General Legal Advisor

Overview

Job title / position : General Legal Advisor

Number of positions : 1

Function and Business Unit : Risk Management (Southern Africa)

Purpose

To provide legal support to the audit, advisory and tax & legal services business units within KPMG Southern Africa by assisting in the drafting, review, and interpretation of legal documents, ensuring compliance with applicable legislation and regulatory requirements, and mitigating legal risks through providing sound legal advice.

Responsibilities

• Legal Advisory : Assist in providing guidance to internal stakeholders on various legal matters affecting the business, based on KPMG Policy, applicable laws and regulations.
• Contract Management : Draft, review, and negotiate basic commercial agreements and standard templates (NDAs, service level agreements, client agreements for the provision of audit, advisory and tax & legal services). Review Requests for Proposals / Quotations and provide guidance to services teams on legal requirements and risks.
• Risk Management : Assist in providing support on legal and compliance risks to the Quality and Risk Management team, as needed.
• Ad hoc : Other ad hoc duties as required by the legal team within Quality and Risk Management. Support with Southern Africa and One Africa integration activities / projects as required.

Skills and attributes

Qualifications / Minimum requirements

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