Junior Associate for Health Care and General Privacy Counseling - Direct Counsel, LLC

A leading technology and life sciences law firm is looking to expand its Chambers-ranked Privacy & Cybersecurity practice by adding an associate with two (2) to four (4) years of experience in health care privacy and other areas of privacy law. We’re looking for a privacy associate who can assist in advising clients as they develop products and services; draft and update privacy policies, procedures, training, notifications, forms of consent, and related documents; and provide other general privacy counseling.

This firm is dedicated to serving technology and life sciences companies, from innovators to market leaders, in digital health care, artificial intelligence, social media, gaming, cybersecurity, cryptocurrency, and other exciting areas. They help companies of all sizes and at every stage manage their collection, use, and disclosure of consumer, health, financial, employee, and other sensitive information. They provide comprehensive cybersecurity legal services, from governance, preparedness, and compliance to data breach response, and defense of regulatory investigations and multidistrict class-action litigation.

Requirements

2-4 years of experience in health care privacy and other areas of privacy law.

Health information privacy (including human subjects research); Federal (HIPAA) and state (CMIA, Washington My Health My Data Act, Nevada SB 370) health care privacy laws;

Other federal privacy laws, such as GLBA, FCRA, COPPA, and the FTC Act;

Comprehensive state privacy laws, such as the CCPA;

International privacy laws and regimes, such as the EU’s GDPR; and

General technology and data flows.

Candidates also should have:

Experience drafting privacy policies, negotiating privacy-related contracts and data processing agreements (BAAs, DPAs, DUAs), providing product counseling, and conducting privacy compliance assessments;

Experience responding to and drafting notifications for privacy and data security incidents;

Experience with adtech (desirable but not essential);

Superior academic credentials;

Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills;

Strong professional references; and California or District of Columbia bar membership (as appropriate) or eligibility to take the next available exam is required.

Benefits

Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing.

Hybrid working arrangement.

Salary: $235,000 - $310,000, per year, plus discretionary bonus