Outsourcing Lawyer

Job description

KPMG Overview

KPMG is part of a global network of firms that offers Audit, Tax, Legal, Consulting, Deal Advisory and Technology services. Through the talent of over 16,000 colleagues, we bring our creativity and insight to our clients’ most critical challenges. With offices across the UK, we work with everyone from small start-ups and individuals to major multinationals, in virtually every industry imaginable. Our work is often complex, yet our vision is simple: to be the clear choice for our clients, for our people and for the communities we work in.

Job Description

KPMG Law is a fast-growing part of KPMG. We are now seeking to recruit a Senior Manager (Solicitor) to support the growth of the Commercial and Technology part of our Commercial, Technology and Data Legal team. This is an excellent opportunity to be part of a team which works across KPMG providing our clients with commercial and regulatory-driven solutions.

Why you might want to join KPMG Law

• You can see the advantages of professional advice being provided within a multidisciplinary team.
• You are ambitious and perceive the wealth of opportunities presented by an established legal practice in a leading global professional services firm.
• You want the opportunity to develop client relationships and KPMG Law's capabilities.
• You are excited by the idea of being a member of a team that will grow significantly.
• You want to broaden your experience and become a more rounded professional.
• You want to achieve a sustainable work-life balance.

Experience and Background:

The applicant should be a technology and outsourcing lawyer with at least 6 years’ PQE with knowledge of the relevant legal disciplines and experience of acting for clients on complex, strategic and/or international projects.

• The applicant should have experience in contractual drafting and negotiation gained on national and international projects, across the following core disciplines: outsourcing arrangements (both ITO and BPO), IT arrangements (eg, systems integration, software licensing, IT services and IT infrastructure arrangements).
• The applicant should have experience or an interest in lawtech.
• The applicant should have business development experience to be able to lead relationship building (both within KPMG and direct with clients) and respond to client opportunities (whether through formal pitches or informal opportunities). A desire to contribute to our business development activities in an effective and business-minded manner is an important attribute for the role.
• The applicant should have experience of working with demanding clients across a broad spectrum of size and activities and will be expert at service delivery.
• The applicant should be expected to take responsibility for servicing and building part of the existing business of the team.
• The applicant should help promote the team’s work through participating in team and firm events, giving internal and external presentations, and producing expert articles for publication.
• Experience in some of the following sectors would be considered helpful:
  • Financial services (eg, banking, insurance, investment management, payment services)
  • Life Sciences
  • Digital infrastructure, including telecoms and data centres

Applicants who have some but not all of the above experience will still be considered.