Legal Advisor: Commercial
National Empowerment Fund · Johannesburg, Gauteng
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- To provide prompt and sound legal advice and support to the NEF in particular the Fund Management Division.
- Form part of the investment team and consult regularly with team on proposed structure and developments and legal implications thereof.
- Attend due diligence assessment relating to NEF's investments.
- Performing legal due diligence assessment on deals.
- Identify legal risks and recommend mitigation methods for the risks relating to NEF's investments.
- Provide legal input to submission papers prepared for Investment Committees.
- Drafting, vetting and negotiating a range of commercial agreements e.g. loan agreements, sale of shares, sale of business, security documents etc. in line with NEF's funding terms and conditions.
- Ensure agreements are legally accurate and in accordance with the term sheet and Investment Committee approval.
- Ensure agreements are in line with latest legal developments.
- Manage costs/budget for work carried out externally.
Minimum requirements
Experience / Skills Required
- At least 3 – 5 years job related corporate and commercial law and banking and finance principles.
- Working knowledge of various computer programmes including Power Point, MS Word, Excel and Outlook.
- 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, Labour Law.
- Experience in legal due diligence.
- Working knowledge of finance.
- Ability to work on your own and within a team.
- Ability to work on own initiative.
- Strong interpersonal skills.
- Highly effective communication skills – both written and verbal.
- Attention to detail.
- Articulate and detail conscious.
- Negotiation skills.
- Strong decision making and 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 – admitted attorney with at least 3 years post article experience.
Personal Attributes/Behaviours/Attitudes
- Self-motivated
- High leadership qualities
- Strong sense of initiative
- Strong communication
- Efficient presentation skills
- High sense of analysis and judgement
- Integrity
Apply by: 25 September 2026