Privacy Counsel (Agency Attorney) – Surge Capacity
hace 5 días
Brooklyn
Role Overview As Privacy Counsel, you will serve as a senior legal advisor on complex privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity matters for a New York City government agency. This role demands a seasoned attorney who can operate independently, advise senior leadership, and drive privacy initiatives across a large, multi-agency environment. Key Responsibilities Legal Advice & Counsel • Provide expert legal advice on complex, sensitive, and urgent privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity matters related to agency priority initiatives, • Advise on federal, state, and local privacy laws and regulations impacting city agencies and citywide initiatives, • Shape, draft, and review privacy-related policies, legislation, and citywide guidance, • Develop policies, guidance materials, templates, presentations, and training documents to support agency compliance with privacy laws and regulations, • Represent agency leadership in national and international privacy organizations, interagency working groups, and senior-level meetings, • Manage relationships and drive intergovernmental affairs with executive offices, legislative bodies, and key government stakeholders on privacy matters, • Prepare legal briefs and provide strategic advice to government officials and city leadership on privacy matters, • Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned by program leadership Mandatory Qualifications • Minimum 12 years of legal experience, including experience in government, intergovernmental affairs, or implementing and supporting an enterprise privacy program, • Admission to the New York State Bar, in good standing, • Active IAPP certification (e.g., CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPM, CIPT, or AIGP), • Demonstrated, hands-on experience advising on complex U.S. privacy and data security laws (e.g., GDPR implications for U.S. entities, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, state breach notification laws, and relevant federal, state, and local statutes), • Experience drafting, reviewing, and negotiating privacy-related legal documents including MOUs, NDAs, data sharing/processing agreements, and terms of service, • Track record developing organizational privacy policies, compliance materials, internal/external legal guidance, and templates, • Experience conducting or providing legal support for privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments, or similar privacy risk analyses, • Demonstrated ability advising on privacy and data security implications of emerging technologies, digital services, or data use initiatives, • Experience supporting implementation or operation of an enterprise-level privacy program, • Ability to monitor, analyze, and advise on privacy-related legislative and regulatory developments, • Proven ability to provide strategic legal counsel to senior leadership and executive-level stakeholders, • Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to convey complex legal and policy concepts to diverse audiences, including non-legal and technical stakeholders, • Demonstrated ability to collaborate effectively within interdisciplinary teams (IT, policy, operations, legal) to develop and implement privacy solutions Preferred Qualifications • Experience working as an attorney within a government agency (federal, state, or local), or providing extensive direct legal counsel to government agency clients, • In-house experience at a large, complex enterprise or highly regulated industry where policy, legal considerations, and operations frequently intersect Job Type: Contract Pay: $70.00 - $85.00 per hour Expected hours: 35 per week Experience: