General Legal Advisor at KPMG South Africa

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
• 3 to 4 years’ experience in a legal/compliance environment
• Proficient in Excel and Word