Senior Associate: Commercial and Corporate Lawyer

SUMMARY:
The candidate will be expected to conduct legal work for a variety of clients across a spectrum of industries.

POSITION INFO:

Main job function

• Tax: Offshore and onshore
• Advising on company structures
• Contract drafting
• Due diligence
• Franchise agreements
• Explorations agreements
• International agreements
• Lease agreements
• Securities
• Service level agreements,
• Shareholder agreements
• Competition Law
• Capital Markets
• Corporate Law
• Banking & Finance
• Partnerships & Joint Ventures
• Sales & Purchase Agreements
• Energy & Minerals
• Consumer Law
• Corporate & Acquisitions
• Licensing
• Privatisation
• Construction

The candidate will be expected to conduct legal work for a variety of clients across a spectrum of industries. The candidate will also be responsible for the Business Development of the Corporate and Commercial practice. Furthermore, the candidate will be required to develop and transfer his/her knowledge and skills in this sphere to the junior members of the team.

Qualifications

• LLB Degree
• Tax qualification
• Admission as an Attorney in South Africa
• Legal Practice Council member in Good Standing
• At least 5 years postadmission experience at a large, well-established law firm, or in the inhouse legal department of a large corporate group of companies
• Experience in corporate and commercial law is essential, and particularly in drafting and reviewing contracts.
• Ability to conduct extensive research and having a detail-oriented approach.

Criteria

• Excellent analytical and problem solving skills.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
• Ability to work independently and collaboratively.
• Highly motivated and reliable individual
• Ability to make sound judgements.
• Ability to handle stressful situations and perform under pressure
• Computer literate

A Consultant will be in touch if you are shortlisted for the position. Please consider your application unsuccessful should you not have been contacted within 2 weeks. We will keep your CV on our database and contact you should you match the criteria of any other vacancies.