[Hiring] Privacy Fellow @Wikimedia Foundation

Role Description

The Wikimedia Foundation is looking for a privacy-focused lawyer to join our in-house legal department as Privacy Fellow. The Privacy Fellow will provide research and drafting on a variety of topics, as well as gain experience in product counseling, data governance, and privacy-related public policy work. This position will report to the Wikimedia Foundation’s Senior Legal Counsel.

• Work individually and in teams under the supervision of attorneys on Wikimedia Foundation’s privacy team, on new and developing issues related to privacy.
• Research and offer guidance to the Foundation on existing and developing data protection regimes around the world.
• Assist the privacy team in its efforts to monitor global developments in privacy that may affect free knowledge.
• Manage and administer several ongoing projects under the supervision of the Foundation legal team.
• Work cross-departmentally with colleagues at the Wikimedia Foundation to resolve legal questions and provide counsel.
• Availability for meetings during at least some Pacific Time business hours.
• Occasional other legal projects as assigned.

Qualifications

• Graduate degree in law, public policy, or related fields and excellent academic credentials. (Equivalent experience will be considered.)
• Ability to work in English.
• Experience working across borders, on matters in non-U.S. jurisdictions, or for clients outside the U.S.
• Deep understanding of privacy and other internet law issues.
• Experience with large and comprehensive research projects, especially on legal topics.
• Ability to adhere to deadlines, and complete work independently.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills and attention to detail.
• Experience working with a remote team.

Requirements

• This role may call for travel, including internationally, and for travel or work on weekends if and when needed, due to conferences, legal needs, etc. This is not a requirement, and alternate arrangements may be made where appropriate.

Benefits

• Competitive and equitable salary range based on skills, experience, and location.
• Remote-first organization with staff members in 40+ countries.

Company Description

The Wikimedia Foundation is the nonprofit organization that operates Wikipedia and the other Wikimedia free knowledge projects. Our vision is a world in which every single human can freely share in the sum of all knowledge. We believe that everyone has the potential to contribute something to our shared knowledge, and that everyone should be able to access that knowledge freely.

• We host Wikipedia and the Wikimedia projects.
• We build software experiences for reading, contributing, and sharing Wikimedia content.
• We support the volunteer communities and partners who make Wikimedia possible.
• We advocate for policies that enable Wikimedia and free knowledge to thrive.
• As an equal opportunity employer, we value having a diverse workforce and strive to maintain an inclusive and equitable workplace.