Paralegal – Consumer Protection

San Francisco, California

Job Description

Pillsbury is seeking a paralegal with 3–5 years of experience to join our Consumer Protection group in its San Francisco office. The ideal candidate will have experience supporting attorneys with privacy, data protection, consumer protection, and related regulatory compliance matters. The paralegal will also provide project management and coordination support for practice operations initiatives, helping attorneys organize work, track progress, and implement efficient workflows.

The ideal candidate will demonstrate a high level of integrity, critical thinking, effective project and time management skills, strong attention to detail, superior communication skills, and exceptional organizational ability. Flexibility to work overtime as requested is required.

Primary Responsibilities

• Gather, review, and organize information and assist with privacy compliance activities, including privacy impact assessments, data protection impact assessments, privacy controls reviews, website audits, and related documentation.
• Coordinate work intake and triage, including tracking information requests, matter deadlines, follow-up items, and other matter-related activities.
• Conduct research and prepare summaries, draft privacy materials, and other work product for attorney review.
• Develop and maintain playbooks, templates, knowledge resources, and repeatable workflows, and coordinate with client legal, compliance, product, and technology teams as matters require.
• Work with practice leadership and the Director of Practice Operations to coordinate practice operations initiatives, maintaining project plans, meeting agendas, action items, deadlines, and progress reports.
• Coordinate project proposals, testing schedules, pilot feedback, and documentation of results, and follow up with assigned team members.
• Manage training and demonstration logistics, organize shared resources, and coordinate with firm technology and training teams.
• Track participation, adoption, and operational improvements, including reported time savings, and flag stalled projects or decisions requiring leadership attention.
• Accurately record billable and non-billable time in accordance with firm policies and procedures.

Required Skills

• Strong research and analytical skills with the ability to organize and synthesize legal, regulatory, and factual information.

• Experience using generative AI tools to support legal research, drafting, analysis, and other legal work, with an understanding of appropriate use and confidentiality considerations.

• Excellent computer skills, including MS Office (Word, Excel, Outlook).

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's Degree or equivalent relevant work experience.

• Minimum of 3-5 years of directly related paralegal or legal work experience.

• Experience supporting privacy, consumer protection, data protection, or related regulatory compliance matters preferred, but not required.

• CIPP/US or other relevant privacy certification is a plus.

The expected salary range for this position is $125,000- $150,000. Final compensation will be determined based on several factors, including but not limited to, relevant experience, qualifications, skill set, and geographic location. Qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records will be considered for the position in accordance with the California Fair Chance Act. Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

If you require an accommodation in order to apply for a position, please contact us at PillsburyWorkday@pillsburylaw.com.