Legal And Compliance Tech And Data Legal Junior Attorney

Legal and Compliance Tech and Data Legal Junior Attorney

Job Number:

3228232

POSTING DATE: Jan 31, 2023

PRIMARY LOCATION: Americas-United States of America-New York-New York

EDUCATION LEVEL: Doctorate Degree

JOB: Paralegal

EMPLOYMENT TYPE: Full Time

JOB LEVEL: Director

Summary
As a key member of the New York office of the Global Technology & Data legal practice group of Morgan Stanley, you will be an integral part of a dynamic and collegial team of in-house lawyers developing innovative approaches to handling legal challenges in a highly regulated environment. You are a proactive and collaborative self-starter that assesses legal risks as you work directly with your colleagues and the business, supporting the firm on a wide-variety of initiatives. You thrive in a fast-paced environment and build positive relationships with diplomacy and provide insightful counsel. You are comfortable working with global colleagues and clients handling complex, cross-border matters. You are a hard-working creative team-player who is open to new ideas and are constantly looking to improve.
Description
> Provide commercial contracts support across a broad range of third-party vendor agreements including technology hardware, software and services; professional services and corporate services, in particular:
o structure, review and negotiate agreements;
o interpret legal and regulatory developments impacting commercial vendor transactions, outsourcing and technology;
o advise on liabilities, legal rights and remedies available to the Firm under commercial vendor agreements;
o Collaborate with regional colleagues to develop and maintain a suite of global template form documents.
> Partner and collaborate with the rest of the Global Technology and Data Legal team, including the intellectual property legal team and the privacy and cybersecurity legal team.
> Support the global vendor management program.
> Research legal issues related to commercial contracts, outsourcing and technology including emerging technologies (i.e., cloud, artificial intelligence/machine learning, fintech, data usage, crypto currency/block chain, etc.).
> Prepare contract abstracts/summaries.
> Ensure compliance with current company processes and procedures.