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Assistant General Counsel – Technology Assets Join to apply for the Assistant General Counsel – Technology Assets role at McKinsey & Company Assistant General Counsel – Technology Assets Join to apply for the Assistant General Counsel – Technology Assets role at McKinsey & Company You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. You are someone who thrives in a high-performance environment, bringing a growth mindset and entrepreneurial spirit to tackle meaningful challenges that have a real impact. In return for your drive, determination, and curiosity, we’ll provide the resources, mentorship, and opportunities to help you quickly broaden your expertise, grow into a well-rounded professional, and contribute to work that truly makes a difference. Continuous learning Our learning and apprenticeship culture, backed by structured programs, is all about helping you grow while creating an environment where feedback is clear, actionable, and focused on your development. Global community With colleagues across 65+ countries and over 100 different nationalities, our firm’s diversity fuels creativity and helps us come up with the best solutions. Exceptional benefits In addition to a competitive salary (based on your location, experience, and skills), we offer a comprehensive benefits package, including medical, dental, mental health, and vision coverage for you, your spouse/partner, and children. As an Assistant General Counsel (Technology Assets) as part of our Technology Legal Team, you will be based in one of our European offices. The Technology Legal Team has global responsibilities covering a wide range of technology legal topics, including (i) advising and reviewing new technology products (assets) and services; (ii) acting as product counsel to our internal and client-facing teams responsible for technology products and services; (iii) analyzing, advising, and preparing for regulatory changes in artificial intelligence, data localization, cyber security, intellectual property, and technology more broadly; (and (vi) supporting our regional lawyers in their work involving technology. All of our Technology Legal Team members assist across topics. Your role will focus primarily on our asset portfolio—reviewing new assets in development and acting as product counsel throughout an asset’s lifecycle. You will work closely with the wider McKinsey Legal Department and other firm functions including our Technology Ecosystem, Cyber Security, Risk, and Compliance to structure, negotiate and execute arrangements regarding assets from inception to completion. There will be opportunities to work with and learn from experienced lawyers with backgrounds in a wide range of technology related legal specialties. In this role, you will review and advise our consulting and asset teams on technology products that we build as a service to our firm and clients. You will monitor regulatory proposals and changes, developing strategies for implementing regulatory requirements, and educating our teams outside of legal on regulatory developments in their space. You will counsel consultants on a variety of other legal issues and work with them as they proceed through the firm’s risk and economic committee approval processes, taking an active role in internal knowledge and learning, e.g., developing precedent documents and rolling-out training for firm leadership, the wider McKinsey Legal Department, and other firm functions. You will also identify best practices to address legal and professional issues impacting the firm’s business, including counseling consultants on the application of McKinsey’s internal policies, as well as draft, review and negotiate complex contracts relating to asset deployment, software, artificial intelligence, data analytics, cyber security, and data usage. Fluent in English. ~ Team player who is highly collaborative, collegiate, and flexible with a willingness to take on new, unexpected and challenging assignments. ~ Commercial awareness, including the ability to identify the most salient pressure points in complex and varied technological scenarios. ~ Excellent project management skills, with the ability to readily switch between pragmatism and in-depth analysis. ~ Excellent communication abilities, conveying information clearly in written and verbal form, with the ability to translate large amounts of complex information into a digestible format capable of understanding by busy, non-legal professionals. ~ Proficient in rational decision making based on data, facts, and logical reasoning. ~ Ability to create work product-focused materials / outputs, which may include PowerPoint decks, Excel models, articles, or other written deliverables. ~ Ability to work or attend meetings outside of traditional business hours or take on projects with limited or no notice at times. ~ Employment type Full-time Job function Legal Industries Software Development, IT Services and IT Consulting, and Business Consulting and Services Get notified about new Assistant General Counsel jobs in London, England, United Kingdom . 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