Office of General Counsel - KDN Paralegal

Job description

Paralegal - London hybrid

About KDN (KPMG Delivery Network)

The world of global advisory, audit and tax compliance services for large multi-nationals is rapidly changing and heavily dependent on technology.  KPMG Delivery Network (KDN) is a global organisation that supports KPMG member firms in delivering global priority solutions to their clients across a number of different industries. KDN helps to enable growth, improve economies of scale, and discover new ways of collaboration and working.

You’ll be a part of the KPMG family working alongside some of our profession’s most skilled practitioners on rewarding programs and initiatives that are changing the way business operates, delivering value to KPMG's clients, and driving positive change in the communities we serve. You’ll be assisting KDN to accelerate new ways of working, using cutting-edge technology and working together with our member firms located in nearly 150 countries to help us achieve our ambition to be the most trusted and trustworthy professional services firm.

Role summary

The Office of the General Counsel (“OGC”) is a key part of KDN and is responsible for managing the organisation’s global legal risk. The OGC is seeking an experienced Paralegal who will work directly with OGC team members (including the General Counsel) to provide valuable organisational, technical and administrative support. This will include liaising with non-OGC stakeholders, both within KDN and across the wider KPMG organisation.

How you will make your mark

• Analysing new requests for support / queries received into the OGC team and taking / following detailed instructions.
• Reviewing processes and making suggestions to streamline them to improve efficiencies where appropriate.
• Assisting with matter-specific Board resolutions – including coordinating any local counsel review and assisting with execution
• Periodic (e.g., quarterly) reach out to local counsel to check if there are any new (including proposed) legislative updates
• Assisting with Board meeting preparations, including scheduling of meetings and collation and circulation of pre-read materials
• Supporting team members in managing all phases of corporate and commercial matters, including ad-hoc projects as needed, administrative tasks and workflow management
• Collating, organising and updating transaction and project documents, including version control and scheduling periodic reviews of these as necessary
• Supporting with the preparation and maintenance of transaction documents, ensuring accurate record-keeping for completed matters
• Conducting legal and factual research as required, summarising findings for lawyers and keeping up to date with relevant legal developments
• Assisting with regulatory registrations, filings and related matters
• Support the team with workflow management, and ad-hoc projects as needed
• Coordination and collation of team member input on matters where a collective view is required (e.g., comments on / suggested edits for team web page)
• Liaising with Finance, Procurement and outside counsel to coordinate supplier onboarding and invoice settlement processes

This is the job for you if you have

• University degree.
• Significant relevant experience gained within a law firm and/ or an in-house legal function.
• Long term career goal of working within the legal function of a professional services organisation.
• Being a team player, with the ability to work on your own initiative, but as part of the OGC team to help other team members effectively manage their time to meet deadlines and workload requirements.
• Highly proficient working knowledge of Microsoft applications including Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook along with SharePoint.
• Ability to effectively communicate in a corporate and business environment both verbally as well as in email and other electronic means of communication.
• Ability to interact with senior management and other OGC stakeholders, exercising diplomacy and good judgment.
• Fluent in English (both written and spoken).
• Highly organised and with the ability to plan ahead, including coordination of multiple deadlines and priority management.
• Acts with integrity and discretion when handling confidential information.
• Detail oriented with an ability to quickly identify and concisely articulate solutions, including an aptitude for proof reading.
• Experience of and comfortable with hybrid working environment (i.e. meetings via Teams and communication with a bias towards e-mails and online messaging).
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic self-starter, able to work with multiple stakeholders, including in different time zones.
• The ability to build and maintain professional relationships with colleagues

KDN is Inclusive!

Everyone brings a unique perspective. We want to harness diverse thinking by bringing bright minds together and valuing the differences that lead to stronger insights and innovation. At KDN, we recognise that we need Inclusion, Diversity and Equality to be successful. We want to attract, retain and develop diverse talent at all levels. This means recruiting from the widest possible pool of talent, removing barriers that can prevent our people from reaching their full potential, and fostering a fully inclusive environment which maximises collaboration and empowers everyone at KPMG to bring their whole selves to work. We encourage authenticity, honour individual priorities, and respect your choices.