Commercial Lawyers at PwC South Africa

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.