Starting privacy counsel in house next week. First time in house. Any tips to get acclimated? First people I should meet with? Questions to ask in the beginning to get lay of the land?

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Meet everyone.

Make friends with marketing/sales/tech POCs

Ask about everything, be a sponge. How you’ll work with other counsel, how requests/reviews come in, etc. no such thing as a dumb question.

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Happy to help. The transition takes some time but you’ll be fine in no time!

Meet everyone

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Privacy awareness training is a good way to get your face in front of people and most orgs need it anyway.

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Understand the product.

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As long as you’re reasonably easy to work with, this is the most important answer.

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Are you the first privacy hire or part of a team?

Amazing. Thank you!

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