Assistant Manager Legal - Commercial Contracts

About the role

KPMG Middle East is hiring an Assistant Manager Legal. The role provides legal support and guidance across the firm, focusing on drafting, reviewing and negotiating commercial agreements, identifying and mitigating contractual and commercial risks, and improving legal processes through innovative legal technologies and AI-driven solutions.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate commercial agreements such as NDAs, Hold Harmless Letters and client and vendor contracts
• Analyse contractual terms, identify legal, contractual and commercial risks and recommend revisions
• Support contract negotiations and give practical, commercially oriented legal advice to internal stakeholders
• Ensure contractual documentation is accurate, consistent and aligned with internal policies and legal requirements
• Collaborate with internal teams to resolve contractual issues and speed up agreement execution
• Contribute to improving legal processes, standard contract templates and contract management workflows
• Explore AI tools and legal technology to improve the efficiency of contract review and legal operations
• Manage multiple contracts and legal matters at once, meeting tight deadlines

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in Law (LLB) from a recognised university; an LLM or equivalent professional qualification is an advantage
• 6+ years of relevant legal experience, especially in commercial contracts, drafting, review and negotiation
• Experience in a multinational organisation, professional services firm or established law firm is preferred
• Excellent spoken and written English; Arabic and French are an advantage

Required skills

• Strong knowledge of commercial contracts, contractual terms and risk assessment
• Familiarity with contract management, legal operations and AI tools or legal technology
• Analytical, drafting, negotiation and problem-solving skills
• Attention to detail, confidentiality, organisational skills and ability to manage multiple priorities