Legal Counsel, Privacy

2 months ago

Toronto, Canada SickKids Full time

**About SickKids**:
Dedicated exclusively to children and their families, The Hospital for Sick Children (SickKids) is one of the largest and most respected paediatric healthcare centres in the world. As innovators in child health, we lead and partner to improve the health of children through the integration of healthcare, leading-edge research and education. Our reputation would not have been built - nor could it be maintained - without the skills, knowledge and experience of the extraordinary people who come to work here every day. SickKids is committed to ongoing learning and development, and features a caring and supportive work environment that combines exceptionally high standards of practice.

When you join SickKids, you become part of our community. We share a commitment and determination to fulfill our vision of _Healthier Children. A Better World_.

Don’t miss out on the opportunity to work alongside the world’s best in paediatric healthcare.

**Position Description**:
SickKids Legal Services** **is seeking a** **collaborative Legal Counsel with experience in privacy law. This permanent full-time role will focus primarily on advising on and ensuring compliance with international privacy laws, providing legal support to the hospital’s Privacy Office, and providing legal support to internal hospital departments and affiliated entities on corporate law matters.

This role will report to the General Counsel, with primary accountability for privacy related matters to the Director of Risk Management & Privacy.

**Here’s What You’ll Get To Do**:

- Provide advice on and support compliance with privacy legislation, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and other international privacy laws and regulations
- Provide legal support to the hospital’s Privacy Office, including advice on investigating and managing privacy incidents and privacy impact assessments
- Monitor changes to privacy law relevant to the Hospital, and communicate developments/implications to management and staff, as appropriate
- Identify, address and manage legal needs in support of the Hospital’s business and strategic objectives through effective fact-finding, research and the provision of high quality legal advice and in a manner that reflects the organization’s risk tolerance
- Review, draft and negotiate contracts
- Identify potential areas of legal risk/opportunity and make recommendations on risk tolerance and mechanisms to manage risk/opportunity
- Support the General Counsel, as well as senior management and leaders across the Hospital, in implementing strategic and operational initiatives
- Develop strong professional relationships with internal and external stakeholders to facilitate ongoing communication throughout the organization, to anticipate and proactively manage legal needs and risks, and to keep current on best practices and emerging trends in legal practice within relevant sectors

**Essential Requirements**
- You must possess a Bachelor of Laws or Juris Doctorate and be a lawyer in good standing with the Law Society of Ontario
- A strong understanding of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Personal Health Information Protection Act, and other privacy legislation
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills
- Experience in health law
- Strong conceptual thinking and decision-making skills; proven ability to manage a high volume of competing priorities
- A team player with excellent diplomacy and interpersonal skills

**Assets**
- Five years post-call experience in private practice, in-house, or a combination thereof, with a focus on privacy law
- Experience working within a hospital or other healthcare sector organization

**Employment Type**
- Permanent full-time, 35 hours per week, Monday - Friday
- Includes access to extended health benefits, pension plan, paid vacation & sick days

**Our Commitment to Diversity**:
The children and families we care for are from a variety of communities, and so are our employees. We welcome and encourage everyone to join our organization and be part of our team.

Thank you for your interest in joining SickKids. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted. In accordance with our Hospital policy, employment at SickKids is conditional upon the Hospital’s receipt of all necessary documentation.

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