Senior Foreclosures Attorney (Property Law & Financial Recoveries)

About the role

If you’re an experienced Senior Foreclosures Attorney looking for an opportunity to make your experience work for you, join a prestigious law firm in Pretoria East specialising in Property Law and Financial Recoveries.

Key responsibilities

• Strategic management of both undefended and defended foreclosure and secured asset litigation portfolios, including strategy formulation and risk assessment.
• Drafting and settling complex pleadings such as Particulars of Claim, Declarations, Affidavits, Heads of Argument and Appeal documentation.
• Attending case management conferences, judicial proceedings and settlement negotiations with bank executives.
• Overseeing execution processes, including warrants of attachment, sales in execution and coordination with sheriffs and conveyancers.
• Leading and mentoring a team, managing performance, workflow allocation and quality assurance.

Required profile

• Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa with at least 15 years post‑admission experience.
• Extensive senior‑level experience in both undefended and defended banking litigation in the High Court, with a proven track record in high‑value secured recoveries.
• Demonstrated expertise in foreclosure, insolvency, deceased estates, business rescue and liquidation matters where financial institutions are secured or preferent creditors.
• Strong knowledge of the National Credit Act, Insolvency Act, Administration of Estates Act, Companies Act, Uniform Rules of Court and Superior Courts Act.

Required skills

• Advanced drafting using Microsoft Word.
• Data analysis and reporting in Microsoft Excel.
• Proficiency with Outlook for communication.
• Working knowledge of legal case management systems (e.g., DM1, CACS, Excalibur, OCS, Lexpro or similar).
• Comfort with digital court platforms, online case tracking and electronic document management systems.