Manager, KPMG Law

KPMG LLP; Tempe (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

KPMG Law in Arizona is seeking a Manager to lead large-scale, multidisciplinary projects with US and Global teams, ensuring client objectives are met.

The role requires a JD/LLM with an active Arizona bar and at least five years of commercial/corporate contract experience, plus strong leadership and communication skills.

Qualifications

• Five years of experience in reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing general commercial law contracts and corporate documents.
• JD or LLM with active Arizona bar license.
• Self-starter with ability to manage multiple assignments and lead legal projects to completion; develop client relationships; sales/business development experience.
• Strong understanding of general commercial contracts and governance; familiarity with key provisions like liability, indemnification, warranties, termination.
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills and willingness to adopt AI technologies.
• Ability to collaborate across teams and stakeholders with clear, impactful communication.

Responsibilities

• Lead the delivery of large-scale, multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional projects and develop adjacent service offerings.
• Collaborate with US and Global teams to drive opportunities and improve engagement delivery; build external client, vendor, and internal relationships.
• Work with diverse teams across geographies, including KPMG international member firms.
• Leverage technologies to draft, review, analyze, and advise on commercial and corporate law documents at scale; monitor regulatory developments for compliance.
• Support legal managed services engagements including contract review, data extraction, and playbook development.
• Mentor junior lawyers and contribute to team development and knowledge sharing.
• Act with integrity and professionalism to uphold KPMG’s respectful work environment.

Skills

Commercial contracts

Corporate law

Negotiation

Contract drafting

Client relationship management

Education

Juris Doctorate or LLM

Arizona Bar license

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Microsoft Office

AI tools familiarity

Job description

KPMG is currently seeking a Manager, KPMG Law to join our practice.

Responsibilities:

• Lead the delivery of large scale multidisciplinary and multijurisdictional projects along with supporting the development of adjacent service offerings to existing KPMG tax and advisory practices
• Embrace working with both US and Global teams to drive opportunities as well as efficiencies and continuously improve engagement delivery; develop and maintain relationships with external clients, vendors, KPMG tax and advisory professionals, KPMG foreign law firms and other stakeholders
• Collaborate with diverse teams of professionals at various levels of experience in different subject matter areas and from different geographies, including teams from KPMG’s international member firms
• Leverage KPMG technologies and contribute legal knowledge and experience to the development of new technologies to draft, review, analyze, and advise clients on commercial and corporate law documents at scale; monitor developments in the legal and regulatory environment to ensure contracts remain compliant
• Support legal managed services engagements which may include high volume contract review and / or contract data extraction, contract lifecycle management (all or some processes), claims support and management, provide legal guidance to internal and external stakeholders in relation to technology and managed services contracts, and contribution of knowledge to legal drafting and negotiation playbooks
• Seek opportunities to contribute to a broader legal community; mentor junior lawyers and contribute to team development and knowledge sharing
• Act with integrity, professionalism, and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG’s respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Minimum five years of recent experience reviewing, drafting, negotiating, and managing general commercial law contractual agreements and corporate law documents
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college/university; licensed Juris Doctorate or LLM degree from an accredited college/university (active bar license in Arizona)
• Self-starter with a growth mindset and the ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments, and manage assignments in a team environment with proven ability to lead legal projects efficiently from initiation to completion, ensuring deadlines are met and deliverables align with client objectives; ability to develop and deepen client relationships while working with both U.S. and non-U.S. KPMG teams to bring the right services to new and existing clients; demonstrated experience in sales and business development
• Strong substantive understanding of general commercial contracts and agreements and the key clauses typically found in these agreements, for example, limitation of liability, indemnification, warranties, termination, and more; demonstrated expertise in corporate governance and transactional matters, with familiarity in key provisions commonly found in corporate agreements such as shareholder rights, board resolutions, fiduciary duties, voting thresholds, change of control, and confidentiality
• Excellent Microsoft Office skills and a willingness to adopt new technologies such as AI and their application to various legal services use cases
• Adept at integrating diverse viewpoints across teams and multiple stakeholders to drive collaborative, inclusive, and high-quality outcomes; track record of exercising exceptional clarity and impact in communication with ability to translate complex ideas into actionable insights that drive performance, foster collaboration, and reinforce KPMG’s high-performance culture