Cyber & Privacy Legal Counsel

Job Description - Cyber & Privacy Legal Counsel (3254023)

Job Description

Cyber & Privacy Legal Counsel

Job Number:

Job Number:

3254023

Posting Date

Primary Location

Primary Location

: Europe, Middle East, Africa-United Kingdom-United Kingdom-London

Education Level : Bachelor's Degree

Job

Job

: Attorney

Employment Type : Full Time

Job Level : Vice President

Description

Cyber & Privacy Legal Counsel

Vice President

London

3254023

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. A philosophy that balances personal lifestyles, perspectives and needs is an important part of our culture.

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. They also strive to maintain cooperative relationships with governmental policy makers and the regulatory and self-regulatory agencies that govern the firm's businesses.

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 stakeholder to provide strategic direction to the Firm as it navigates complicated privacy and data protection issues, in particular 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

Qualifications - External

Skills required
> Qualified lawyer with a minimum of 7+ years' experience, 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 a must

> 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.

Flexible work statement: Interested in flexible working opportunities? Morgan Stanley empowers employees to have greater freedom of choice through flexible working arrangements. Speak to our recruitment team to find out more.
Internal Applicants:
Internal mobility can be a way to grow your career and realize your professional potential. Typically, you must be in your position for at least 18 months and performing satisfactorily before applying for another job at the Firm. Internal applicants can find out more regarding career navigation, mobility guidelines and policy on our employee portal by clicking here.

Equal opportunities statement:
Morgan Stanley is an equal opportunities employer. We work to provide a supportive and inclusive environment where all individuals can maximize their full potential. Our skilled and creative workforce is comprised of individuals drawn from a broad cross section of the global communities in which we operate and who reflect a variety of backgrounds, talents, perspective.

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