business (primarily relating to Corporate Finance, Structured Finance and Investment Banking),
- Working knowledge of other areas of law e.g. Tax, Companies Act, Insolvency,
- Experience in turnarounds and restructures of companies,
- Working knowledge of finance.
- Ability to work on own initiative and under pressure,
- Strong interpersonal skills,
- Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal,
- Attention to detail,
- Articulate and detail conscious,
- Negotiation skills,
- Strong problem solving skills,
- Legal drafting skills,
- Professional and courteous to all clients (internal and external),
- Accuracy in preparing legal documentation,
- Ability to advice on legal issues related to NEF business,
- Ability to convey legal opinion and argue legally.
Qualification Requirements
- LLB – and at least 3 years post article experience.
- Post graduate qualification would be an advantage
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- Strong leadership qualities
- Strong sense of initiative
- Strong communication skills
- Efficient presentation skills
- High sense of analysis and judgement
- Integrity