Lead Legal Counsel: Recoveries & Special Assets

Executive Legal Function   |   R993 665 TCTC   |   Centurion, Gauteng

A high-stakes role for a seasoned legal recovery strategist with deep commercial banking experience and sharp litigation instincts. This is not a position for generalists—this is for a legal expert who can lead from the front, structure recoveries, navigate insolvency frameworks, and protect institutional balance sheets.

The Role

The Lead Legal Counsel: Recoveries & Special Assets leads the design, execution, and continuous refinement of the full legal recovery value chain—ensuring recoveries are strategic, cost-effective, and compliant. This includes direct oversight of distressed debt, bought-in properties, land claims, and the legal interface with third-party attorneys and debt collectors.

Key Responsibilities

  • Oversee recoveries litigation, insolvency actions, and debt restructuring strategy.
  • Manage third-party legal providers, attorney mandates, and service level compliance.
  • Drive enforcement processes while safeguarding reputation and compliance.
  • Track recovery performance, legal risk exposure, and litigation costs.
  • Lead internal reporting, legal control reviews, and disposals of distressed assets.
  • Maintain alignment with internal credit, risk and finance partners across portfolios.

Minimum Requirements (Non-Negotiable)

  • LLB degree and admission as an Attorney or Advocate (post-pupillage).
  • 7+ years’ experience in recoveries, litigation, and legal collections—preferably in commercial banking.
  • Strong background in distressed account restructuring and legal risk management.
  • Solid command of Insolvency Law, Companies Act, NCA, CPA and debt enforcement statutes.
  • Proven ability to manage complex stakeholder environments.

Ideal Candidate Profile

  • Confident decision-maker and legal tactician.
  • Commercially grounded, risk-aware, and operationally strategic.
  • Track record of leading recovery actions that protect institutional value.
  • Skilled at managing attorneys and enforcing performance-driven legal frameworks.

This is a mandate to lead recoveries decisively, legally and commercially. Applications are invited from candidates who meet all minimum requirements and bring a performance mindset to legal recoveries in a complex financial environment.

Mailto:clivev@pinpointone.co.za

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