Commercial Lawyer - Office General Counsel

at  KPMG

JOB DESCRIPTION

• Opportunity to work on a wide variety of commercial arrangements and agreements, regulatory issues and corporate matters
• Join a highly supportive and engaged in house team that walks the walk on innovation and collaboration
• Sydney, Melbourne or Brisbane based
• 12 month fixed term contract
  An excellent opportunity has arisen in KPMG’s Office of General Counsel (OGC) for a commercial lawyer. The OGC deals with a wide variety of corporate and commercial arrangements and agreements, regulatory issues and litigation. We are looking for talented people who share our purpose of inspiring confidence and empowering change for our clients, our people and our communities.

YOUR NEW ROLE

Key responsibilities include working with your colleagues to:

• draft and negotiate general contracts and commercial agreements
• Review new products and service offerings
• Provide legal advice in relation to tender documents and client service offerings
• Liaise closely with the business and external counsel

YOU BRING TO THE ROLE

You must hold a current practicing certificate, and we value lawyers with:

• Post admission experience with a leading law firm or in an in-house environment
• Experience negotiating general commercial contracts (experience in the engineering consultancy field is not essential but will be considered an asset)
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills
• Strong written and verbal communication skills and experience building relationships with internal clients at all levels
• A proactive and commercial approach to problem solving

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.
If you’d like to use your talents to make a real impact for your clients and colleagues, we’d love to hear from you today.