SATIC - Financial Services Lawyer:Markets & Derivatives

Management Level Senior Associate Job Description & Summary At PwC, our people in legal services offer comprehensive legal solutions and advice to internal stakeholders and clients, maintaining compliance with regulations and minimising legal risks. These individuals provide strategic guidance and support across various industries. In legal specialties at PwC, you will focus on legal support and advice across specific areas of law, confirming compliance and mitigating legal risks for the organisation. Your work will involve a wide range of specific legal matters and collaborate with different teams to drive business objectives. Focused on relationships, you are building meaningful client connections, and learning how to manage and inspire others. Navigating increasingly complex situations, you are growing your personal brand, deepening technical expertise and awareness of your strengths. You are expected to anticipate the needs of your teams and clients, and to deliver quality. Embracing increased ambiguity, you are comfortable when the path forward isn’t clear, you ask questions, and you use these moments as opportunities to grow. Examples of the skills, knowledge, and experiences you need to lead and deliver value at this level include but are not limited to: Respond effectively to the diverse perspectives, needs, and feelings of others. Use a broad range of tools, methodologies and techniques to generate new ideas and solve problems. Use critical thinking to break down complex concepts. Understand the broader objectives of your project or role and how your work fits into the overall strategy. Develop a deeper understanding of the business context and how it is changing. Use reflection to develop self awareness, enhance strengths and address development areas. Interpret data to inform insights and recommendations. Uphold and reinforce professional and technical standards (e.g. refer to specific PwC tax and audit guidance), the Firm's code of conduct, and independence requirements. About the role :   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 part of the PwC Legal UK team   located   in London,   Birmingham   and Manchester. You will be working on project-based assignments, specialist legal   advice   and ongoing general counsel support .      An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the legal team based in one of our   state-of-the-art   facilities   in South Africa .    We are looking for   Newly Qualified to 3-year or more PQE South African admitted lawyers  with a   markets and derivatives   an d transactional background to join this busy, friendly team at Senior Associate level.     We are looking for a talented and ambitious individual with a passion for client service. We are experiencing significant growth in our practice   largely due to   our ability to harness   new technology   to deliver better services, faster.   This is the ideal environment for an individual who wants to be part of the future of legal services and solve   real business   problems.   Role and   Key Responsibilities:      You will join as a Senior Associate and contribute to the team’s expansion. The role includes:   Drafting, negotiating,   reviewing   and assessing a wide range of   markets and derivatives   legal documents including   ISDA Master Agreements, Master Repurchase Agreements, Securities Lending   Agreements, Futures trading Agreemen t s,   C learing   or Prime Brokerage Agreements .   Providing   markets or   derivatives   SME and applying market/industry knowledge   for relevant   transactions as part of wider PwC engagements.   Knowledge-sharing   and providing training and tailored lending S ubject   M atter   E xpertise   support   to colleagues in other parts of the PwC network.   Supporting clients in the negotiation and