Overview
Position: Paralegal / Legal Assistant (PII Compliance)
Type: Contractor
Location: Remote
This role involves supporting a team by applying expertise in handling Personally Identifiable Information (PII) to analyze sensitive documentation and ensure compliance with data privacy regulations. The position focuses on protecting confidential corporate and financial documents, mitigating re-identification risks, and maintaining industry best practices in compliance.
Responsibilities
- Review, redact, and generalize sensitive documents to ensure PII compliance while balancing data utility and privacy obligations.
- Support mergers and acquisitions (M&A) documentation by preparing and managing Confidential Information Memorandums (CIMs), Share Purchase Agreements (SPAs), and other critical deal documents.
- Implement and maintain compliance protocols and reconciliation processes for complex data sets.
- Provide advice on structural identifiability of confidential workflows, triage protocols, and proprietary client procedures.
- Collaborate with legal, compliance, and finance teams to resolve PII-related issues and offer subject matter guidance.
- Assist in drafting and revising compliance policies and training materials to reflect best practices.
- Maintain detailed records of document handling and compliance activities for audit and review purposes.
Required Qualifications
- Minimum of 2 years of hands-on experience with PII compliance in a legal or corporate environment.
- Proven ability to identify non-obvious PII and apply advanced redaction and generalization techniques.
- Solid understanding of M&A processes, including familiarity with CIMs and SPAs.
- Proficiency in drafting, reviewing, and managing sensitive financial and corporate documents.
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with strong attention to detail.
- Proactive approach to compliance, balancing regulatory, operational, and business needs.
- High integrity and discretion in handling confidential information and proprietary workflows.
Preferred Qualifications
- Experience in finance, corporate law, or highly regulated environments.
- Knowledge of global data privacy laws such as GDPR, CCPA, and their application in M&A or corporate contexts.
- Advanced training or certification in compliance, privacy, or legal research.