Paralegal-Jobs in Südafrika

Summary

At PwC, our legal services team offers comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, ensuring compliance with regulations and minimizing legal risks. These professionals provide strategic guidance across various industries.

In legal specialties at PwC, you will focus on legal support and advice in specific areas of law, confirming compliance and mitigating legal risks. Your work involves handling a range of legal matters and collaborating with different teams to drive business objectives.

Building meaningful client relationships, you will learn to manage and inspire others. As you navigate complex situations, you will grow your personal brand, deepen your technical expertise, and recognize your strengths. Anticipating the needs of your teams and clients, you will aim to deliver quality work. Embracing ambiguity, you will be comfortable when solutions are not immediately clear, asking questions and using these moments for growth.

Skills, knowledge, and experiences to lead and deliver value include but are not limited to:

• Responding effectively to diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings.
• Using a broad range of tools, methodologies, and techniques to generate ideas and solve problems.
• Applying critical thinking to analyze complex concepts.
• Understanding the broader objectives of your project and how your work aligns with overall strategy.
• Developing a deeper understanding of the changing business context.
• Using reflection to develop self-awareness, enhance strengths, and address development areas.
• Interpreting data to inform insights and recommendations.
• Upholding professional and technical standards, including PwC tax and audit guidance, the firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements.

SATIC is a delivery center serving PwC UK and is an independent member of the PwC international network. By joining SATIC in South Africa, you will be part of the PwC UK Legal team based in London, Birmingham, and Manchester, working on project-based assignments, providing specialist legal advice, and ongoing general counsel support.

Corporate Practice Overview

PwC Legal's Corporate practice is one of its largest groups, focusing on:

Corporate and business structuring projects (e.g., multi-territory reorganizations, intra-group reorganizations).

Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A) and private equity.

Specializations include LLPs, LLP conversions, and European company law (cross-border and domestic mergers).

Client Base

The team works with multinational corporations, listed groups, privately owned companies, and inbound groups. Structuring projects often involve cross-border work within PwC’s international network, while M&A focuses on privately owned companies, inbound groups, and mid-tier private equity firms. Collaboration with tax, corporate finance, and advisory professionals ensures cohesive client service.

We seek newly qualified to 3-year or more PQE South African admitted lawyers with a general corporate law and transactional background to join as a Senior Associate in this busy, friendly team.

Role and Responsibilities

You will join as a Senior Associate and contribute to the team’s growth. Your responsibilities include:

• Handling diverse corporate projects, often involving detailed legal work.
• Collaborating with PwC’s tax and deals advisers to gain insights into business and commercial contexts.
• Supporting the growth of the Corporate practice and assisting high-profile clients.
• Building relationships with clients and PwC professionals, working under partner supervision.
• Managing transactions with significant responsibility within a supported learning environment.
• Participating in business development and networking activities.
• Opportunities for secondments with high-profile clients.

Training

You will receive training to handle transactions governed by English and Welsh law, including fundamentals like distributions, share transfers, and capital reductions.

The successful candidate(s) will be energetic, enthusiastic, and eager to take on various types of corporate work.

Requirements

• Qualified attorney in South Africa or an equivalent common law jurisdiction.
• Excellent academic record.
• Solid experience in general corporate law and private company M&A.
• Expertise in drafting, reviewing, and redlining legal documents.
• Experience in intra-group corporate and business structuring, including multi-territory reorganizations and smaller intra-group projects.
• Knowledge of LLPs, LLP conversions, and European company law (cross-border and domestic mergers).
• Interest in various corporate areas.
• Strong communication, client service, and organizational skills.
• 1 to 3 years PQE.
• Ability to work well in a team and independently.
• Clear, articulate, and confident in written and verbal communication.
• Willingness to engage in business development and networking activities.
• Experience responding to RFIs and RFPs.