About KPMG International
KPMG is a global organization of independent professional services firms providing Audit, Tax and Advisory services. KPMG is the brand under which the member firms of KPMG International Limited (“KPMG International”) operate and provide professional services. “KPMG” is used to refer to individual member firms within the KPMG organization or to one or more member firms collectively. KPMG firms operate in 145 countries and territories with more than 236,000 partners and employees working in member firms around the world. Each KPMG firm is a legally distinct and separate entity and describes itself as such. Each KPMG member firm is responsible for its own obligations and liabilities. KPMG International Limited is a private English company limited by guarantee. KPMG International Limited and its related entities do not provide services to clients. For more detail about our structure, please visit https://home.kpmg/xx/en/home/misc/governance.html.
More than 2,500 talented colleagues make up the KPMG International team, with a focus on ensuring global consistency and providing expertise to support member firms in the achievement of KPMG’s Trust and Growth ambition. KPMG International is comprised of a number of high-performing global teams, including: Global Advisory, Global Audit, Global Clients & Markets, Global Corporate Affairs, Global People, Global Quality and Risk Management, Global Tax & Legal, Global Technology and Knowledge, the International Office of General Counsel, and the Office of Chief Administrative Officer. Working together, the global team is changing the way business operates at KPMG, delivering value to KPMG firms and driving positive change in the communities in which KPMG International and KPMG firms operate.
About the team
The International Office of the General Counsel (IOGC) is a growing and high-performing in-house legal team with personnel based in five countries. The team provides legal advice on a wide variety of key strategic matters and legal, regulatory and reputational issues and risks, and also supports the execution of critical business decisions made by KPMGI.
Role Summary
KPMG is now a digital business, and as a result, technology enables everything it does and requires KPMG to continue to transform with technology in support of its Growth and Trust agenda. This role is a part of the International Office of the General Counsel (IOGC) and sits in the IP, Technology and Data sub-group. It focuses on providing paralegal support on a variety of legal projects supported by IOGC’s IP, Technology and Data sub-group, which include supporting or driving:
• Project management for strategic projects focused on IP, Technology and Data. We expect this work will include managing specific workflows, task lists, status updates, timing, and overall project organization for the legal team members.
• Projects related to the internal processes of the IP, Technology and Data sub-group within IOGC as well as processes where IOGC integrates into the processes of other Global functions.
• The privacy and information protection aspects of the technology solution review process by completing privacy impact assessments of technology solutions used or developed by KPMG International or that are hosted or accessed on KPMG International infrastructure; and
• Work related to KPMG’s non-trademark intellectual property portfolio, including supporting filings and maintaining inventory.
The person in this role will execute their responsibilities under the overall supervision of an Associate General Counsel in IOGC or another senior lawyer within IOGC.
Key Accountabilities
Project Support:
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