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KPMG US · 22 hours ago

Assistant General Counsel

New York, NY

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

KPMG is a well-regarded firm providing audit, tax, and advisory services, and they are seeking an Assistant General Counsel to join their Office of the General Counsel. The role focuses on providing legal advice on confidentiality, privacy, and information protection, while also supporting enterprise-wide technology initiatives and collaborating with various teams to address legal compliance.

Financial Services

H1B Sponsor Likely

Responsibilities

This role will focus on Confidentiality, Privacy and Information Protection and prioritizes providing legal advice on confidentiality and privacy issues, while also contributing to information protection efforts

Support the firms enterprise-wide technology initiatives by providing legal advice on applicable confidentiality and privacy standards, with an emphasis on enabling the business use of AI tools and firm transformation initiatives

Provide legal advice to the Information Incident Response Team (IIRT) for effective management of information and cybersecurity incidents

Assist the business in designing and implementing data access permissions and data reuse initiatives to align with legal and contractual obligations, professional responsibility and firm policy

Collaborate closely with Ethics and Compliance and Risk Management teams to address and resolve issues related to confidentiality, privacy and information protection

Work with the Policy Office to draft and review firm policies that relate to the teams subject matter expertise, including privacy policies

Qualification

Privacy standardsInformation protectionConfidentiality principlesLegal advice on AIPolicy draftingCollaborative skillsAttention to detailCommunication skills

Required

Minimum eight years of recent experience as an attorney in a law firm, government agency, in-house legal department or any combination; Big 4 or professional services experience is a plus

JD or LLM from an accredited law school and licensed to practice law in the U.S., including in the state in which their office is located

Demonstrated knowledge of confidentiality, privacy and information protection principles; experience advising on information incidents and responsive strategies

Familiarity with reviewing technology initiatives, especially those involving AI and data management

Strong collaborative skills with a proven ability to liaise effectively with Ethics and Compliance and Risk Management teams and to communicate clearly with business stakeholders

Competence in policy drafting and revision, with meticulous attention to detail

Benefits

A variety of medical and dental plans

Vision coverage

Disability and life insurance

401(k) plans

A robust suite of personal well-being benefits to support your mental health

Personal Time Off per fiscal year

Calendar of holidays to be observed during the year

Two breaks each year where employees will not be required to use Personal Time Off

Company

KPMG US

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KPMG is one of the world’s leading professional services firms and the fastest growing Big Four accounting firm in the United States.

Founded in 1987

New York, NY, US

10001+ employees

http://www.kpmg.com/US

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