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Legal Counsel - Privacy

Professional Diversity Network
Posted Nov 14
Full Time
Boston, Massachusetts

**What You'll Do

** BCG is partnering with our clients to tackle some of the world's biggest and most pressing challenges. Grounded by our values and guided by our purpose, we are unlocking the potential of those who advance the world. Our Global Legal Team is a key enabler of our firm's success, helping to drive impact and progress across a number of important dimensions.

As a Legal team member, you will work across BCG teams and functions to support our business growth strategy, provide counsel and expertise, drive legal innovation, and leverage the power of new ways of working.

YOU'RE GOOD AT

**Responsibilities

** As a Data Privacy counsel, you will work within BCG's Global Legal Team and Data Protection office team to ensure privacy compliance of BCG offices, with a focus on processing activities in BCG NAMR offices. Working alongside our teams of legal counsels, security experts, IT architects, developers, data scientists and marketers, you will impact company-wide awareness and understanding, system architecture, and risk posture. Within this role you will be responsible for supporting and implementing all aspects of the global data protection compliance strategy and advising on legal matters surrounding data protection/privacy. Among other things, you will:

  • Provide assurance of privacy compliance with global and regional regulations (including the CPRA and others applicable privacy laws in the NAMR region)
  • Support the Legal and Procurement teams with data privacy agreements with global and local vendors, and vendors we use during our client projects, including contract negotiations
  • Support the Legal team with data privacy agreements with clients, including contract negotiations
  • Work with colleagues in the Information Security and Compliance team on review, writing, and governance of our global policies
  • Work on training materials, and conduct global and local training sessions, in a way that both the message and the reasoning are understood
  • Perform research and communicate up-and-coming data protection legislation
  • Collaborating across teams, you will facilitate and enhance training programs, and you will foster awareness about privacy & security best practices and risks
  • Support Data Protection Impact Assessments where necessary

**You Bring (experience & Qualifications)

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  • Graduate degree (J.D.) in Law from an accredited law school and admitted to practice
  • At least 5+ years of experience in data privacy and compliance
  • 2+ years with a reputable law firm preferred; prior relevant in-house experience preferred
  • Excellent written and oral communication skills
  • English fluency; other languages a plus

YOU'LL WORK WITH

BCG's legal group manages a full spectrum of legal issues, including contracts, intellectual property, regulatory matters, corporate compliance, and corporate governance. The firm's legal team serves as both a trusted advisor to the business and an activist agent of change.

**Who We Are

** BCG pioneered strategy consulting more than 50 years ago, and we continue to innovate and redefine the industry. We offer multiple career paths for the world's best talent to have a real impact on business and society. As part of our team, you will benefit from the breadth and diversity of what we are doing today and where we are headed next. We count on your authenticity, exceptional work, and strong integrity. In return we are committed to supporting you in discovering the most fulfilling career journey possible-and unlocking your potential to advance the world. Our team called Global Services (GS) provides corporate support to business areas such as Finance, Legal, HR, Marketing and IT. This diverse team of experts, operators and specialists represent all levels from Partner to entry level staff, operating across the globe in multiple countries. Global Services is in short, the backbone of BCG.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY

Boston Consulting Group is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, age, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity / expression, national origin, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected under federal, state or local law, where applicable, and those with criminal histories will be considered in a manner consistent with applicable state and local laws.PDN-98bcb03c-fe14-460c-8801-27715eeca69e