Manager - Forensics And Investigations

MAIN RESPONSIBILITIES AND DUTIES eDiscovery including setting up work tasks, tracking workflows and setting up searches. Assistance with investigation and eDiscovery strategy primarily on contentious cross border matters (often involving issues of fraud and misappropriation of funds). Project management of investigations, eDiscovery and litigation support including overall responsibility for document review tasks, factual analysis and reporting. Supervision of junior team members and document review team. Assistance hiring temporary review resource and scaling up team as required to meet project needs. Meeting demanding deadlines. Assistance with onboarding clients, and enhanced due diligence on KYC. Invoicing, budgets and other administrative tasks as required from time to time. ESSENTIAL REQUIREMENTS Lawyer or suitable legal qualification. 5 years PQE of relevant experience. Commercial Litigation, investigations and/or document review experience including on matters involving fraud and tracing issues. Technical knowledge of financial fraud, investigation procedures and legal disclosures (eg privilege). Experience using document management systems and eDiscovery systems in a legal setting. Solid written and numeric skills including understanding of financial statements. Proactive and hardworking, willing to go the extra step to ensure tasks are done to the requisite level. Kindly note that by submitting your application for this career opportunity, you agree that Guardian Recruiting may use your application for the purpose of the recruitment and selection of the said position and this information may be shared with the relevant stakeholders in the business. Please note that only short-listed candidates will be contacted. Should you not have heard back within a two-week period, please assume that your application was unsuccessful. All job postings are in accordance with our Client's BEE requirements. Please only send certificates when requested to do so.