Role overview
We are looking for a high-performing Legal Due Diligence Project Manager to support the management and delivery of legal due diligence reviews, large-scale contract reviews, and related legal transaction support projects in global transactions.
The successful candidate will play a key role in delivering quality legal due diligence on a wide variety of M&A transactions and corporate reorganisation projects throughout their whole lifecycle, from proposal and engagement stage all the way through to final delivery of reports.
The role will frequently involve working as part of multi-disciplinary advisory team and as part of a global legal team. It requires experience supporting the delivery of large, complex projects within a law firm, Big Four, alternative legal services provider, or similarly sophisticated legal delivery environment. This includes large-scale contract reviews and offers high levels of responsibility and the satisfaction of working on interesting and challenging assignments across different industries.
The successful candidate will work closely with senior legal and advisory stakeholders in the UK, while being based in South Africa, to help plan, coordinate, track, and deliver matters efficiently and to a high-quality standard.
The role is ideal for someone who combines sound transactional legal exposure with strong organisational skills, attention to detail, and an interest in improving legal delivery.
The ideal candidate will have the following skills and competencies:
Good understanding of legal due diligence in the context of M&A, disposals, restructurings, and corporate reorganisations
Strong organisational and project coordination skills
Ability to manage large teams across multiple legal workstreams (both in the UK and overseas) utilising strong organisational skills
Ability to implement methodical "best practice" approaches to the management of projects and the ability to flex that approach to meet client and transactional needs, while ensuring full compliance with risk and quality control requirements
Ability to support effectively to meet the legal team's document review requirements, utilising a forensic mind-set and attention to detail
Ability to manage Q&A processes and management of virtual data rooms
Ability to meet tight deadlines, ability to manage multiple tasks and to thrive in a fast-paced deals environment
Ability to work autonomously and as part of a team
Ability to build strong and lasting relationships with clients, legal colleagues at all levels and other professionals at PwC
Ability to use initiative and a willingness to embrace innovation and continuous improvement
Interest in innovation and continuous improvement, including the responsible use of GenAI to deliver better services, faster
Clear, articulate and confident written and verbal communication and interpersonal skills
Hardworking and enthusiastic with a "can do" attitude
Commercial awareness and the ability to identify issues requiring escalation
Strong academic background
Key responsibilities
Matter coordination and project delivery
Support the day-to-day management of legal due diligence and contract review matters
Assist with matter planning, work allocation, progress tracking, status reporting, and issue escalation
Maintain trackers, action lists, issue logs, review protocols, and delivery timetables
Monitor deadlines and follow up with stakeholders to keep matters on track
Support the coordination of internal teams, reviewers, and where relevant, local counsel across jurisdictions
Legal due diligence support
Support the delivery of legal due diligence on M&A transactions, disposals, restructurings, and corporate reorganisation matters
Coordinate the review of legal documents, including commercial contracts, constitutional documents, financing agreements, employment documents, licences, property-related agreements, and litigation summaries
Assist with the preparation of red flag reports, issues lists, summaries, and final due diligence reports
Help ensure consistency, quality, and completeness across review outputs
Contract review management
Support or manage defined workstreams within large-scale contract review exercises, including change of control reviews, abstraction projects, remediation exercises, and post-transaction review work
Assist with preparing reviewer guidance, templates, and quality control checks
Help manage review teams to ensure outputs are accurate, consistent, and delivered on time
Data room and Q&A management
Manage or support virtual data room processes, including document tracking, organisation, and follow-up
Coordinate legal Q&A processes and maintain clear records of information requests and responses
Identify gaps, missing documents, or inconsistencies and escalate appropriately
Stakeholder engagement
Work closely with legal colleagues, partners, directors, and other professionals across PwC
Build strong working relationships with internal stakeholders and, where relevant, clients and external counsel
Communicate clearly on progress, risks, dependencies, and delivery issues
Innovation and continuous improvement
Contribute to improving templates, processes, and ways of working across the legal team
Use legal technology and GenAI tools responsibly to support efficient and high-quality delivery
Identify opportunities to improve consistency, speed, and reporting
Requirements
Qualifications and experience
Relevant legal qualification required, such as an LLB or equivalent or admitted attorney
Admitted attorney status is preferred but not essential, depending on experience
Approximately 4 - 5 years' relevant experience in one or more of the following:
corporate/M&A legal practice
legal due diligence
legal project management
managed legal services
large-scale contract review delivery
Experience in a law firm, Big Four, alternative legal services provider, or similarly complex legal delivery environment is advantageous
Advantageous experience
Exposure to multi-jurisdictional matters, including cross-border Africa transactions
Experience working in multidisciplinary advisory teams
Experience preparing DD reports, issues trackers, and review protocols
Experience coordinating reviewer teams or managing defined review workstreams
What success looks like in this role
Matters are well coordinated and delivered on time
Review outputs are accurate, consistent, and commercially useful
Stakeholders are kept informed and issues are escalated appropriately
Data room and Q&A processes are managed efficiently
The candidate takes ownership of defined workstreams and contributes positively to overall matter delivery
Delivery processes improve over time through practical suggestions and disciplined execution
Job Posting End Date
June 12, 2026