General Legal Advisor at KPMG South Africa

Description of the role and purpose of the job:

Purpose

• Assist and support the General Legal team in the management and functioning of all contract management activities including but not limited to, all service and third-party agreements. Monitoring and enforcing compliance with laws and regulations in the KPMG South Africa network. Ensuring that KPMG’s Risk Management policies and procedures are adhered to.

Key responsibilities:

• The main area of responsibility will include the review and drafting of agreements and the monitoring of compliance with legislation and regulations.
• Other ad hoc legal duties as required by the unit management team.
• Assisting the Risk Management team in ensuring compliance with Risk Management procedures and policy.

Skills and attributes required for the role:

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Attention to detail is critical to this role
• Team player, ability to deal effectively with individuals at all levels
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team.
• Self-motivated
• Proactive
• Good organizational skills
• Good understanding and practical application of drafting agreements, the monitoring of compliance with legislation
• Ability to meet deadlines
• Able to use initiative
• Flexibility to deal with ad-hoc tasks
• Detail orientated, solution driven, focussed on impact of legal agreements
• Adaptive to changing environment
   

Minimum requirements to apply for the role (including qualifications and experience):

• Qualified attorney
• 2 to 3 years’ experience in a legal/compliance environment
• Proficient in Excel and Word