Description

• Drafting, amending, negotiating and/or reviewing for comment financial and/or commercial documents including, but not limited to, shareholder agreements, sale of share agreements, sale of business agreements, loan agreements, security documents, demand guarantees, participation agreements, service level agreements, subordination agreements, tri-partite agreements, step in rights agreements, undertakings, indemnities, confidentiality agreements, term sheets/facility letters and other non-standard documents for local and off shore transactions
• Amending and/or reviewing for comment commercial leases, co-ownership agreements, development and construction agreements and pre-sale offers to purchase
• Assisting consultants in the implementation of structured lending deals for local and offshore transactions including, but not limited to, applying and considering all regulatory frameworks, managing the legal process, managing and liaising with external attorneys and clients, reviewing documentation prepared by external attorneys and liaising with internal stakeholders (Credit, Legal Risk, and Property Risk)
• Liaising, building relationships with and working together with the National Legal and Technical team including, but not limited to, assisting with legal advice in all regions
• Providing advice and legal support to consultants, risk and operational teams including but not limited to, drafting letters (including non-standard extension letters, amendment letters and bespoke letters to client) and providing advice on the acceptability of documents (including resolutions and constitutional documents)
• Assisting consultants with client queries on standard documentation and where necessary, meeting with clients to resolve issues and queries
• Discussing amendments to processes and documents, project managing legal matters for implementation in the Private Bank business, assisting in drafting policy documents for Private Bank and working with Operations and IT to implement efficiency changes
• Researching and advising on the impact of legislative changes applicable to the Private Bank and its products and providing opinions on various aspects of law impacting Private Bank, including providing advice on legislation (including the Companies Act, NCA, CPA, Competition Commission, Banks Act, Code of Banking Practice, FICA and SARB notification requirements)
• Liaising and negotiating with external attorneys on opinions and settling drafting of or amendments to documents
• Drafting, communicating and advising on Private Bank product terms and conditions (for private bank accounts, lending, cash investments, Travel by Investec and My Investments) and finalising amendments to Private Bank lending, cash and other product documentation
• Building relationships and liaising with stakeholders within Private Bank and the rest of the Investec Group, including Credit, Compliance, Legal Risk, Property Risk, Structured Property Finance, Banking, Shared Services, Client Services Centre and Operations

Experience, skills and capability

• Admitted Attorney
• Between 5- and 10-years' relevant post articles experience in a commercial law firm or corporate environment in financial services
• Corporate/Commercial drafting experience essential
• Banking and/or property experience essential
• Ability to build relationships both internally and externally
• Excellent negotiation skills
• Solutions driven and innovative
• Strong attention to detail but focused on the bigger picture
• Able to work under pressure and take initiative
• Highly proficient skills in Microsoft Word, Outlook, Teams and Excel required

Investec Culture 

At Investec we look for intelligent, energetic people filled with passion, integrity and curiosity. We value individuals who in turn value our culture that is, a flexible attitude comfortable to live with ambiguity and willing to challenge the status quo. Diversity, talent and leadership are respected in pursuit of the growth of our business. People who can manage themselves and build strong relationships in order to get things done, will perform in out of the ordinary ways in our environment. 

We are committed to diversity and inclusion when recruiting internally and externally.