SATIC: In-house Commercial Lawyer

PwC South Africa; Gauteng; Hybrid; ZAR 900,000 - 1,300,000; Full time

Job summary

PwC South Africa’s Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) seeks a Senior Associate to provide commercial legal support to PwC UK’s OGC Commercial Team. You will draft, negotiate, review and advise on customer and supplier contracts, ITT documents, NDAs, and contract variations, while maintaining risk-focused guidance for stakeholders.

Role involves advising on legal risk, improving templates and systems, and ensuring compliance with PwC UK risk management standards in a fast-paced environment.

Qualifications

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities.
• Ability to convey complex legal issues to non-legal audiences.
• High attention to detail and accuracy.
• Adaptability and openness to innovation.
• Relationship-building skills and ability to become a trusted advisor.

Responsibilities

• Review and advise on commercial client and supplier agreements PwC UK is a party to.
• Draft clear, plain-English advice notes identifying risks and mitigations.
• Explain requirements to internal stakeholders and support contract review and negotiations.
• Maintain and improve systems, clause libraries, templates, and playbooks.
• Draft amendments and assist with compliance processes including data protection and information security.
• Support managed legal services delivery through drafting and redlining contracts.
• Triages documents, prioritises material risks, and escalates issues as needed.
• Perform related tasks to support the UK OGC Commercial Team.

Skills

Written and verbal communications

Analytical thinking

Explain complex issues to non-legal

Attention to detail

Adaptability

Relationship building

Education

Admission as an attorney in South Africa

Job description

PwC’s South African Technology & Innovation Centre (SATIC) is a key hub supporting PwC’s global network by delivering high-quality services and innovative solutions. This role is part the SATIC team which provides commercial legal support to PwC UK’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) Commercial Team. The OGC Commercial Team provides in-house legal support to the UK business across a wide range of commercial contracting matters.

Summary

The Senior Associate will provide commercial legal support to PwC UK’s OGC Commercial Team, supporting a managed services model focused on high volume, high quality legal contracting for PwC UK, particularly in connection with its UK and multinational clients. This includes drafting, negotiating, reviewing and assessing a wide range of commercial legal documents, including non-standard customer and supplier contracts, framework agreements, Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents, contract variations, NDAs and related ancillary documents. Responsibilities include preparing clear advice notes on contractual risks, liaising with internal stakeholders, supporting senior lawyers on complex matters, maintaining and improving systems and resources, and ensuring compliance with PwC UK’s legal risk management standards.

Qualifications / Certifications Required

• Admission as an attorney in South Africa
• At least 2 years’ post-articles experience in commercial law

Experience Required

Proven experience providing commercial legal advice, either in-house or in a law firm environment.

Experience in drafting, negotiating, reviewing and advising on a broad range of commercial contracts, including non-standard customer and supplier contracts, framework agreements, Invitation to Tender (ITT) documents, contract variations, NDAs and ancillary documents.

Demonstrable exposure to commercial contracting including experience of reviewing documentation against internal policies, client playbooks and agreed legal and commercial risk parameters.

Experience supporting the review and negotiation of commercial contracts within a risk-managed environment, including identifying key legal, commercial and operational risks and escalating issues appropriately.

Experience preparing clear, practical and commercially focused advice for legal and non-legal stakeholders, including plain-English advice notes identifying material risks, proposed mitigations and recommended negotiation positions.

Experience liaising with internal stakeholders, including legal, procurement, business, engagement and risk teams, to support contract review processes and progress matters efficiently.

Exposure to drafting, reviewing and redlining contracts in line with internal guidance, playbooks and PwC UK legal risk management standards.

Experience maintaining and improving clause libraries, templates, know-how resources and playbooks to support consistent, high quality legal delivery.

Exposure to supporting compliance-related processes in the contracting lifecycle, including data protection, information security, independence and other internal risk requirements where relevant.

Strong ability to handle high volumes of data, documentation and text with accuracy, pace and attention to detail.

Ability to meet tight deadlines, manage multiple priorities and operate effectively in a fast paced environment.

Strong organisational skills and experience of managing multiple live matters simultaneously, including prioritisation, stakeholder coordination and deadline management.

Experience working in a high volume, process driven or managed legal services environment would be advantageous.

Experience of using legal technology, document comparison / blacklining tools, collaboration platforms and contract workflow systems would be advantageous.

• Experience of working with professional services firms or similar corporate environments would be advantageous

Responsibilities of Role

Reviewing and advising on commercial client and supplier agreements to which PwC UK is a party (both public and private sector).

Preparing clear, plain-English advice notes identifying key legal, commercial and operational risks, required mitigations and recommended negotiation positions aligned to PwC UK legal risk standards.

Liaising with internal clients and other stakeholders to explain service-specific requirements and PwC UK’s contractual position, and to support the progression of contract review and negotiation matters.

Supporting senior lawyers on commercial legal projects, transactions, procurements and other complex matters, including ad hoc tasks, escalations and negotiations where required.

Maintaining and improving OGC Commercial Team’s systems, databases, clause libraries, playbooks, templates and knowledge resources to support consistent, high quality and efficient legal delivery.

Drafting contracts, amendments and related documents for review, and assisting with compliance processes including data protection, information security, independence and other internal risk requirements where relevant.

Supporting managed legal services delivery through the review, drafting and redlining of contracts in line with internal guidance, agreed playbooks and PwC UK legal risk management standards.

Assisting with triaging document packs, prioritising material risks and escalating issues appropriately in line with agreed risk tolerances.

Performing other related tasks as required to support the UK OGC Commercial Team.

Desirable skill sets include:

• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to convey complex legal issues to non-legal audiences
• High attention to detail and accuracy
• Adaptability and openness to innovation
• Relationship-building skills and ability to become a trusted advisor

Hybrid working arrangements are subject to change based on business, client, and team requirements. Please confirm that you have read, understood, and agree to these requirements.