Kind of work performed by Technology Lawyers

While we look around for the kind of work performed by Technology Lawyers, Shall come across below; 

• Drafting terms and conditions for web apps, services, e-commerce and website 
• Drafting privacy policies and compliance with GDPR or other data protection laws
• E-commerce and OTT-platform specific agreements  
• Assisting influencers in negotiating contracts with brands
• Reporting and responding to data breaches
• Advising on transfer of data between different data jurisdictions
• Legal risk audits and IP-related diligence on a software or digital services platform
• Working on various kinds of technology agreements for development and evaluation of software, website development, Master Services Agreements, and cloud-services agreements
• Negotiating key terms such as indemnities  
• Working on DMCA and other takedowns and content-infringement notices
• Handling trademark-issues on e-commerce and social media platforms
• Working on platform liability, setting up a prohibited content policy, setting up a process for moderation and takedown
• Complaints and availing legal remedies against cyber offences
• Working Content creation/ development agreement
• Online marketing and promotion agreements
• Taxation on sales of software, database access, SaaS

These the few tasks performed by Technology Lawer. 

Skills need to Learn US Technology Law Work

Here are the the few skills we need to learn to perform US technology law work:

• Drafting terms and conditions for web apps, services, e-commerce and websites
• Privacy policy and GDPR compliance
• DMCA takedown notice for infringing content
• Abuse of trademark on e-commerce and social media platforms + responding to cybersquatting + Trademark infringement through google or amazon ads
• Software deployment/ development/ evaluation/ maintenance/ master service agreements, statements of work and change orders, SLAs
• Intermediary liability, prohibited content policy & setting up a process for moderation and takedown
• Drafting promotion agreements with influencers, Online Marketing Agreements, Content creation/ development agreement
• Drafting and registering complaints against cyber offences
• Reporting and responding to customer data breach
• Drafting a technology transfer agreement and technology licence agreement
• Notice and legal action against online impersonation or defamation
• Legal remedy for online stalking, bullying, blackmailing and revenge porn
• Advising on transfer of data between different data jurisdictions and data protection addendums
• Legal risk audit on a software or digital services platform
• IP due diligence on a software
• Taxation on sales of software, database access, SaaS
• Setting up mechanisms for online execution, compliance and storage of agreements
• API integration agreements, 
• Collaboration, partner or reseller agreements
• Agreements relating to fintech companies and regulatory sandbox related work 

We could work remotely for US and UK-based tech-lawyers or companies and earn more than what top law firms pay. 

International Technology Law

Friends, 

We are chosen Law as a career. Law has very wide scope of opportunities. 

Today we are looking at International Law Career. It is rare to find international lawyers from country, who is having International Law as career. This sector is wide open having more demand and less supply. 

Do we thin we could opt for the International Law Career. 

Let us look at be below questions. 

Do you sometimes feel a stagnation in your career and want to explore working in high-growth areas which will dominate the future?

Do you sometimes feel that the growth opportunity in traditional areas of law practice is limited? 

Do you want to specialise in areas which are going to be pandemic-resistant?

Does technology law excite you? 

Do you fancy building your career as a lawyer by working with global technology giants, or fast-growing Silicon Valley and domestic technology startups?

Do you want to know how a lawyer can cater to the legal needs of organisations working in domains such as cryptocurrency, Artificial Intelligence, blockchain, e-commerce, or the Software as a Service (SaaS) industry?

Don’t let the following myths stop you

• Lawyers from India and developing countries in Asia and Africa can only work for clients in their local jurisdiction
• They cannot work for foreign startups in the Silicon Valley, Tel Aviv, Berlin or US law firms as they are not qualified to practice law in those jurisdictions. 
• You need a degree in science, or engineering, or background in computers to understand and excel in tech-law.
• Tech Law is the sum-total of the Information Technology Act, Rules, Notifications, Amendments and case laws – the scope for a lawyer appears to be very limited in the sector.

Technology law as Solution

This Law Career is one of the most important emerging areas for big law firms, for boutique law firms and for independent practitioners who want to build a name for themselves, and the market will become sophisticated in the next 5 – 10 years.

Over the last five decades the legal industry has gone through a rapid change! 

Once a close knit profession, it has now expanded into a global enterprise.

Like all global enterprises this too is rapidly evolving. 

 

The new sector which has got every lawyer’s attention is the ever evolving section of Tech Law!

 

Will see this step by step in coming articles.