Paralegal or Legal Compliance Professional
$107,500–$204,500 year
HybridFarmington, Connecticut, United States
Job Summary
Provide paralegal- or compliance-focused support on cybersecurity and privacy matters, including legal research, documentation, and coordination across technical, legal, and business teams. Support cyber incident legal investigations by managing evidence collection, scheduling interviews, and organizing privileged communications. Serve as the first line reviewer for ES agreements and transactions to ensure appropriate cybersecurity and privacy terms are incorporated. Assist with privacy compliance activities, including supporting risk assessments and drafting related documentation. Manage document collection and administrative processes for incident response while helping shape emerging cyber and privacy workflows. Prepare briefings and reports for attorneys and senior leaders to translate complex technical issues into clear materials. Conduct research on statutes, regulations, and technical information with minimal supervision. Work closely with cross-functional partners to collect information and ensure timely execution of legal team responsibilities. Contribute to process improvement initiatives to enhance the quality and efficiency of the cyber and privacy legal program.
Required Qualifications
- U.S. citizenship
- Typically requires a University Degree and minimum 8 years prior relevant experience or an Advanced Degree in a related field and minimum 5 years of experience or in absence of a degree, 12 years of relevant experience
- Proficiency in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and the ability to quickly learn new technical tools
- Strong written communication skills, including experience drafting reports, summaries, and presentations
- Ability to manage multiple projects, tasks, and deadlines in a dynamic and high-paced environment
- Strong interpersonal skills with the ability to professionally engage, interview, and collaborate across technical and non technical teams
- Highly organized, analytical, detail oriented, self motivated, and comfortable working in evolving and ambiguous environments
- Ability to understand and adapt to technical language and an interest in learning new technology platforms and cyber‐related processes
- Hybrid work arrangement (regularly both onsite and offsite)
- In-person attendance for select steps of the interview process
Desired Qualifications
- Experience being a project leader
- Experience supporting cybersecurity, privacy, regulatory compliance, or incident response activities
- Familiarity with privacy or cyber risk assessment processes
- Experience conducting first level contract reviews or evaluating vendor/supplier cybersecurity terms
- Experience working in a fast paced corporate environment or supporting cross functional project teams
- Experience using e discovery tools such as Relativity
- Demonstrated ability to develop processes, workflows, or tools to support compliance or legal programs
- Ability to brief or support briefings to senior leaders and stakeholders
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