- Opportunity to work on a wide variety of technology-focused commercial agreements
- Join a highly supportive and engaged in house team that walks the walk on innovation and collaboration
- Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane based
KPMG is one of the most trusted and respected global professional services firms.
An exciting opportunity has arisen in KPMG Australia’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) for a commercially focused lawyer. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities.
Working within an inclusive, supportive and flexible culture, the role reports to the OGC’s Head of Commercial. You will advise all areas of KPMG’s business, including working directly with the General Counsel and other senior executives and stakeholders. You will be operating in an area of real growth and innovation, with the opportunity to independently develop your network throughout KPMG.
Your new role
Key responsibilities will include:
- Providing legal guidance in relation to KPMG’s rapidly growing and evolving solutions and service offerings
- Reviewing, drafting and negotiating agreements, including master services agreements, procurement, implementation, licensing, SaaS, managed services and outsourcing agreements
- Advising on the structuring of and responses to tenders for the provision of services
- Working closely with client engagement teams, as well as our Risk Management, Privacy and IT Security teams.
You bring to the role
The role we are looking to fill would suit a commercial lawyer with more than 3 years PQE experience in a leading law firm, or in-house equivalent, but less-experienced candidates that can demonstrate a strong track record in contracting may also be considered. You will have:
- A current Australian practicing certificate
- Strong drafting and negotiation skills, strong written and verbal communication skills and experience building relationships with internal clients at all levels
- Well-developed commercial acumen to overlay the legal analysis
- Project management, research, analysis and problem-solving skills
- Flexibility, adaptability and a team-orientated attitude, as well as the ability to operate independently as required and proactively manage competing priorities.
What we offer you
We offer a supportive and collaborative culture that fosters professional development, encourages innovation and values work-life balance.
We believe diversity of thought, background and experience strengthens relationships and delivers meaningful benefits to our people, our clients and communities. We are consistently recognised as an employer of choice for women, and our inclusive culture promotes the development of our people irrespective of gender, ethnicity, generation, flexible work status, family circumstances, sexual orientation or disability.
