A top tier global law firm is looking for hire an ambitious banking and finance associate to join a dynamic team. This global firm has a presence in over 50 cities, who have a strong focus financial institutions, energy, infrastructure, mining, commodities and agribusiness, transport, technology and innovation, and life sciences and healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Draft/ Reviewing credit loan agreements, security documents

• Drafting/Review and negotiating loan and security documentation

• Reviewing legislation and attending to research to provide advice and opinions

• Assist and advise both domestic and international banks as well as large listed corporates on commercial and finance contracts

• Mentoring and supervising junior associates

• Conducting legal research

• Drafting legal memoranda and reports

• Project management of legal work stream in transactional mandates

• Providing direct assistance to partners on matters arising in the course of day to day provision of legal services to leading international and domestic clients

• Work on a range of high-profile project　finance transactions from high-value projects and acquisitions to complex restructuring

• Assist with presentations, publications and all business development related initiatives

• Drafting commercial agreements and other transaction related ancillary documents and agreements　

• Furnishing legal opinions and advice on various areas of the law within the banking and finance environment　

• Attending to consultations with clients　

• Legal technical and commercial ability: including,

• Legal technical knowledge

• Impeccable research and presentation skills

• Legal drafting, business acumen

• Commerciality

• Project Management.

• Teamwork

• Business Development: including:

• The ability to build, develop, nurture and leverage internal and external networks;

• Cross-functional collaboration

Requirements

• A minimum a of　2-3 years’ experience within a top tier firm or large international banking practice

• Admitted as an Attorney of the High Court of South Africa

• Demonstrated experience dealing with complex and intricate transactions within the African market

• Outstanding analytical, technical and drafting skills (Facility agreements, Security documents)
• Excellent research skills