SATIC - Commercial Lawyer (Contract Law)

Get AI-powered advice on this job and more exclusive features. South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is the latest part of PwC, a global brand delivering services for the biggest clients in the world. PwC leads the way in human led, technology enabled professional services, working with clients to transform their business and make it fit for the future. We are looking for candidates who bring in-depth market experience, who see technology as a way to enable and drive human innovation and who want to be a part of a community of solvers, to tackle the biggest challenges in society. If you are looking for a career where every day is different, where challenges are complex and where you can make a real difference, then we want to hear from you. By choosing to join SATIC, you are choosing to work with teams all over the world, harnessing the power of world leading tech and making a difference to real people’s lives. Requirements: Qualifications / Certifications:

• LLB / LLM

Experience:

• At least 2 years’ post articles 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;
• Admitted attorney
• Good experience of advising on a range of commercial contracts;
• 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

Key responsibilities: 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;
• Providing 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.

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.

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full-time

Job function

Consulting and Legal

Industries

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