SATIC: Corporate Lawyer – International Business Reorganizations & Technical Document Review
- Location
- Cape Town, Western Cape
- Minimum qualification
- Bachelor's degree
- Closing date
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In brief
**Overview** PwC South Africa’s SATIC team is seeking a Manager-level Corporate Lawyer specializing in high-volume, technically rigorous legal document review and international business reorganization projects. This role offers a unique opportunity to work in a professional support, non-client-facing capacity, supporting UK and multinational clients within a structured, technology-driven managed legal services environment. **What you will do** * Perform high-volume legal document review, quality control, technical legal research, and draft plain-English corporate legal advice aligned with PwC UK standards. * Manage the detailed review of diverse transaction documents, including sale and purchase agreements, shareholder resolutions, company registrations, and legal due diligence reports. * Play a key role supporting large-scale, multi-jurisdictional corporate restructuring projects. * Collaborate closely with UK, EMEA, USA, and South African teams within a structured, technology-enabled managed legal services environment. * Coach and mentor junior lawyers. * Contribute to the continuous improvement of templates, precedents, playbooks, and legal knowledge resources. * Provide technically accurate, commercially informed legal advice and research alongside senior legal teams. * Help ensure that all cross-border restructuring steps are legally robust, operationally sound, and aligned to transaction objectives. **Requirements (from the original advert)** * LLB or equivalent legal qualification. * Admission as an attorney in South Africa or equivalent common law jurisdiction. * Admission as a corporate lawyer in South Africa or a comparable jurisdiction. * 5–7+ years’ post-admission experience, including significant exposure to UK client work or cross-border corporate transactions. * Proven capability managing very high volumes of legal document review within strict SLAs and demanding deadlines. * Experience drafting and reviewing corporate transaction documents governed by UK or international law, including M&A, legal entity simplifications, dividend extractions, and restructuring approvals. * Willingness to work aligned to UK business hours in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment requiring strong organisational skills and resilience. * Proficiency and enthusiasm for legal technology tools, process improvement, and knowledge sharing. **Who should apply** This role is ideal for a Corporate Lawyer who excels in a professional support, non-client-facing capacity, focusing on high-volume, technically rigorous legal document review and international business reorganizations. The candidate should have significant experience with UK clients or UK legal frameworks, possess strong organizational skills and resilience, and be prepared to work aligned to UK business hours. They should be collaborative, enjoy coaching junior lawyers, and demonstrate proficiency and enthusiasm for legal technology tools, process improvement, and knowledge sharing within a structured, technology-enabled managed legal services environment. **Deadline** Not specified **Reference** Original posting: https://www.myjobmag.co.za/job/satic-corporate-lawyer-international-business-reorganizations-technical-document-review-pwc Source: myjobmag
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