Manager, KPMG Law

Career Level Requirement

KPMG is seeking a Manager, KPMG Law with a minimum of five years of recent experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing general commercial law contractual agreements and corporate law documents. A Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university and a licensed Juris Doctorate or LLM degree from an accredited college/university (active bar license in Arizona) are required. The position requires self-starter qualities, a growth mindset, and the ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage assignments in a team environment.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large scale multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional projects along with supporting the development of adjacent service offerings to existing KPMG tax and advisory practices
• Embrace working with both US and Global teams to drive opportunities as well as efficiencies and continuously improve engagement delivery; develop and maintain relationships with external clients, vendors, KPMG tax and advisory professionals, KPMG foreign law firms and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with diverse teams of professionals at various levels of experience in different subject matter areas and from different geographies, including teams from KPMG's international member firms
• Leverage KPMG technologies and contribute legal knowledge and experience to the development of new technologies to draft, review, analyze, and advise clients on commercial and corporate law documents at scale; monitor developments in the legal and regulatory environment to ensure contracts remain compliant
• Support legal managed services engagements which may include high volume contract review and / or contract data extraction, contract lifecycle management (all or some processes), claims support and management, provide legal guidance to internal and external stakeholders in relation to technology and managed services contracts, and contribution of knowledge to legal drafting and negotiation playbooks
• Seek opportunities to contribute to a broader legal community; mentor junior lawyers and contribute to team development and knowledge sharing
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications

• Minimum five years of recent experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing general commercial law contractual agreements and corporate law documents
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; licensed Juris Doctorate or LLM degree from an accredited college/university (active bar license in Arizona)
• Self-starter with a growth mindset and the ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage assignments in a team environment with proven ability to lead legal projects efficiently from initiation to completion, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables align with client objectives; ability to develop and deepen client relationships while working with both U.S. and non-U.S. KPMG teams to bring the right services to new and existing clients; demonstrated experience in sales and business development
• Strong substantive understanding of general commercial contracts and agreements and the key clauses typically found in these agreements, for example, limitation of liability, indemnification, warranties, termination, and more; demonstrated expertise in corporate governance and transactional matters, with familiarity in key provisions commonly found in corporate agreements such as shareholder rights, board resolutions, fiduciary duties, voting thresholds, change of control, and confidentiality
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills and a willingness to adopt new technologies such as AI and their application to various legal services use cases
• Adept at integrating diverse viewpoints across teams and multiple stakeholders to drive collaborative, inclusive, and high-quality outcomes; track record of exercising exceptional clarity and impact in communication with ability to translate complex ideas into actionable insights that drive performance, foster collaboration, and reinforce KPMG's high-performance culture

Benefits

KPMG offers a comprehensive compensation and benefits package, including a 401(k) plan, disability and life insurance, and a robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health. Depending on job classification, standard work hours, and years of service, KPMG provides Personal Time Off per fiscal year. Additionally, each year KPMG publishes a calendar of holidays to be observed during the year and provides eligible employees two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off; one is at year end and the other is around the July 4th holiday. For more information about KPMG's benefits, visit this link.