Healthcare Data Privacy Associate Attorney

Profile

The law firm is seeking a Healthcare Data Privacy Associate Attorney to join its global Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Digital Assets Practice Group. The candidate will play a crucial role in advising clients on digital healthcare privacy, data protection, cybersecurity, and compliance strategies while also leading or contributing significantly to projects, interfacing with clients, and ensuring legal compliance.

Duties:

• Assist and advise clients on digital healthcare privacy, data privacy, cybersecurity, and digital assets counseling and transactions.
• Lead or assume significant responsibility for projects, working directly with partners worldwide in the Data Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Digital Assets Practice Group.
• Conduct compliance gap assessments and implement remediation plans.
• Draft policies and procedures, including privacy policies, privacy statements, incident response plans, vendor contracting templates, and DPAs (Data Processing Agreements).
• Advise on contract and M&A negotiations.
• Assist clients in determining compliance risks and priorities, implementing data protection compliance, and information governance programs.

Requirements:

• J.D. degree or equivalent.
• Admission to practice and in good standing.
• 4+ years of experience with meaningful knowledge of healthcare industry data privacy and security issues.
• Incident response experience is desirable.
• Healthcare industry experience is necessary.
• Digital healthcare and privacy experience are strongly preferred.

Certifications:

Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) certifications are strongly preferred:

• CIPP-US
• CIPP-EU
• CIPM

Skills:

• Industry experience and/or experience drafting privacy and security policies and procedures for compliance with various regulations and guidelines.
• Working understanding of international, federal, state, and local privacy and security laws.
• Familiarity with technologies supporting compliance.

Company info

BCG Attorney Search
200 South Wacker Drive, 31st Floor
Chicago
Illinois
United States 60606
Phone : (312) 321-9411
Fax : (213) 895-7306