Senior Manager, Legal Transformation

KPMG LLP Canada; Toronto; On-site; CAD 149,000 - 191,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player seeks a motivated lawyer with a passion for technology and artificial intelligence to join their Legal Transformation team. This role offers the opportunity to enhance legal processes, implement cutting-edge technologies, and drive meaningful change within client organizations. You will collaborate with diverse teams to identify inefficiencies and optimize legal operations, ensuring compliance and reducing administrative burdens. Join a dynamic and inclusive workplace that values your contributions and supports your professional growth. If you're ready to transform the legal profession and make a significant impact, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Comprehensive Total Rewards Program

Professional Development Opportunities

Inclusive Workplace

Supportive Work Environment

Qualifications

• 6+ years of experience in legal technology and as a practicing lawyer.
• Proficiency in legal transformation and AI with excellent communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Identify inefficiencies and support implementation of new processes.
• Optimize legal operations and automate routine tasks for clients.

Skills

Legal Technology

Artificial Intelligence

Change Management

Interpersonal Skills

Communication Skills

Time Management

Leadership

Detail Oriented

Education

Juris Doctor (JD)

Law Degree

Tools

Automation Tools

Job description

Overview

At KPMG, you’ll join a team of diverse and dedicated problem solvers, connected by a common cause: turning insight into opportunity for clients and communities around the world.

In today's rapidly evolving legal landscape, organizations must continuously adapt to remain competitive. Our Legal Transformation team enables legal departments to optimize processes, integrate cutting-edge technologies, empower their teams, and leverage generative artificial intelligence (AI) to focus on high-value tasks.

We are seeking a highly motivated lawyer with experience in technology to join our team. The ideal candidate will have a strong interest and experience in artificial intelligence, technology and change management.

At KPMG Law, we pride ourselves on fostering a collaborative and supportive work environment where your professional growth is our priority. Our Legal Transformation team provides comprehensive solutions tailored to our client’s legal department, helping address critical areas such as enhancing the efficiency and effectiveness of the legal function, streamlining, and automating legal processes, ensuring accurate tracking of changes in relevant laws and managing your entities with advanced technology.

Joining KPMG Law means becoming part of a global network with access to extensive resources and expertise. Our affiliation with KPMG International provides unparalleled opportunities for professional development and career advancement. We are committed to helping our team members achieve their career goals.

If you are passionate about transforming the legal profession and are looking to make a meaningful impact, KPMG Law is the place for you. We offer a dynamic and inclusive workplace where your contributions are recognized and valued.

What you will do

• Identify inefficiencies and opportunities for improvement for our clients, provide a clear roadmap for transformation, and support the implementation, including vendor selection, technology implementation, change management, and ensuring successful adoption of new processes and tools.
• Assess the client’s legal function through the lens of processes, technology, people, service delivery, governance, KPIs and data.
• Optimize and automate legal operations to improve efficiency and reduce manual workload, including redesigning workflows, implementing automation tools, and enhancing process documentation for consistency and clarity.
• Enable clients to automate routine tasks, ensuring compliance and reducing administrative burden.

What you bring to the role

• 6+ years of experience in legal technology and as a practicing lawyer
• Broad legal transformation and artificial intelligence experience and proficiency
• Excellent interpersonal skills, and a practical and pragmatic style toward providing legal solutions
• The ability to balance the demands of an emerging practice
• In good standing with provincial law society
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, as well as administrative and time management skills
• Inclusive leadership style
• Ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams in a fast-paced environment
• Self-driven and detail oriented

KPMG BC Region Pay Range Information

The expected annual base salary for this position is $149,500 - $191,000 and may be eligible for bonus awards. In addition, KPMG offers a comprehensive and competitive Total Rewards program.

Providing you with the support you need to be at your best

Our Values, The KPMG Way

Integrity, we do what is right | Excellence, we never stop learning and improving | Courage, we think and act boldly | Together, we respect each other and draw strength from our differences | For Better, we do what matters

KPMG in Canada is a proud equal opportunities employer and we are committed to creating a respectful, inclusive and barrier-free workplace that allows all of our people to reach their full potential. A diverse workforce is key to our success and we believe in bringing your whole self to work. We welcome all qualified candidates to apply and hope you will choose KPMG in Canada as your employer of choice.

Adjustments and accommodations throughout the recruitment process

At KPMG, we are committed to fostering an inclusive recruitment process where all candidates can be themselves and excel. We aim to provide a positive experience and are prepared to offer adjustments or accommodations to help you perform at your best. Adjustments (informal requests), such as extra preparation time or the option for micro breaks during interviews, and accommodations (formal requests), such as accessible communication supports or technology aids, are tailored to individual needs and role requirements. You will have the opportunity to request an adjustment or accommodation at any point throughout the recruitment process.