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KPMG · 1 day ago

Assistant General Counsel

Washington, DC

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level, Lead/Staff

8+ years exp

KPMG is a well-regarded company that provides audit, tax, and advisory services. They are seeking an Assistant General Counsel to focus on confidentiality, privacy, and information protection while providing legal advice on relevant standards and supporting enterprise-wide technology initiatives.

AccountingAdviceBig DataConsultingFinancial ServicesInformation TechnologyLegalManagement ConsultingProfessional 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 principlesInformation protectionConfidentiality principlesLegal advice on AIPolicy draftingCollaborative skillsAttention to detail

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

A 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

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KPMG is a network of independent member firms offering audit, tax, and advisory services.

Founded in 1987

London, England, GBR

10001+ employees

https://kpmg.com

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