Senior Legal Consultant

Introduction To KPMG

Recognized as a great place to work and build a successful career, KPMG provides Audit, Tax, and Advisory services to organizations across today’s leading industries. Our growth is driven by delivering impactful results for clients, supported by a culture that nurtures individual development, promotes inclusivity, rewards innovation, and contributes to communities.

We are currently looking for a Senior Legal Consultant within our Tax & Legal Business Unit in our Johannesburg office.

KPMG Law is a fully integrated legal business which provides a variety of legal services to external clients. The focus of KPMG Law in South Africa is corporate law, commercial law, financial regulatory, data privacy, competition law and employment law. The team members are on the non‑practicing roll of attorneys and as such do not provide any litigation support.

As an integrated legal business, KPMG Law operates both as a ‘stand‑alone’ legal business and as part of a multidisciplinary organisation. This allows the legal team members to seamlessly leverage expertise across KPMG, including Corporate Finance, Advisory, Audit, Regulatory Compliance, Financial Risk Management, Forensics, Information Technology Advisory and Tax (including Corporate Tax, Indirect Tax and International Tax).

The Senior Legal Consultant will support and participate in legal assignments at a senior level in the areas outlined above. These responsibilities include:

• Preparation of privacy advice and opinions, drafting privacy gap assessment reports, supporting clients in implementing privacy controls (including drafting of data processing agreements, privacy policies and procedures and privacy notices), and performing privacy training and awareness.
• Supporting all aspects of M&A legal services, legal due diligences, contract drafting services, general corporate and commercial legal services, the legal analysis, design and implementation of group restructures and the preparation of legal opinions.
• Supporting a variety of legal regulatory and compliance services in areas such as financial services regulatory and competition law.

In addition to providing sound legal services, the role also requires marketing and administrative support, including:

• Marketing and the preparation and submission of proposals.
• Initiation and completion of the required KPMG take‑on procedures for new clients and new assignments awarded to KPMG.
• Invoicing and collection of fees for services rendered.
• Researching and preparing thought leadership articles.
• Support in coordination of events and webinars.

• Strong experience in the rendering of South African privacy, corporate and commercial law services.
• Ability to provide innovative legal solutions to clients to support their business and strategic needs.
• Sound legal technical ability and knowledge of relevant South African legislation.
• Strong ability to research legal questions and prepare sound legal opinions.
• Good presentation skills.
• Good command of the English language and effective drafting skills.
• Ability to work under pressure and meet deadlines.
• Client‑focused mindset and solution‑orientated approach.
• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to operate proactively.
• Team player.
• Drive and enthusiasm.
• Commitment to excellence.
• Good IT proficiency in electronic research tools and MS Teams.

• LLB at a South African University.
• Admitted Attorney in South Africa.
• Approximately 3 to 4 years dedicated post‑articles experience in the legal areas referred to above.

If you have not been contacted within the next 3 months, consider your application as being unsuccessful. KPMG wishes you all the best in your career path.