Tax Associate, KPMG Law - JD/LLM | Summer/Fall 2027

Career Level Requirement

Early Career

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Start Season & Year: Summer/Fall 2027

Earliest Graduation Date: Nov 2026

Latest Graduation Date: Sep 2027

At KPMG Law, you can become an integral part of a dynamic team at a globally recognized, business-integrated legal practice. Enjoy a collaborative, future-forward culture that empowers your success. Work alongside KPMG's extensive network of multidisciplinary specialists and leverage advanced legal technologies. Join a diverse team helping high-profile clients understand, analyze, and respond to complex business opportunities and challenges. Develop your career through a range of multifaceted engagements, formal training, and informal mentoring. At KPMG, we believe nothing is more important than investing in our culture because it is an investment in our people, our future, and what we stand for as a firm.

KPMG is currently seeking an Associate to join our KPMG Law practice.

Responsibilities:

• Assist attorneys in reviewing and analyzing various legal documents, such as commercial contracts and corporate governance materials
• Contribute to legal research and monitoring developments in the legal and regulatory environment to ensure contracts and services remain compliant
• Support legal managed services engagements, which may involve monitoring developments in the legal and regulatory environment to ensure contracts and services remain compliant
• Manage the formation, registration and dissolution of domestic and international entities, ensuring compliance with jurisdictional requirements
• Draft and maintain corporate documents including bylaws, operating agreements, resolutions and meeting minutes for boards and committees
• Coordinate and file annual reports, business licenses and other regulatory filings to maintain good standing across jurisdictions
• Collaborate with diverse teams of professionals within KPMG Law and across KPMG's broader network, including international member firms
• Act with integrity, professionalism and personal responsibility to uphold KPMG's respectful and courteous work environment

Qualifications:

• Must be pursuing and have obtained by the start date or have completed the following degrees/majors in the past 12 months: a JD or equivalent program (such as LLM and more) from an accredited college or university; plan to prefer Arizona bar license preferred
• Strong in technical, business acumen, critical thinking and agility skills; demonstrated ability to excel and drive strategic outcomes, coupled with a professional demeanor and a collaborative leadership approach, in a dynamic, evolving environment
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Applications (Excel, PowerPoint, Word and Outlook) and a passion to innovate through technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI) and their application to various legal services use cases
• Excellent communication (written and verbal), time management and leadership skills; a flexible and adaptable team player; resourceful in delivering high-quality work
• Ability to prioritize tasks, work on multiple assignments and manage assignments in a team environment
• Must reside within a reasonably commutable distance to the office for this position and be able to travel to reasonably commutable work locations using own means of transportation, such as a personal vehicle or public transportation
• Ability to travel and/or work on-site at client premises as needed, at times with relatively short notice
• Must be authorized to work in the U.S. without the need for employment-based visa sponsorship now or in the future; KPMG LLP will not sponsor applicants for U.S. work visa status for this opportunity (no sponsorship is available for H-1B, L-1, TN, O-1, E-3, H-1B1, F-1, J-1, OPT, CPT or any other employment-based visa)

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KPMG recruits on a rolling basis. Candidates are considered as they apply, until the opportunity is filled. Candidates are encouraged to apply expeditiously to any role(s) for which they are qualified that is also of interest to them.

Los Angeles County applicants: Material job duties for this position are listed above. Criminal history may have a direct, adverse, and negative relationship with some of the material job duties of this position. These include the duties and responsibilities listed above, as well as the abilities to adhere to company policies, exercise sound judgment, effectively manage stress and work safely and respectfully with others, exhibit trustworthiness, and safeguard business operations and company reputation. Pursuant to the California Fair Chance Act, Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers, Fair Chance Initiative for Hiring Ordinance, and San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.