SATIC - Commercial Contracts Lawyer

SATIC is a delivery centre serving UK PwC and is an independent member of the PwC international network of firms. By joining SATIC and being based in South Africa, you will be an extension of the PwC NEW Law UK team located in London, Birmingham and Manchester. You will be working on project-based assignments, specialist legal advice and ongoing general counsel support. The UK team vision is to also harness the expertise of the firm to provide end-to-end, technology-enabled services to meet our clients’ needs.

The 5 key offerings of the team are General Commercial Contracts (including Managed Legal Services), Contract Optimisation, Contract Review and Remediation, Outsourcing transactions and Technology agreements. Our clients include numerous household names, MNCs and listed groups as well as privately owned companies across a range of sectors. The work we undertake is often high profile and cross-border in nature and can involve other legal teams in the PwC international network. Our teams often work with Consulting, Deals, Tax and other professionals from within PwC to deliver a comprehensive and integrated service to our clients.

We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual with a passion for client service. This is the ideal environment for an individual who wants to be part of the future of legal services and solve real business problems. The role will also provide the successful candidate with an excellent opportunity to grow our legal practice and play a central role in developing our business .

Role and Responsibilities

You will join as a Senior Manager and contribute to the team’s expansion. The role includes:

Specifically, the role is likely to include:

• Reviewing, assessing, and drafting IT , outsourcing and general commercial agreements;

• Advice on IT, e-commerce , outsourcing and general commercial laws;

• Supporting clients in the negotiation of a range of transactions and developing / maintaining contract negotiation playbooks for clients;

• Supporting clients to leverage technology enabled workflows to support contract preparation, negotiation and execution;

• Business d evelopment, including over time building a network of referrers within PwC as well as developing direct client relationships; and

• Some commercial contracts support for due diligence work.

Essential skills/Requirements:

• Qualified and admitted attorney in South Africa or equivalent common law jurisdiction ;

• Excellent academic background;

• Experience of advising on commercial contracts with strong contract drafting , reviewing, redlining (including playbooks) and analytical skills ;

• 7+ years PQE ;

• Ability to meet tight deadlines and to thrive in a fast-paced environment;

• Ability to use initiative and a willingness to embrace innovation and continuous improvement;

• Ability to work both autonomously and as part of a team as and when required ; and

• Ability to harness new technology to deliver better services, faster.
  

Desirable skills:

• PowerPoint presentation skills

• Strong IT skills. (Office or 356)

• LegalTech skills
  

Training

You will be upskilled to handle transactions governed by the laws of England and Wales through comprehensive training in the ways of working and commercial law fundamentals.

The successful candidate(s) will be energetic, enthusiastic and keen to embrace the challenge of turning their hand to many different types of commercial contracting work.

The ideal candidate will be required to demonstrate the following:

• excellent communication skills and a positive “can do” attitude - ability to achieve goals through teamwork, direct and indirect influence and collaboration;

• good technical legal skills;

• a keen ability to learn in a fast moving, innovative and technology enabled environment and a desire to be part of the movement to modernise the in-house delivery of legal services and advance the New Law Services practice.
  

Knowledge of or previous experience in the Managed Legal Services industry or of working as an in-house legal counsel would be advantageous and looked on favourably, as will previous experience of working with LegalTech . The successful candidate will be working with lawyers across the other UK offices and will be occasionally required to travel between the offices.