Agency Attorney (Privacy Counsel) – Contract

Job Summary

• MondayFriday normal business hours
• 35 hours/week (unpaid meal break after 6 hours)
• Overtime requires prior approval

Key Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on complex sensitive and urgent privacy data protection and cybersecurity matters related to OIP and Administration priority initiatives.
• Advise on federal state and local privacy laws and regulations impacting City agencies and citywide initiatives.
• Prepare privacy impact assessments and advise on privacy implications of proposed technologies and data use initiatives.

• Shape draft and review privacy-related policies legislation and citywide guidance.
• Monitor and provide legal analysis concerning legislative and regulatory developments in privacy data security and cybersecurity briefing relevant stakeholders.

• Drive review and negotiate various legal documents and agreements including Memoranda of Understanding (MOUs) non-disclosure agreements (NDAs) data sharing agreements terms of service multi-agency data integration agreements and business use cases.

• Draft policies guidance materials templates presentations and training documents to support agency compliance with privacy laws and regulations.
• Develop and conduct privacy-related training programs for City agency personnel

• Represent OIP and the Chief Privacy Officer in national and international privacy organizations leading collaborations and at senior-level meetings or interagency/internal working groups as needed.
• Manage relationships and drive intergovernmental affairs with the Mayors Office City Council and other key government stakeholders regarding privacy matters.
• Engage with the public on privacy matters including potentially speaking on panels contributing to publications and working with media (as directed by OIP leadership).

• Prepare legal briefs and provide strategic support and advice to government officials and city leadership on privacy matters.
• Handle special projects and initiatives as assigned by OIP leadership.

Required Qualifications

• Minimum 12 years of legal experience including work with NYC government intergovernmental affairs or enterprise privacy programs
• Active admission to the New York State Bar and in good standing
• Strong hands-on experience in U.S. privacy and data protection laws (including CCPA/CPRA HIPAA GDPR implications breach laws and local regulations)
• Proven ability to draft review and negotiate privacy-related agreements and develop organizational privacy policies and compliance materials
• Experience conducting privacy and data protection impact assessments and advising on emerging technologies and data initiatives
• Demonstrated ability to monitor and interpret privacy-related regulatory and legislative developments
• Excellent communication advisory and collaboration skills with experience advising senior leadership and working across multidisciplinary teams
• At least one active IAPP certification (CIPP/US CIPP/E CIPM CIPT or AIGP)

Preferred Qualifications

• Experience working as an attorney within a federal state or local government agency or providing direct legal counsel to public-sector clients.
• Experience serving in-house in a large complex or highly regulated organization where legal policy and operational functions closely align.

Additional Information

• Background check may be required
• Contract position with potential for extension
• Equal Opportunity Employer