•  "How can I keep up with privacy law while balancing school, internships, moot court, and other responsibilities?"

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Professor Sand suggested that there is no need to "get into the weeds" -- a working general knowledge of the things going on in the privacy world is sufficient. He also suggested signing up for the IAPP daily email updates.

 

• RJ Pal and Laura Patty suggested checking out TrustArc's client advisories for up-to-date privacy laws and news. IAPP also holds IAPP Knowledge Nets, which are useful for students looking to gain new privacy law-related knowledge. 

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• Know the large over-reaching differences between US privacy law and European privacy law (GDPR). 

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• Consider getting certified!

• Find a mentor! There are multiple mentor-mentee programs offered through various local bar associations: San Francisco Bar Association, San Francisco Intellectual Property Law Association, Marin County Bar Association, and more! Also, consider reaching out to local practitioners for a mentee-mentor relationship.

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• Work with updating your LinkedIn. Recruiters often look for specific key terms -- do you have them on your page?

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• When searching for privacy law jobs, broaden your key terms. Don't just search for "privacy" or "privacy law". Consider terms such as "GDPR," "privacy associate", "privacy compliance," etc.  

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• When is the last time you updated your resume? Does it show interest in privacy law?

Three of the four panelists got their first legal job through their network.  

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Privacy Law Specific Events

IAPP Knowledge Nets

IAPP World Privacy Day Networking event

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General Events in the Legal Community

Conferences

SF Bar Association events

MCLEs

Happy Hours 

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Check out the networking calendar for up-to-date events!

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