Privacy Talent Demand Has Never Been Higher
A decade ago, privacy was a specialty practice. Today it is a board-level priority, a C-suite function, and a regulatory compliance obligation that touches every business decision. The attorneys and professionals who can navigate this landscape are among the most sought-after in the in-house market.
The pace of new privacy legislation — state-by-state in the US, plus major frameworks internationally — means companies cannot rely on outside counsel for day-to-day privacy guidance. They need in-house expertise, and they need it at multiple levels of the organization.
The AI dimension has added another layer of urgency. Every company deploying AI tools faces immediate privacy questions: training data provenance, automated decision-making obligations, GDPR Article 22 considerations, and the EU AI Act. Privacy counsel who understand AI are in a category of their own.
Regulatory Frameworks We Hire For
Privacy & Data Roles We Place
From CPOs to privacy program managers, we work across the full privacy organizational structure.
Chief Privacy Officer
Executive responsible for the company's global privacy program — strategy, governance, regulatory relationships, and board-level reporting on privacy risk. One of the most rapidly escalating in-house C-suite roles.
Data Protection Officer (DPO)
The GDPR-mandated (or voluntary) role responsible for independent oversight of data processing activities, data subject rights management, and supervisory authority engagement across EU and UK operations.
Privacy Counsel
Attorneys who advise the business on data collection, processing, sharing, and retention — from product launches to M&A due diligence to vendor contracting. The workhorse of a mature privacy legal function.
Global Privacy Program Managers
Non-attorney privacy professionals who operate the company's privacy program — managing PIAs, consent frameworks, training programs, breach response protocols, and cross-border transfer mechanisms.
Data Governance Counsel
Attorneys who focus specifically on how the company classifies, retains, and governs its data assets — including AI training data, customer data, and employee data across jurisdictions.
Incident Response & Breach Counsel
Privacy attorneys with specific expertise in data breach response — breach notification obligations, regulatory notification timelines, litigation risk assessment, and post-incident remediation.
Privacy Compliance Specialists
Professionals who manage the operational side of privacy compliance — DSAR management, Records of Processing Activities (RoPA), consent audit logs, and vendor data processing agreements.
AI Privacy & Governance Counsel
A fast-emerging specialty for attorneys who sit at the intersection of privacy law and AI governance — managing the privacy implications of LLM deployment, training data, and automated decision-making.
What Strong Privacy Candidates Look Like
CIPP/E, CIPP/US, or CIPM certification — now a baseline expectation at Director level and above
Experience operating across multiple privacy frameworks simultaneously, not just one jurisdiction
Hands-on breach response experience — regulators and boards both want counsel who has managed an incident
AI and automated decision-making literacy — the ability to advise on novel AI privacy questions without outside counsel support
Business partnership skills — the ability to say 'yes, if' rather than just 'no' to business initiatives
Cross-functional credibility — the best privacy counsel influence product, engineering, HR, and marketing decisions