SMI 18611 - Specialist Transactional Corporate Commercial Attorney – Law Firm – Centurion Area

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Professional Career Services

Job Ref:

SMI 18611 - Speciali..

Date posted:

Wednesday, May 27, 2026

Location:

Johannesburg, South Africa

Salary:

Highly competitive Highly competitive market-related package (CTC structure or CTC + performance incentives based on fee targets)market-related package

SUMMARY:
Specialist Transactional Corporate Commercial Attorney – Law Firm – Centurion Area

POSITION INFO:

Employer Description

A specialist corporate and commercial legal practice located in the Centurion area.

Job Description

Our client is seeking an experienced Senior Commercial Attorney with strong expertise in transactional corporate and commercial law. The successful candidate will join a focused advisory team dealing exclusively with high-level commercial and corporate transactions.

This is a strictly non-litigious role, focused entirely on corporate and commercial advisory and transactional work.

You will be responsible for:

Drafting, reviewing and negotiating complex commercial agreements
Structuring and executing corporate and commercial transactions
Advising on mergers and acquisitions (M&A) and related deal work
Supporting corporate structuring and restructuring matters
Preparing shareholder agreements, MOIs and joint venture agreements
Conducting due diligence and related transactional support work

Qualifications

LLB (Bachelor of Laws)
Admitted Attorney of the High Court of South Africa
Postgraduate commercial or corporate law exposure (advantageous)

Skills

The successful candidate will have:

Minimum 6+ years’ post-admission experience in commercial law
Strong experience in independently drafting and negotiating commercial agreements
Solid exposure to M&A transactions (advantageous)
Experience in corporate structuring and restructuring
Knowledge of shareholder agreements, MOIs, and joint ventures
Non-litigation / pure commercial background preferred
Exposure to tax and/or financial principles advantageous
Strong drafting ability with excellent attention to detail
Ability to work independently on complex transactions
Fluency in Afrikaans

SMI 18611 - Specialist Transactional Corporate Commercial Attorney – Law Firm – Centurion Area

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