Husch Blackwell LLP is a full-service litigation and business law firm with multiple locations across the United States, serving clients with domestic and international operations. We have an immediate opening for a Data Privacy Analyst in the Technology, Manufacturing & Transportation Unit in our Denver, CO office.

SCOPE OF RESPONSIBILITIES:

The data privacy analyst will support the firm’s fast pace and growing data privacy group. The group counsel clients on state, federal, and international privacy law compliance, information security and data protection issues, employee privacy, incident response planning and preparedness, data breach response, regulatory investigations, and privacy and security due diligence.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:

• Assist attorneys with project management, including managing and tracking project deadlines, deliverables, and meetings to ensure timely completion of all projects and assist with document and information management needs of the practice group.
• Develop, standardize, and manage knowledge resources, including forms and templates, educational materials, marketing materials and position papers.
• Prepare initial drafts of privacy policies, breach notification letters and other documents.
• Monitor, research, and analyze federal, state, and international legislation, judicial decisions, regulatory proposals, political trends, and other agency initiatives affecting firm clients.
• Assist attorneys with preparing and editing webinars, client alerts and blog posts.
• Respond to research requests.
• Other tasks as assigned by practice group.
• Meet a billable goal.

CORE REQUIREMENTS:

• Ability to deliver superior service to all internal and external customers and communicate effectively.
• Ability to interact in a professional and courteous manner with clients and employees at all times; professional appearance required.
• Ability to successfully perform position requirements with excellent organizational, time-management and prioritization skills required.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a team; ability and willingness to adapt to changing business demands.
• Ability to produce acceptable amount of work efficiently and accurately; ability to produce quality final work product.
• Ability to exercise good judgment at all times by making sound and practical decisions; ability to assume responsibility for decisions and act decisively under deadlines.
• High level of professional integrity required; ability to maintain confidentiality and build trust.
• Ability to lead and motivate the work of others; when applicable, ability to successfully manage direct report(s), including performance evaluation, goal-setting, employee development and problem-solving.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS:

Required

• A bachelor’s degree or paralegal certificate
• A strong and demonstrated interest in privacy
• A collaborative, team-focused attitude
• Excellent writing skills
• Proficiency in the Microsoft Office suite

Preferred

• Previous law firm experience.

OTHER DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS:

• Excellent oral communication and organizational skills
• Ability to work well under pressure
• Ability to work well with others
• Proven ability to take initiative and, as needed, direct projects autonomously
• Must be able to manage multiple projects while maintaining high quality and excellent client service

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

The physical activity of this position:

• Extending hand(s) and arm(s) in any direction.
• Using upper extremities to press against something with steady force in order to thrust forward, downward or outward.
• Using upper extremities to exert force in order to draw, haul or tug objects in a sustained motion.
• Picking, pinching, typing or otherwise working, primarily with fingers rather than with the whole hand as in handling.
• Applying pressure to an object with the fingers and palm.
• Perceiving attributes of objects, such as size, shape, temperature or texture by touching with skin, particularly that of fingertips.
• Expressing or exchanging ideas by means of the spoken word. Those activities in which they must convey detailed or important spoken instructions to other workers accurately, loudly, or quickly.
• Perceiving the nature of sounds at normal speaking levels with or without correction. Ability to receive detailed information through oral communication, and to make the discriminations in sound.
• Repetitive Motion. Substantial movements (motions) of the wrists, hands, and/or fingers.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS

Employees are entitled to compensation commensurate with skill and experience. The full time base annual salary for this position in the Denver, CO market is expected to range between $48,000 - $66,000. Salaries in other markets will vary depending on market data. Bonus opportunities are non-guaranteed, and are dependent upon individual and firm performance. Full time employees receive benefits including: medical and dental coverage; life insurance; short-term and long-term disability insurance; pre-tax flexible spending account for certain medical and dependent care expenses; an employee assistance program; Paid Time Off; paid holidays; participation in a retirement plan program after meeting eligibility requirements; and more.

When applying please include a cover letter and résumé.

EOE/Minority/Female/Disabled/Vet

Experience

• Privacy interest
• Law firm experience

Education

• Bachelors or better