Cyber and Privacy Lawyer
Job Number: 3258361
POSTING DATE: Sep 11, 2024
PRIMARY LOCATION: Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-Glasgow
EDUCATION LEVEL: Bachelor's Degree
JOB: Attorney
EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time
JOB LEVEL: Vice President
DESCRIPTION
Background
Morgan Stanley is seeking a qualified lawyer with experience in data protection, privacy, and cyber security laws in Europe, Middle East, and Africa (EMEA) and associated regulatory matters, investigations, and advisory legal work to join its Cybersecurity & Privacy Legal team.
Summary of Role
- Job Title: Cyber & Privacy Legal Counsel
- Education: Qualified Lawyer
- Experience: 7+ years of overall experience
- Region: Glasgow
- Job Level: Vice President
- Employment Type: Full Time
- Location: Glasgow
Morgan Stanley Overview
Morgan Stanley is a leading global financial services firm providing a wide range of investment banking, securities, investment management, and wealth management services. The Firm's employees serve clients worldwide including corporations, governments, and individuals from more than 1,200 offices in 43 countries.
As a market leader, the talent and passion of our people is critical to our success. Together, we share a common set of values rooted in integrity, excellence, and strong team ethic. Morgan Stanley can provide a superior foundation for building a professional career - a place for people to learn, to achieve, and grow.
Legal and Compliance Profile
Professionals within Legal and Compliance provide a wide range of services to our business units. They might help to structure a complex and sensitive cross-border transaction; advise on a new product introduction; develop a training program or defuse an investor dispute. They preserve the firm's invaluable reputation for integrity and protect the firm from sanctions with policies and procedures that meet regulatory requirements around the world.
Overview of Cybersecurity & Privacy Legal team
Cyber & Privacy Legal is a global team that focuses on cybersecurity, privacy, fraud, and operational resilience matters as it relates to all Morgan Stanley entities.
Primary Responsibilities
- Serve as a principal legal advisor for cybersecurity, fraud operational resilience, and privacy matters to all Morgan Stanley entities and business units in EMEA.
- Serve as a collaborative subject matter expert to other lawyers and advising functional areas and regional business units on privacy and data security laws requirements.
- Partner closely with key stakeholders to provide strategic direction to the Firm as it navigates complicated privacy and data protection issues, particularly in relation to emerging technologies.
- Advise on requirements and restrictions on the collection, storage, and sharing of client and employee information data localisation and data transfer restrictions, including state and banking secrets.
- Assist in the development of a comprehensive cybersecurity and privacy law program, coordinating privacy, fraud, and information security legal requirements.
- Advise on restrictions on surveillance, monitoring of electronic communications, and the use of tracking or profiling technologies.
- Serve as lead counsel responding to information security and operational incidents.
- Develop and maintain notices, policies, and procedures for privacy and information security, consistent with applicable international, federal, and state laws, rules, and guidance.
- Maintain current knowledge of applicable EMEA privacy laws and regulations.
QUALIFICATIONS
Skills required
- Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 7+ years' experience (with emphasis on cybersecurity), including experience in or with financial services firms.
- Ability to interact and effectively advise senior members of the Firm and its business units.
- Strong problem-solving skills and ability to understand practical solutions to legal problems.
- Polished written and verbal communication skills; position requires executive presence.
- Strong interpersonal skills and ability to work in a group or independent setting.
- Proven track record of meeting deadlines, learning quickly, taking the initiative, working proactively, being resourceful, and shouldering additional responsibility.
- Ability to manage multiple tasks concurrently in an efficient and effective manner.
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certification helpful, but not required.
- Technical background and knowledge of information security principles preferred but not required.
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