Junior Privacy and Cybersecurity Associate

About the role

Fenwick & West is seeking to expand its Chambers-ranked Privacy & Security practice by hiring a junior associate with 2 to 4 years of experience in privacy and cybersecurity law, particularly in business transactions like mergers and acquisitions, licensing, and other technology transactions.

Responsibilities

• Counsel clients on privacy compliance aspects of transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, capital markets transactions, and technology transactions.
• Negotiate privacy-related contracts or data processing agreements.
• Draft privacy and security policies.
• Provide comprehensive cybersecurity legal services, including governance, preparedness, compliance, data breach response, and defense of regulatory investigations and multidistrict class-action litigation.
• Have a solid understanding of federal privacy laws (TCPA, GLBA, FCRA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA, FTC Act), state privacy laws (CCPA), and international privacy laws and regimes (GDPR).
• Experience with AI counseling is desirable but not essential.

Requirements

• Superior academic credentials.
• Excellent oral, written, and interpersonal skills.
• Strong professional references.

Qualifications

• Bar membership in the jurisdiction where applying (as appropriate) or eligibility to take the next available exam is required.

Skills

• Experience with privacy and cybersecurity law.
• Experience with transactional work, including mergers and acquisitions, financings, capital markets transactions, and technology transactions.
• Experience with drafting privacy and security policies and negotiating privacy-related contracts or data processing agreements.

Benefits and Compensation

At Fenwick, we offer a comprehensive benefit program including Healthcare, Life Insurance, Health Savings Accounts, Flexible Spending Accounts, and Wellbeing. The anticipated range for this position is $235,000 - $310,000, depending on the role, the actual base salary offered may depend on various factors. A discretionary bonus for eligible employees may also be available based on performance.