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Deadline Open Deadline

Location Bangalore/Hyderabad/Kolkata

Salary Salary details will be finalized during the interview process with the selected candidate.

Details of the Organization

PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Center, Kolkata (PwC SDC, Kolkata) and PricewaterhouseCoopers Service Delivery Center, Bangalore (PwC SDC, Bangalore) are now PwC Acceleration Centers in India. The Acceleration Centers in India enable PwC territories across the world in grow and operational excellence by providing high-quality services. They currently have offices in Kolkata, Hyderabad, Mumbai, and Bangalore. Acceleration Centers (ACs) are PwC’s diverse, global talent hubs focused on enabling growth for the organization and value creation for clients. The ACs serve as global competency centers providing the PwC network with scale, talent, skills, and a platform for innovation and client service excellence. The ACs are integral to achieving PwC's purpose of solving important problems by mobilizing the best capabilities worldwide to address stakeholders’ most important needs. An optimal combination of people and technology, PwC ACs help unlock opportunities for clients and their people. They help make it more possible.

Details of the Job/Internship

PwC Acceleration Centers in India is hiring for the position of Office of General Counsel (Privacy & Data)to join their offices in Bangalore/Hyderabad/Kolkata.

Role and Responsibilities

Role on Privacy & Data OGC (Office of the General Counsel) team. Responsible for reviewing, drafting, revising and negotiating privacy and data protection terms in a large variety of commercial contracts entered into by the firm, including consulting services agreements, master services agreements, engagement letters, statements of work, joint business relationship agreements, supplier agreements, and other types of agreements.

Eligibility

The minimum degree required is an LLB, with a Juris Doctorate being preferred.
The role requires subject matter expertise in US and European data privacy and protection laws (e.g., the European General Data Protection Regulation and the California Consumer Privacy Act), and experience with negotiating contract terms in this area. Importantly, this team member will work with our clients directly in contract discussions, as well as with our internal business clients and other internal subject matter experts.
Highly motivated, experienced contracting/transactional attorney with demonstrated contract negotiation experience.
This attorney must be proactive, able to work independently in a team, and have strong leadership and communication skills. Candidates must have outstanding law school academics, strong organizational and analytical skills, prior experience with contract drafting and negotiation, and excellent interpersonal skills.
Subject matter expertise in the United Kingdom, Switzerland, India, and/or other jurisdictions’ data privacy and protection laws is preferred.
Triaging high volumes of review requests for a wide variety of contracts
Identifying and analyzing complex legal/regulatory/business issues and providing appropriate legal advice regarding applicable legal and professional standards, often on a time-sensitive basis.
Managing multiple cases/matters/projects and/or teams of internal and/or external resources.
Building consensus, even for difficult or unpopular courses of action necessitated by legal or regulatory requirements, and the ability to communicate effectively with internal and external clients regarding the same.