SATIC:Corporate Lawyer (International Business Reorganizations / M&A)
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.
Role Summary
PwC SATIC is looking for a Senior Associate – Corporate Lawyer to join our Managed Legal Services team in South Africa.
This is an exciting opportunity for a commercially minded legal professional to support the PwC UK Corporate Legal Team on complex international business reorganizations, cross-border corporate transactions, and M&A-related matters. You will work in a dynamic, fast-paced and technology-enabled environment, collaborating with multidisciplinary teams (inc. tax, finance and accounting) across the UK, EMEA, USA and South Africa.
What you’ll do
In this role, you will:
- Review, draft and advise on a range of corporate intragroup transactions
- Prepare and review key legal documents, including:
- sale and purchase agreements,
- asset transfer agreements,
- board resolutions,
- corporate approvals,
- inter-company loan agreements,
- share issue and subscription agreements, and
- Draft practical, plain-English, commercially focused legal advice highlighting risks and proposed mitigations
- Support and manage legal workstreams across multi-jurisdictional projects.
- Liaise with internal stakeholders and overseas counsel to coordinate deliverables
- Assist with execution planning, implementation timelines and due diligence processes
- Contribute to the development of templates, playbooks and legal technology solutions
What we’re looking for
We’d like to hear from you if you have:
- Admission as an Attorney in South Africa or an equivalent common law jurisdiction
- At 1- 3 years’ relevant experience in a law firm, in-house legal team or professional services environment
- Strong experience in:
- international business reorganizations,
- legal entity simplification,
- cross-border mergers,
- intra-group transfers, and/or
- post-deal integration
- Experience drafting legal documents governed by England & Wales law or knowledge of English Corporate Law will be highly advantageous
Key skills and attributes
The ideal candidate will demonstrate:
- Strong corporate law and governance knowledge
- Excellent drafting and communication skills
- The ability to provide clear, practical and business-focused legal advice
- Strong organisational and project management capability
- Comfort working across multiple time zones and in virtual global teams
- Prior experience of using AI tools such as Harvey, LEAH or equivalent.
- A proactive approach to legal innovation and legal technology
- Proficiency in Microsoft 365, with openness to tools such as document automation and AI-assisted review
This role offers the opportunity to:
- Work on high-profile international matters
- Gain exposure to cross-border legal and business teams
- Be part of a modern, tech-enabled legal services model
- Help shape how legal services are delivered in a more innovative and efficient way
- If you are a driven legal professional with strong corporate experience and an interest in working in a global, future-focused environment, we would love to hear from you.ditations in progress are advantageous.
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