Senior Associate 3 at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job description

Job Description

The PwC Deal Our people make an impact through their dedication to client service, creativity, and high performance. Whatever your passion, the opportunities available to you at PwC will help you realise your career aspirations. As an organisation with an increasingly agile workforce, we're open to a variety of flexible working styles. We're committed to collaboration and strong relationships that help our clients and our people realise their ambitions. Well known for our technical excellence, we're also a firm brimming with energetic and inspirational people who want to build a diverse career in a progressive, global organisation. What's in it for you? The opportunity to join a diverse and progressive team, with the chance to learn from inspirational people committed to ensuring each and every interaction is an opportunity to learn, challenge and innovate. About the role This is an opportunity for a young legal professional to join PwC Legal in its M&A and corporate commercial practice and provide Legal services to clients of PwC Legal.

Essential skills and experience

• Minimum of 2 to 4 years PQE.
• Corporate commercial experience (M&A experience will be an advantageous).
• Strong drafting and research skills.
• Strong knowledge of the various company and business laws
• Ability to provide solutions to business problems – analytical skills.
• Good communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to prioritise and work under pressure.
• Strong planning, Organisation and time management skills.
• Ability to manage multiple assignments and multi-task.
• Detail oriented and deadline driven.

Required qualifications

• LLB Admitted Attorney

Desirable skills or attributes

• Results oriented with leadership qualities.
• Self-starter and confident.
• Lateral thinker.
• Self-motivated.
• Takes initiative and responsibility for personal development and updated technical knowledge.
• Positive attitude.

Responsibilities

• Liaising with clients and colleagues to provide legal services. Producing high level legal opinions that add value to clients business. Managing a range of legal assignments reporting to Managers/ Partners.
• Expand professional network internally and externally.
• Management of billings, debtors and assignment budgeting. Compliance with risk management procedures.

The skills we look for in future employees We're very proud of our unique culture, and expect our people to demonstrate skills and behaviours that will support us in implementing our business strategy. This is important to the work we do, both for our business and our clients. These skills and behaviours are a strong component of our global leadership framework: The PwC Professional. Diversity We work in a changing world that offers great opportunities for people with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We seek to attract and employ the best people from the widest talent pool, as well as those who reflect the diverse nature of our society. And we aim to encourage a culture where people can be themselves and be valued for their strengths. Our strength lies in creating value through diversity. Whether you're an accomplished professional or a promising new talent, you'll have opportunities to continuously learn, grow and advance in your career within our network. Our diverse client mix gives you an opportunity to make a difference by working with clients across South Africa and clients with a global reach. We know that the skills and experiences you gain with us will stay with you throughout your career. So join PwC. We'll help you to reach your full potential. Take the opportunity of a lifetime. Industry OS - Cross Industry