Privacy, Cybersecurity & AI Associate

Husch Blackwell LLP; Chattanooga (TN); On-site; USD 210,000 - 265,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Associate Performance Bonus

Client Development Bonus

Medical, Dental, Vision, 401(k)

Job summary

Husch Blackwell LLP is seeking a Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Associate with three to six years of experience to join our national practice in offices across the United States. You will handle a broad mix of privacy, cybersecurity, and AI matters, advising clients and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role covers privacy compliance, program development, incident response, AI governance, and regulatory matters, with opportunities in M&A and technology transactions.

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.

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.

Job description

Husch Blackwell LLP is seeking a Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and AI Associate with three to six years of experience to join our national practice in offices across the United States. You will handle a broad mix of privacy, cybersecurity, and AI matters, advising clients and coordinating with multidisciplinary teams.

The role covers privacy compliance, program development, incident response, AI governance, and regulatory matters, with opportunities in M&A and technology transactions.