Specialist: Litigation

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Date: 26 Mar 2025

Location: Sandton, GT, ZA

Company: Capitec Bank Ltd

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We're on the lookout for energetic, self-motivated individuals who share our passion for service in the banking industry. To be part of the journey, follow the steps below:

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Purpose Statement

  • To initiate, monitor and control suitable legal processes to ensure the optimal realisation of various collateral types held across all product offerings in respect of the relevant non-performing loan portfolio
  • To provide specialist inputs relating to Legal Collections towards:
    • maximising recoveries and impairment releases 
    • minimising recovery costs and impairment raises
    • Financial assessment, negotiation and restructure of distressed debt

Experience

Minimum:

  • Admitted attorney / advocate 
  • At least 2 - 3 years post-admission experience in civil and/or commercial litigation practice

Ideal:

  • 3+ years post-admission experience in civil and/or commercial litigation practice, comprising of 2+ years in a Collections and Recoveries space.

Qualifications (Minimum)

  • A relevant post graduate degree in Law or Commerce

Qualifications (Ideal or Preferred)

  • Masters Degree in Law or Business Administration

Knowledge

Minimum: 

  • Up-to-date knowledge of the Collections and Recoveries environment
  • Insolvency legislation and processes 
  • Credit legislation and processes
  • Banking and Financial Services Industry
  • Litigation processes
  • Debt Recovery processes 
  • Collateral variants / types 

Ideal:
Understanding of:

  • Commercial, business, and financial principles and practices 
  • Governance and risk management principles
  • Data analytics
  • Banking and Financial Services Industry (ideal)

Skills

  • Attention to Detail
  • Computer Literacy (MS Word, MS Excel, MS Outlook)
  • Decision making skills
  • Negotiation skills
  • Problem solving skills

Conditions of Employment

  • Clear criminal and credit record

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