Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Associate

Husch Blackwell; Providence (RI); In loco; USD 210.000 - 265.000; Tempo pieno

Vantaggi offerti da questo lavoro

Performance bonuses

Comprehensive benefits including 401(k

Professional development opportunities

Descrizione del lavoro

Husch Blackwell LLP seeks a Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Associate with three to six years of experience. The role supports privacy, cybersecurity, and AI matters across multiple sectors and clients, with direct client interaction and ownership of significant workstreams.

Candidates should have a strong academic record, superb written and negotiating skills, and active bar admission or eligibility. Excellent teamwork and the ability to translate complex requirements into practical advice

Competenze

• Three to six years of experience advising clients on data privacy, cybersecurity, or AI matters.
• Experience across law firms, in-house, or government.
• Active bar license in the applicable state or eligibility for admission.

Mansioni

• Advise on GDPR, CCPA, and state privacy laws and industry-specific requirements.
• Develop privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs and DPIAs, risk assessments, and processing agreements.
• Manage consumer rights requests, intake, and response workflows.

Conoscenze

Data privacy

Cybersecurity

AI matters

Formazione

Juris Doctor (JD) or equivalent

CIPP/US

CIPP/E

CIPM

CIPT

AIGP

Descrizione del lavoro

Husch Blackwell LLP is a national law firm with multiple locations across the United States, dedicated to our clients and the industries they serve.

We have an immediate opening for a Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Associate with three to six years of experience. We will consider candidates for any of our physical office locations. This is an excellent opportunity to join a growing and dynamic data privacy, cybersecurity, and AI practice.

Our team advises leading companies across technology, life sciences, healthcare, financial services, retail, and media on their most complex privacy, cybersecurity, and AI issues. The practice spans compliance counseling, product and digital marketing advice, commercial and transactional support, incident response, and regulatory investigations before state and federal regulators. We are looking for an associate who will take ownership of significant workstreams and work directly with clients.

Responsibilities

The associate will work on a wide range of privacy, cybersecurity, and AI matters, including:

• Privacy compliance counseling: advising on GDPR, the CCPA, and other U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws, and industry- or sector-specific privacy laws, including state consumer health data privacy laws and data broker registration and compliance laws.
• Compliance program development: building privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs, including drafting and operationalizing online privacy notices, internal policies, data processing agreements, transfer impact assessments, DPIAs, and risk assessments.
• Consumer rights requests: designing and operationalizing intake, verification, and response workflows for access, deletion, correction, opt-out, and authorized agent requests.
• AI governance: advising on AI governance programs, emerging AI and automated decisionmaking technology (ADMT) laws and regulations, the deployment of AI tools, the use of personal data to train AI models, and AI-related contract terms.
• Cybersecurity and incident response: supporting data security incident response, including fact gathering, legal analysis, and multi-jurisdictional notification obligations, and helping clients prepare through incident response plans and tabletop exercises.
• Ad tech and digital marketing: advising on ad tech compliance and digital marketing strategies that balance state law compliance with litigation risk management.
• Transactions: supporting the privacy, cybersecurity, and AI aspects of M&A, financings, and commercial and technology transactions, including diligence, deal terms, data processing agreements, and data transfer mechanisms.
• Regulatory matters: assisting with inquiries and investigations by state and federal regulators.

Qualifications

• Three to six years of experience advising clients on data privacy, cybersecurity, or AI matters at a law firm, in-house, or in government.
• Working knowledge of the GDPR, the CCPA and other U.S. state comprehensive privacy laws, and emerging AI laws and regulations.
• Experience with incident response, AI governance, or the privacy aspects of transactions is preferred.
• One or more CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or AIGP certifications is strongly preferred.
• Familiarity using generative AI legal research and drafting platforms ( e.g. , CoCounsel, Harvey, Legora, or comparable tools) in a legal practice setting, including an understanding of their appropriate use and limitations.

The candidate must have an excellent academic record, superb writing and negotiating skills, strong interpersonal skills with the ability to work well with a team, superior judgment, the ability to translate complex legal and technical requirements into practical business advice, the ability to effectively handle multiple projects, and the ability to articulate legal strategies and courses of action. Candidates should have an active bar license in the state corresponding with the office to which they are applying or be eligible for and promptly obtain admission there.

Pursuant to applicable state laws, the compensation range for this position in Boston, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, Oakland and Washington, DC only is $210,000 to $265,000, commensurate with qualifications and experience.Salaries in all other markets will vary depending on market data. Associates are eligible for an Associate Performance Bonus and Client Development Bonus. In addition, employees receive a comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, and 401(k).

At Husch Blackwell we believe that diverse, equitable and inclusive teams lead to better outcomes. Husch Blackwell is committed to retaining, recruiting, developing, and promoting talented lawyers and business professionals with diverse backgrounds and experiences. We foster an engaged, diverse, and inclusive team culture of accountability and purpose that makes our Firm and our communities better.

Qualified candidates should submit a cover letter, resume and writing sample (preferably on a privacy, cybersecurity, or AI topic) through our online application process at www.huschblackwell.com.

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