Associate Privacy Counsel Remote Position

Associate Privacy Counsel (Full Time, Remote Position)

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.

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About the Role:

We are inundated with business from clients who love the way we advise on privacy compliance. We have found our strongest team members don’t necessarily have prior experience in privacy law. You’ll begin with a robust onboarding and training process. We advance people quickly and individually.

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There is a 1‑3 hour skills assessment associated with the recruitment for this position.

Responsibilities Include:

• Assessing client information systems for compliance with data protection laws and regulations
• Drafting data protection agreements, addenda, and amendments
• Advising clients on privacy‑related product improvements
• Researching legal issues and composing legal opinions/memoranda
• Writing privacy law related articles and blog posts
• Assisting in the development of in‑house legal templates
• Contributing to the development of internal procedures and methodologies
• Collaborating with a team of intellectual peers who value cooperation and community

What We Need From You

Need to Have:

• 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.

Nice to Have:

• Previous contract drafting and negotiation experience strongly preferred
• Experience/training in privacy law
• Privacy certifications of some kind (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 manage your own schedule in order to work successfully with international teams and meet deadlines
• Ability to work independently and fully deliver on all commitments
• Work from almost anywhere with Wi‑Fi
• Paid annual leave
• Paid sick leave
• Flexible use of paid family responsibility leave
• Paid holidays
• Life insurance
• Eligible for annual bonus
• Reimbursement for certain personal flight tickets
• Income replacement insurance
• Flexible working schedule in some roles
• Optional IT Hardware Buyback Program
• Choice of Mac or PC company laptop

Other Benefits:

• Tremendous professional development growth opportunities in the privacy, data protection, and cybersecurity niche
• The chance to have a long‑lasting effect on a small but growing international business
• Work in an open environment with a team that respects your ideas and contributions
• Occasional opportunities to travel in North America and Europe

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