Data Protection Practice: The Brave New Legal World (21st Century Legal Career Series)

Build a legal career in the hottest 21st century practice areas! In his 21st Century Legal Career Series, Richard L. Hermann researches, evaluates, and predicts where the employment opportunities are and will be for law graduates. Volume 1, Data Protection Practice: The Brave New Legal World, investigates a practice area that may be the hottest one going today and likely to be a centerpiece of business, personal, and legal concern for years to come. Talk to any law firm managing partner or corporate or government general counsel and you are likely to hear that s/he cannot find enough data protection attorneys. Every day the demand for lawyers who understand the legal implications of cybersecurity threats is surging in every employment sector. This booklet shows you how to surge with it and take advantage of this exciting career opportunity, Highlights include: • Six Key Features of Current Data Protection Practice • What Makes Data Protection Law So Hot? • The State of the Law • The Practice • Who Hires? “Mainstream” and JD-Advantage Jobs in Data Protection • What Does It Pay? • Breaking In • Finding Out About Data Protection Jobs before Everyone Else • Where to Go for More Information Cyber threats know no borders. The potential for misuse of sensitive personal information, corporate intelligence, and national security secrets is panicking businesses, governments, and other organizations worldwide, triggering legislative and regulatory action everywhere you look. Nations are scrambling to modernize their laws and regulations to cope with the new technologies that enable hacking before they are left even farther behind this growing law-technology gap. Technology know-how is a plus, but not mandatory because there are only a handful of attorneys with an in-depth understanding of the technological aspects of data security. A data protection attorney, most importantly, must be able to communicate effectively with people from all disciplines and backgrounds. Hermann focuses on what law students and lawyers need to know to break into this sizzling hot employment field.