Overview
Commercial Lawyers Jobs in Johannesburg at PwC
Management Level
Senior Associate
Job Description & Summary
At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries.
Those in corporate law at PwC will provide legal advice and support to clients on various corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, and compliance. You will leverage experience in corporate law and the ability to navigate complex legal frameworks.
Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow.
Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to:
Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others.
Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems.
Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts.
Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy.
Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing.
Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas.
Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations.
Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm’s code of conduct, and independence requirements.
PwC is a leading global professional services network with over 295,000 staff operating in 156
countries.
PwC UK is seeking a junior Commercial lawyer based in the South Africa Technology and
Innovation Centre (SATIC) which is part of PwC and based in Johannesburg to support its UK
Office of General Counsel, Commercial Team, primarily focussed on UK Government & Public
Sector (G&PS) contracts. PwC UK’s business has grown significantly over the past few years in
this space, and we anticipate this continuing, hence the need to recruit.
PwC UK’s Office of General Counsel of nearly 50 lawyers is an experienced, well-established
and supportive group of professionals, who are highly-regarded by, and well-networked to, the
business, and who have strong relationships with a wide range of senior professionals in the
organisation, including at Executive Board level.
PwC UK’s OGC Commercial Team is made up of over 20 commercial contracting lawyers,
currently split between two locations in the UK. This new role is an exciting opportunity to be
part of the creation of a third location in South Africa. The role will be based in the
Johannesburg office of PwC SATIC (a separate legal entity from PwC UK), providing you with
full access to a state-of-the-art office environment in the heart of Waterfall City.
The role would be specifically to provide key support to PwC UK bid teams, senior lawyers, and
risk management professionals on G&PS matters, by:
Reviewing and advising on non-standard contracts and related materials within Invitation
to Tender (ITT) documents issued by G&PS clients;
Reviewing and advising on the suite of G&PS framework agreements PwC UK has
signed up to;
Preparing clear advice notes setting out key contractual risks within the terms;
Liaising and communicating effectively with a wide range of internal clients to ensure
they understand service-specific requirements, the contract position and PwC UK’s
approach;
Provide ad hoc support to our senior lawyers on particular G&PS projects or deals;
Maintaining and improving our G&PS systems, databases and resources;
Performing other similar tasks.
Drafting of contracts for review
Key requirements for the role:
At least 2 years’ post articles experience in providing commercial legal advice, either
within an in-house environment or within law firms, ideally working with organisations
similar to PwC or its competitors;
Great communication skills;
Good experience of advising on a range of commercial contracts;
Good drafting skills;
Ability to handle large volumes of data and text with accuracy and speed, to identify
issues, and be adept at conveying issues to a non-legal audience. The ability to work
effectively to deadlines is an absolute must;
Ability to adapt and to be open minded and innovative;
An ability to build good relationships and become a trusted advisor to the business.
Travel Requirements
Up to 20%
Available for Work Visa Sponsorship?
No
Job Posting End Date
March 22, 2025
Title: Commercial Lawyers
Company: PwC
Location: Johannesburg
