Familiarity with incident response and data breach issues
Strong legal research and writing skills
Attention to detail and strong interpersonal skills
Active admission to the local state bar or eligibility to waive in
Responsibilities
Analyze and mitigate data-related risks for clients
Provide privacy counseling and guidance
Draft and review data retention policies and agreements
Assist with incident response plans and breach notifications
Stay updated on state and federal privacy and AI laws
Handle data breach response matters
Benefits
Collaborative work environment
Opportunity to work with a diverse client base
Focus on cutting-edge issues in data privacy and AI
Professional development opportunities
Supportive team culture
Full Job Description
Barnes & Thornburg LLP is searching for a Data Privacy and AI Associate. The Associate will ideally have 1-3 years of relevant data privacy experience, and will work with a wide range of clients to analyze and mitigate risks related to the collection, storage, distribution and use of data. The Associate will focus on privacy counseling and guidance, review and drafting of data retention policies, data privacy and data processing agreements, incident response plans, incident reports and breach notifications, and will also assist with data breach response matters. They will also handle artificial intelligence (AI) matters and will keep current with state and federal privacy /AI laws and cybersecurity regulations.
Candidates:
Should ideally have at least one year of data privacy, data protection and/or data security experience
Must have a demonstrated interest in the field, including CIPP certification
Ideally will have some AI experience
Ideally will have some experience with incident response and data breach matters
Must have a solid academic record, strong legal research and writing skills, and keen attention to detail
Must have strong interpersonal skills, a strong work ethic, and show initiative
Must be active and admitted to the local state bar or eligible to waive in
We will not consider resumes submitted by external agencies or recruiters for this position. Recruiters and agencies will not be compensated for assisting Barnes & Thornburg LLP in recruiting for this position, regardless of whether such party has a recruiting contract with us.
