Projects Lawyer 4-8 Yrs PQE-Johannesburg at Pinsent Masons

The role is wide-ranging and includes:

• having excellent technical legal skills;
• supervising associates and junior lawyers in the team;
• leading and managing transactions;
• developing on-going relationships with the existing client base as well as pitching for new opportunities;
• developing close working relationships as part of an international team;
• the opportunity to be involved in work on high profile projects and cross-border transactions on a global scale;
• contributing to our globally read Outlaw e-publication and external publications on topical issues and developments in our markets;
• taking an active role in our business development campaigns, the development of our innovative products and pitching for new work.

The successful candidates will:

• have gained experience in a firm with an established energy and/or infrastructure practice;
• have experience of project development transactions from a commercial and/or finance perspective;
• demonstrate experience of acting in a leading role in key transactions, being a self-starter and taking responsibility for client service and of managing the transaction and the team;
• be a team player, able to forge strong working relationships with colleagues;
• be technically strong and exercise good commercial judgment;
• be receptive to different ways of working including strong project management skills;
• have interpersonal skills necessary for this client-facing role;
• have experience in business development activities including presenting seminars or training sessions to external parties.