Your Legal Counsel in information technology
If your organization needs a qualified (remote or interim) legal counsel, data protection officer (DPO), privacy officer, and/or information security officer, contact Legal Counsel IT.
Who we are and what we do
Legal Counsel IT is a firm providing legal services aimed at protecting the legal position and interests of its clients. Legal Counsel IT specializes in information law and technology, including intellectual property, privacy, and information security.
Contact us if you need a qualified legal expert to help you with any of the following:
Information Security
Our Services
Contracting services
Legal Counsel IT advises and represents clients in contracting matters, such as drafting and negotiating (commercial) contracts. Important goals are to thoroughly understand each client’s interests and needs in order to add as much value as possible for them, while also understanding the other party's interests and possible concerns in order to reach a win-win outcome. To reach these goals we also do our utmost to deeply understand the technical and economic aspects of the (IT) products and services which the contract relates to.
Data protection officer
If your organization needs a fully qualified (remote) data protection officer, Legal Counsel IT can provide this for you. Your (remote) data protection officer from Legal Counsel IT will competently perform all tasks in accordance with the EU GDPR, including:
- Informing and advising about privacy obligations and compliance;
- Monitoring compliance with data protection policies;
- Providing advice about data protection impact assessments (DPIAs), and
- Cooperating with and being a contact point for the supervisory authority.
Information Security
If your organization needs help implementing the EU Network and Information Security Directive and/or ISO 27001 information security standard, Legal Counsel IT can help. For example with the following:
- Creating and documenting an information security management system (ISMS),
- Drafting and helping implement various information security policies,
- Performing and documenting a risk assessment and
- Creating and monitoring a risk treatment plan.
Privacy
If your organization needs someone to draft and implement the necessary policies and other documents for EU GDPR compliance in a practical and hands-on manner, we will be happy to provide privacy services or a (remote) privacy officer for your organization. Legal Counsel IT can help you with the following, for example:
- Creating and keeping up-to-date the registry of personal data processing,
- Drafting and negotiating data processing agreements,
- Drafting and helping implement external and internal privacy policies and Drafting
- helping implement personal data breach policies and procedures.
Certifications
Besides a legal master’s degree (LLM), our advisors hold several certificates from respected international professional organizations, giving you confidence about their level of expertise. This includes:
- CIPP/E and CIPM from the International association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- CISM from the Information Systems Audit and Control Association (ISACA)
- ISO 27001 Lead Implementer from the Professional Evaluation and Certification Board (PECB)