Privacy and Mobility Associate Attorney

State Bar of Michigan; Michigan; On-site; USD 120,000 - 160,000; Full time

Job summary

Varnum is seeking an Associate Attorney with 3-5 years of legal experience to support its Privacy and Mobility Practice Team in Grand Rapids, Michigan; Novi, Michigan; or Naples, Florida offices. The team handles AI, data privacy, cybersecurity, and mobility issues for clients across industries.

The associate will work with partners and clients on counseling, contracting, and regulatory matters, including incident response and regulatory inquiries.

Qualifications

• Three to five years of legal experience required.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on privacy, cybersecurity, and compliance programs across state, federal, and global requirements.
• Draft, review, and negotiate privacy and data-related agreements including data sharing, licensing, vendor, and technology agreements.
• Perform legal research on privacy, cybersecurity, mobility, and regulatory issues and prepare client-ready memoranda and recommendations.
• Draft privacy policies, disclosures, internal policies, and governance documentation.
• Support mobility-related matters including autonomous-vehicle regulatory and safety compliance, and product connectivity concerns.
• Assist with privacy and cybersecurity incident response and regulatory inquiries.

Job description

About The Firm And The Role

Varnum is seeking an Associate Attorney with three to five years of legal experience to support its Privacy and Mobility Practice Team in one of the firm’s Grand Rapids, Michigan; Novi, Michigan; or Naples, Florida offices. Varnum’s Privacy and Mobility team is a leading national practice that works on the cutting edge of emerging technology and law. The team advises organizations on the development of AI, data privacy and security practices and provides real-time counsel in response to an evolving regulatory environment. The team works with clients across industries, including autonomous and connected vehicles and the consumer data marketplace, and provides practical, client-focused representation in matters shaped by changing privacy, AI, cybersecurity, technology, and mobility requirements. This is a unique opportunity to join a thriving law firm and a highly successful team of attorneys.

Responsibilities

The associate will work with partners, senior attorneys, and clients on a range of counseling, contracting, compliance, and regulatory matters. Responsibilities will include:

• Advising clients on the development, implementation, and maintenance of privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs, including programs designed to address state, federal, and global privacy requirements.
• Drafting, reviewing, and negotiating privacy-and data-related agreements, including data sharing agreements, licensing agreements, vendor agreements, technology agreements, and other commercial contracts involving personal, de-identified, connected vehicle, consumer, or business data.
• Conducting legal research and analysis on privacy, cybersecurity, technology, mobility, and related regulatory issues, and preparing client-ready memoranda, presentations, and practical recommendations.
• Drafting privacy policies, consumer-facing disclosures, internal policies, cybersecurity guidance, data governance documentation, and related client-facing work product.
• Supporting mobility-related matters involving privacy, autonomous vehicle regulatory and safety compliance, Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards, NHTSA compliance, product liability, vehicle connectivity, and connected products.
• Assisting with privacy and cybersecurity incident response, regulatory inquiries, and