Information Governance Compliance Analyst

About Ropes & Gray

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on 's UK A-List twice in the past three years- rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

Ropes & Gray is a preeminent global law firm. The firm has been ranked in the top three on The American Lawyer's prestigious A-List for eight consecutive years and #1 on 's UK A-List twice in the past three years- rankings that honor the "best of the best" law firms.

The firm has approximately 2,500 lawyers and professionals serving clients in major centers of business, finance, technology, and government in Boston, Chicago, Dublin, Hong Kong, London, Los Angeles, Milan, New York, Paris, San Francisco, Seoul, Shanghai, Silicon Valley, Singapore, Tokyo and Washington, D.C.

The firm has consistently been recognized for its leading practices in many areas, including asset management, private equity, M&A, finance, real estate, tax, antitrust, life sciences, health care, intellectual property, litigation & enforcement, privacy & cybersecurity, and business restructuring.

Ropes & Gray is an equal opportunity employer.

The Information Governance Compliance Analyst supports the firm’s Information Governance program with a focus on compliance, risk mitigation, data lifecycle management, and IG operational support for the DC office. The IG Compliance Analyst assists in developing and maintaining procedures, controls, and programs that promote compliance with legal, regulatory, client, and firm requirements. The IG Compliance Analyst partners with Information Security and business stakeholders to identify governance risks, support audit and assessment activities, and improve the firm’s overall information governance maturity, including providing support on how evolving technologies, such as AI tools, are reviewed and governed.

The IG Compliance Analyst combines technical skills with strong analytical, customer service, and communication skills, performing core duties with guidance from senior team members.

• Support the development and execution of information disposition and defensible deletion programs across hardcopy, electronic, email, cloud, and SaaS repositories. Assist in identifying records eligible for disposition, coordinating with stakeholders to confirm retention requirements, and documenting defensible deletion activities.
• Assist with network share governance and remediation initiatives, including supporting the classification of data stored on network shares in accordance with firm data classification standards. Collaborate with content owners and IT teams to inventory, classify, and remediate data stored on firm network drives, working toward migration of content into approved repositories or appropriate disposition.
• Support the governance of firm-approved software platforms and cloud-based solutions, including emerging technologies such as AI tools. Assist in maintaining an inventory of approved tools, monitoring compliance with governance requirements, identifying risks associated with unauthorized or unsanctioned technology use, and preparing materials for review of new software and services by the IT Architectural Review Board.
• Perform administration, monitoring, and reporting activities related to governance technologies, including Microsoft Purview and Varonis. Generate reports, elevate anomalies or policy violations to senior team members, and assist with configuration and maintenance of governance tooling under direction from the team.
• Contribute to the development and execution of compliance monitoring, reporting, and remediation programs, including routine audits to confirm…