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Senior Associate: Commercial and Corporate Lawyer – Reference JSSACACL

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.

To apply for this job email your details to Juanita@armstrongappointments.com