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The Power of Certifications In the Legal Industry

By Jared Coseglia
May 01, 2018

Over the next decade, the integration of machines and the experts who wield them effectively into the practice of law will dynamically affect the careers of both practicing attorneys and the legal support staff community. The power of certifications undeniably accelerates earning potential and vertical mobility, provides greater sustainability and job security, and produces lawyers who practice with the cutting-edge skills and foundational knowledge necessary to compete in today's data-driven legal services landscape.

In this two-part article, we present the key paths and the corresponding certifications available for lawyers — and nonlawyers — to pursue to help successfully administer a career in the legal industry in the coming decade.

Privacy

There is no word in 2018 that has shifted more aggressively from corporate to social consciousness than privacy. Privacy as a profession is not entirely new, but over the last year privacy has been in the spotlight like never before. Privacy professional positions are becoming a staple for any healthy corporate legal operation, an invaluable area to support and practice at a firm and a growing arena for legal service providers.

At first, privacy's sudden rise was in reaction to the harsh consequences for failure to comply with the looming EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline (May 25, 2018) for companies conducting business in Europe. More recently, Facebook's highly publicized relationship with Cambridge Analytica has intensified a populist demand for awareness and action related to how a company handles data privacy. Awareness and action, however, are two distinct modalities, and only one certification program has aimed at solving both the challenge of privacy education as well as privacy solution operationalization.

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