Associate Privacy Counsel Remote Position

About Vera Safe

Vera Safe is an innovative and successful U.S. headquartered privacy and cybersecurity compliance consulting firm and law firm.

Due to rapid growth and increased demand for our international privacy and technology compliance and legal services, Vera Safe is seeking creative, motivated, and collaborative attorneys to join our team, regardless of prior work experience or education background.

This is a fully remote position and will remain a fully remote position.

This is an excellent opportunity for anyone who wants to join a team working on the cutting edge of privacy and data protection, and who wants to further develop a practice in an in‑demand, high‑tech area of law.

We are inundated with business from clients who love the way we advise on privacy compliance (hence the need for you!).

We have found our strongest team members don't necessarily have prior experience in privacy law.

You’ll begin with a robust and established onboarding and training process.

We typically advance people more quickly than your typical law firm, and we do it on an individual basis (no lockstep promotions or compensation).

There is a 1‑3 hour skills assessment associated with the recruitment for this position. We know this is a burden, but we think it’s worth it, and we appreciate you taking the time to complete it. It enables us to find the best attorneys, regardless of their experience, where they went to law school, or where they were trained.

We want smart, kind, creative lawyers, plain and simple, and this assessment is a crucial part of our ability to hire this way.

We use project managers to keep our remote team organized and our projects streamlined and on‑track.

We encourage our team members to travel and to make use of our ability to work as digital nomads, whether that means spending a few months abroad or on extended trips to be near family.

We collaborate closely (you won’t feel like you’re working in isolation) and we actively encourage sharing of credit for work well done, resources, and advice (and penalize the reverse).

We do top‑notch work for interesting clients, yet we pride ourselves on our team members being happy, with time and energy for a life outside of work, which we believe makes us better attorneys who don’t burn out.

If you want to learn or go deeper practicing privacy law, if you want to practice in a problem‑solving environment focused on giving excellent and yet actionable advice, if you want the flexibility to work in a way that makes sense to you, please apply!

• Assess client information systems for compliance with data protection laws and regulations
• Draft data protection agreements, addenda, and amendments
• Advise clients on privacy‑related product improvements
• Research legal issues and compose legal opinions / memoranda
• Write privacy law related articles and blog posts
• Assist in the development of in‑house legal templates
• Contribute to the development of internal procedures and methodologies
• Collaborate with a team of intellectual peers who value cooperation and community

• License to practice law (active and in good standing) in your jurisdiction
• At least three years of post qualifying experience
• An interest in privacy and technology
• Team player, interested in contributing to a growing enterprise
• Strong writing / editing skills and attention to detail
• Ability to work remotely
• Willingness to learn new skills and receive direction and feedback from partners
• Willingness to pursue privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPM)
• Willingness to work occasional evenings (primarily for full team meetings, happy hours, etc.)
• Previous contract drafting and negotiation experience (nice to have)

• Privacy certifications (e.g., CIPP/E, CIPP/US, specialty from law school, etc.)
• Professional involvement in the privacy and / or data security space (attendance at privacy conferences; membership or publication in the IAPP, etc.)

• Detail‑oriented and highly organized with a strong work ethic
• Tech‑savvy and comfortable using a variety of software applications
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to…