Office of general counsel - General Counsel at PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC)

Job Description & Summary
A career in Office of General Counsel, within Internal Firm Services, will provide you with the opportunity to be a part of the Firm’s legal department by providing dedicated legal support in the areas of litigation, counselling, and corporate, commercial, and employment law. You’ll play an important part in all aspects of regulatory proceedings involving the Firm and its personnel by supporting on regulatory issues, advising the Firm on matters relating to its operations, supporting the Firm’s client contracting function, and advising on matters related to employees.

To really stand out and make us fit for the future in a constantly changing world, each and every one of us at PwC needs to be a purpose-led and values-driven leader at every level. To help us achieve this we have the PwC Professional; our global leadership development framework. It gives us a single set of expectations across our lines, geographies and career paths, and provides transparency on the skills we need as individuals to be successful and progress in our careers, now and in the future.

As a Senior Manager, you'll work as part of a team of problem solvers, helping to solve complex business issues from strategy to execution. PwC Professional skills and responsibilities for this management level include but are not limited to:

• Encourage everyone to have a voice and invite opinion from all, including quieter members of the team.
• Deal effectively with ambiguous and unstructured problems and situations.
• Initiate open and candid coaching conversations at all levels.
• Move easily between big picture thinking and managing relevant detail.
• Anticipate stakeholder needs, and develop and discuss potential solutions, even before the stakeholder realises they are required.
• Contribute technical knowledge in area of specialism.
• Contribute to an environment where people and technology thrive together to accomplish more than they could apart.
• Navigate the complexities of cross-border and/or diverse teams and engagements.
• Initiate and lead open conversations with teams, clients and stakeholders to build trust.
• Uphold the firm's code of ethics and business conduct.

Main Purpose

The position is for General Counsel: Litigation & Regulatory and Line of Service Counseling.

The position reports to the Africa General Counsel and the role is to be part of a team of lawyers supporting PwC in Central and Southern Africa. The main purpose of the role is to support the firm in litigation, regulatory matters and provide quality and strategic legal advice, on a broad range of topics, to the Firm and its three lines of service. As a secondary objective the candidate will be required to provide assistance in complying with the firm’s internal policies and standards - including managing the risks associated with sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption and competing fairly. The role includes providing assistance to various functional areas to comply with their regulatory obligations, including, amongst others, reporting to the Independent Regulatory Board for Auditors, the Johannesburg Stock Exchange, the Financial Sector Conduct Authority and the Information Protection Regulator.

Competencies Skills:

• Relevant professional qualification
• 5 or more years’ PQE commercial legal experience
• Litigation, regulatory and commercial legal experience or knowledge highly advantageous
• The ability to think critically and solve problems efficiently and practically.
• Solid and demonstrable understanding of a regulatory environment both from a pragmatic and legal perspective.
• An ability to identify and articulate potential legal and/or regulatory concerns.
• Self-motivated and attention to detail.
• Curious and driven to find practical solutions to complex problems.
• Excellent communication skills, including the ability to interact with staff at various levels
• Strong networking qualities.
• Ability to multitask and prioritise.
• Analytical and solution driven.
• Pro-active and committed to delivery.
• Excellent time management skills.
• Able to work independently and as part of a team.

Job Description

• Investigate, manage and provide assistance in potential legal, litigious and regulatory matters, including dealing with internal departments such as forensics, ethics and business conduct and external stakeholders such as law firms;
• Provide accurate and practical legal advice to the firm and its lines of service, generally, including interpretation of applicable legislation, directives, regulations and contracts
• Conduct legal research and opinion writing;
• Provide support or lead, as may be required, special projects;
• Assist in preparation of various documents and provide assistance to Africa General Counsel and other resources
• Participate and contribute to the firm’s compliance activities and initiatives - including conducting risk assessments and gap analysis on key compliance matters, including sanctions, anti-money laundering, anti-bribery and corruption and competing fairly

Education (if blank, degree and/or field of study not specified)
Degrees/Field of Study required: