Corporate Lawyer
7 days ago
**CORPORATE LAWYER - JOHANNESBURG
**Firm Introduction**
Pinsent Masons is a global 100 law firm, with over 3,400 employees operating out of 26 locations across Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East. We have a long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice rooted in a deep understanding of the sectors and geographies in which our clients operate. Our global reach ensures that we are well-placed to advise on complex multi-jurisdictional matters across a full range of legal disciplines.
The firm has significant multinational credentials in the financial services, energy, infrastructure, real estate, and advanced manufacturing and technology sectors. Services provided across these sectors include asset management and investment funds, corporate and M&A, commercial, competition, litigation and arbitration, banking, restructuring, insurance, regulatory, construction, projects, pensions, property, planning and environmental, procurement, outsourcing, employment, share plans and incentives, technology and tax advice.
We champion change and promote progress to make business work better for people. Pinsent Masons has embedded a range of diversity and inclusion initiatives to create an environment in which its people can flourish. We operate an agile working scheme, which offers our employees flexibility in terms of where, and how, they work.
We stand out for our innovative approach to service delivery. For example, the firm has developed a number of in-house legal technology and project management solutions, operates a hub of freelance lawyers, called Vario, and a global Diversity and Inclusion consultancy, Brook Graham. Put simply, we offer a range of professional disciplines to our clients, enabled by our people, process and technology.
**Awards
Pinsent Masons has achieved more tier 1 rankings in The Legal 500 UK guide than any other firm, won the "Law Firm of the Year Award 2019 - Legal Business" for the second time and is recognised among the most innovative law firms in Europe by the Financial Times. Pinsent Masons was also named Law Firm of the Year 2018 by The Lawyer, and is ranked No 4 on the UK Stonewall Workplace Equality Index 2020 and named as one of Stonewall’s Top Global Employers 2020.
**Our Corporate Group**
Our team of corporate lawyers are currently working with sophisticated multinational clients on a variety of corporate/M&A transactions (including acquisitions, disposals, joint ventures etc.) in line with our clear sector-focused approach to the market. A number of our clients are market-leaders in energy and infrastructure development across the continent.
**Brief**
- a team player who wants significant responsibility and to take ownership of matters with strong support from senior and junior team members;
- interested in developing strong working relationships with colleagues and willing to contribute to the development of junior team members;
- exercise common sense and good commercial judgement;
- be innovative and receptive to different ways of working in a fresh and fast-paced environment, including a willingness to contribute to various aspects of the team's practice and client relationships;
- have strong inter-personal skills and be comfortable with client-facing responsibilities; and
- have an interest in being part of an international practice with a global outlook that does things differently.
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