Position: Legal Counsel / Data Privacy Lawyer
Category: Other
English level: upper
Years of experience: 4

So, why me? 

Some of my achievements:

1. I have removed legal stoppers in marketing for the company with millions of users through the combined changes in communication, website forms, agreements between the companies in a group, and Legitimate Impact Assessments.

2. I have decreased the time needed to develop the documents with the rise in quality through one-time work without using paid services.

3. My mentees have become the top performers in my current company and have grown both professionally and in their careers (some - to the Middle Lawyer position).

I am flexible and creative in my decisions, deal with new areas fast, understand business, extremely attentive to the details, and don't need your overseeing (though value hierarchy and will be grateful for the mentorship).

I know how to protect your business and make your data processing practices worth trusting.

Still not sure? Send me a test task.
If you need an in-house lawyer with data protection expertise who aims at the results, combines born creativity with obtained meticulousness, and who you can rely on - read my profile.

After 2.5 years of working with contracts, corporate law, IP protection, taxes, and other "classic" legal areas, I've obtained the necessary legal background and decided to focus on data protection.

Now I have been working exclusively with personal data for more than a year, solving data protection compliance issues and greatly supporting the department's head with team and project management.

I mainly work with EU, Canadian, and US tech companies, ensuring compliance with privacy laws.

So, speaking of what I do now:
1. Conduct privacy laws compliance audits of the business.
2. Create an action plan for increasing clients' compliance in line with the business needs.
3. Manage my team of juniors and paralegals and collaborate with the client's departments to implement the plan, including guidance on the compliance of the websites and apps.
3. Oversee the action plan's implementation and adapt it to the current state of things.
4. Analyse privacy law requirements and develop any documents needed: Privacy Notices and Policies, Legitimate Interest Assessments, Data Subject Requests Policy, Data Retention Policy, Internal Guidelines for HR, Customer Support, Development, Marketing - just name it.
5. Create templates and guides, design documents, improve processes, and mentor juniors and paralegals.

Currently, I'm preparing for CIPP/E certification, but I already start looking for a new position.
I've learned a lot with my current company, but I am eager to reach new horizons and move forward.
The best match for me is a Legal Counsel position in a product tech company with at least part of the work in the privacy compliance area. 

That product tech company needs me as a legal expert who:
- owns legal processes (or part of it) in the business, not just perform tasks
- resolves issues in a business-oriented manner based on a solid legal position, not just provide you with a memo
- independently cooperates with the legal team and other departments
- manages contractors, verifies their expert opinions, and is dedicated to using the budget in the most efficient way

I'm also open to discussing opportunities in law firms and outsourcing IT companies as a Legal Counsel or Data Protection / Privacy Lawyer.