A financial services firm in New York City is seeking a Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Attorney on a contract basis. This position will be hybrid to Manhattan (2 days on-site).
Responsibilities:
The Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Attorney will be responsible for:
- Provide general advice on contract term negotiations, data transfers, NDAs, emerging laws with a focus on consumer and commercial banking, software, data and content licensing, outsourcing implementation transactions, counseling on digital strategy concerns including open source licensing, data security, data use and privacy issues; hosting, cloud computing and software services agreements, exchanges and marketplaces, internet advertising sponsorships.
- Issue-spotting, researching and appropriately escalating risks and concerns that may exist with any potential technology agreement or vendor contract, for example, intellectual property, data privacy, and information security and cybersecurity concerns.
- Assist in developing, documenting and implementing contractual protections, processes and policies to effect compliance with the evolving legal and regulatory environment related to payments, fair credit reporting, customer identity management, anti-fraud detection, consumer budgeting and finance and AI.
- Collaborate with other functional partners to ensure appropriate awareness and escalation of issues as they arise while being sensitive to confidentiality restrictions.
Qualifications
- 3-4 years minimum experience reviewing and drafting cybersecruity/data privacy, technology and vendor contracts, technology and intellectual property laws and regulations. Prior in-house experience and/or experience with data privacy preferred.
- Admission to the NY Bar (or clear qualification of eligibility for waiving in from another jurisdiction with which NY has reciprocity) and a member of good standing of such Bar.
- Comfortable engaging with senior executives across a host of disciplines and businesses.
- Familiarity and expertise with IT and IP-related legal documentation.
- Excellent communication skills, technical drafting skills, and issue-spotting skills.
- Ability to work under pressure, operate comfortably in a fast-paced, demanding environment, and manage a significant workload with minimal supervision. Ability to think creatively and propose solutions.