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Banking and Finance Lawyer (Bilateral & Syndicated Loans)

Banking and Finance Lawyer (Bilateral & Syndicated Loans)

Cognia LawCape Town, Western Cape, South Africa
30+ days ago
Job description

Overview

Join a dynamic legal team transforming the delivery of banking and finance law. If youre a commercially minded lawyer looking to broaden your transactional experience and accelerate your career wed like to hear from you.

Role Purpose

You'll collaborate closely with global banking relationship teams to lead negotiate draft and finalise bilateral and syndicated loan documentation driving deals from initial term sheet to financial close.

Why Cognia Law

Cognia Law is an international law company providing consulting flexible resourcing and managed legal services to law departments and law firms. The company brings cost-effective process-optimised and technology-enabled solutions to solve clients most pressing legal challenges. Cognia Law collaborates with those who are game changers in adjacent areas delivering holistic value-based solutions and world-class delivery with best-fit talent.

Cognia Law is a Chambers-ranked law company and has a reputation for really making a difference and being focused on solving clients problems and enabling sustainable change in the legal sector. The key to success is our people not only do we attract and retain the best legal talent but focus on enabling our team to realise their full potential.

Role Responsibilities

Responsibilities include but are not limited to :

  • Draft negotiate and finalise LMA-style bilateral and syndicated loan agreements including security documents legal opinions and corporate authorisations.
  • Lead deal negotiations ensuring effective management of committed uncommitted leveraged and investment-grade facilities.
  • Oversee the full deal lifecycle from initial draft through to financial close collaborating seamlessly with internal teams (relationship managers credit risk compliance) and external counsel.
  • Proactively build and maintain trusted relationships with key internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective transaction coordination.
  • Stay updated on local and international regulatory developments advising internal teams to ensure continued compliance.

Requirements

  • Law degree from a leading South African tertiary institution.
  • Admitted attorney with 28 years PQE in banking & finance law specifically bilateral and / or syndicated lending.
  • Proven track record in drafting reviewing and negotiating LMA-style facility agreements (investment-grade and / or leveraged finance).
  • Demonstrable experience managing complex transaction workflows with proactive risk escalation.
  • Advantageous

  • Prior secondment or in-house banking experience.
  • Post-graduate qualification (LLM PGDip) specialising in Banking or Finance law.
  • Exposure to cross-border financing and understanding of evolving regulatory environments.
  • Key Skills

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    Employment Type : Full-Time

    Experience : years

    Vacancy : 1

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