Data Privacy Associate

Pay scale: $225000- $310000

Job Overview

A law firm seeks a junior Data Privacy Associate to join its New York office. The role offers early responsibility and direct client contact within a collaborative team advising technology, AI, life sciences, fintech, and consumer products companies on privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory matters.

Duties

• Advise clients on privacy and security laws, including CCPA, GDPR, HIPAA, COPPA, BIPA, and emerging AI frameworks.
• Draft and negotiate privacy documentation, such as data processing agreements, data sharing arrangements, and consent language.
• Support privacy, product, cybersecurity, and AI counseling during product launches, commercial agreements, and regulatory readiness.
• Manage privacy and data security issues arising in venture financings, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic transactions.
• Update and maintain the Data Privacy group's knowledge base and forms while collaborating with colleagues across offices.

Requirements

• Previous experience at a large law firm is required.
• Admission to the State Bar of New York is mandatory.
• Strong interest in working with startup, growth-stage, and venture capital-backed clients.
• Experience in privacy counseling, commercial contracting, cybersecurity, AI governance, or transactional privacy support.
• Significant experience in strategic or commercial contract drafting, negotiation, and deal management in venture financing and M&A transactions is desired.

Education

• High level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school.

Certifications

• Active admission to the State Bar of New York.

Skills

• Excellent verbal, written, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Enthusiasm for emerging technology and the evolving regulatory landscape impacting innovative companies.
• Desire to develop a broad, marketable practice in privacy, product, cybersecurity, and AI counseling with a practical, business-oriented mindset.

Benefits

• Early responsibility and direct client contact.
• Opportunity to work with technology, AI, life sciences, fintech, consumer products, and software companies.
• Collaborative and high-performing team environment.

"This newly emerged, high-tech New York law firm is growing fast. It specializes in the financing, M&A, intellectual property, executive compensation, labor and tax needs of emerging growth companies, venture capital firms and investment banks. Interestingly, this firm does not handle litigation and instead works with litigation firms for that area of practice. Associates are hardworking and operate in a fast-paced environment in which client expectations are very high. The high morale and positive attitude in which this firm conducts itself has contributed to its recent growth and success. "

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Job ID: 437417