Senior Associate (Corporate and Mergers)

Clients trust your advice at this debt recovery law firm in Germiston, so it has to be sound and practical. It's the kind of job where doing the basics well every day gets you noticed.

This post is in Germiston (Gauteng). Please only apply if you can travel there daily.

• Supervise and train candidate attorneys and paralegals
• Record billable time and hit the monthly target
• Negotiate settlements and draft settlement agreements
• Draft and review contracts, shareholder agreements and legal opinions
• Advise clients on risk, settlement and next steps in plain language
• Brief counsel and prepare them for trial and opposed motions

• Enrolled with the Legal Practice Council and holding a current Fidelity Fund certificate if you handle trust money
• Sound judgement under deadline pressure
• Right of appearance in the High Court for litigation posts
• At least 2 years of post-admission experience in the relevant field

• Medical aid and retirement fund
• Hybrid work outside court days
• Clear path to directorship at some firms
• Annual bonus linked to billing

• Lead with your admission year, practice area and the courts or forums you appear in.
• Give a short matter list with outcomes, stripped of client names, to prove your experience.