Associate to the Commercial Law Practice at PwC Legal

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  Location

  (POLAND) and Krakow

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  Job Reference

  17660

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  Functional Area/Experience

  Law / 1 Year

Job Description & Qualifications

At PwC, our purpose is to build trust in society and solve important problems. We’re a network of firms in 152 countries with over 327,000 people who are committed to delivering quality in assurance, advisory and tax services. Find out more and tell us what matters to you by visiting us at www.pwc.com. PwC refers to the PwC network and/or one or more of its member firms, each of which is a separate legal entity.

Role:

Your task will be to support the Law Firm's lawyers conducting projects in the area of ​​commercial law, including:

• Ongoing corporate service and consulting for the Law Firm's clients (both international corporations and domestic entrepreneurs);
• Identifying and solving legal problems in the course of ongoing projects (participation in meetings with the Law Firm's clients, developing reorganization scenarios, identifying sensitive areas in the course of the project);
• Preparation of draft documents for the Law Firm's clients (transformation / merger / division plans, civil law contracts, corporate resolutions, shareholders' agreements, agreements on the transfer of assets / shares / shares, applications in registration proceedings);
• Additionally, participation in succession planning and transactional projects.

Candidate profile:

• Very good knowledge of commercial and civil law in the areas necessary in the course of reorganization processes;
• Interest in projects in the area of ​​company reorganization processes (merger, division, transformation of companies) and civil and commercial law (preparation of civil law contracts, increase/decrease of share capital)
• An additional advantage will be experience in the field of succession or merger and acquisition planning projects (development of family constitutions, due diligence processes, preparation of investment agreements and share purchase agreements);
• Minimum one year of professional experience in the implementation of reorganization processes and corporate services gained in a reputable law firm;
• Fluency in spoken and written English, including legal terminology;
• Initiative and commitment to the implementation of entrusted tasks;
• independence;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under time pressure;
• Ability to build and maintain customer relationships;
• Trainee legal adviser / advocate (minimum 1 year) (from 1 to 3 years of experience since graduation).

What we offer:

• Opportunity to expand experience and direct impact on professional development;
• Openness to your creative ideas and solutions;
• Cooperation with the best experts in the industry in the innovative environment of a modern law firm;
• Opportunity to work as part of multidisciplinary project teams, together with experts from the tax advisory and business advisory departments;
• Participation in client meetings and development of soft skills;
• Attractive salary and a rich benefits package.

Job Skills/Competencies Required

• Initiative and commitment to the implementation of entrusted tasks;
• independence;
• Excellent interpersonal skills;
• Ability to work under time pressure;
• Ability to build and maintain customer relationships;