Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Associate

Direct Counsel is partnered with a leading global law firm seeking a 3rd to 5th year Associate to join their Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Area in any one of their U.S. offices. The position offers front-line, responsibility to advise clients on a range of US-focused privacy and other “data”-related compliance counseling. will largely involve working one-on-one with supervising partners but may on occasion involve supervision of paralegals and more junior lawyers. 

Responsibilities:  

• Leading projects and direct interface with clients
• Compliance gap assessments.
• developing comprehensive compliance programs
• drafting policies, procedures, and guidance (privacy policies, business-facing guidance, DSR procedures, incident response plans and tabletop exercises, contracting templates and playbooks, data sale/sharing/targeted advertising...