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Looking to jump-start your legal technology career but don't know how? Jared Coseglia of TRU Staffing Partners writes a monthly column on certifications to know and training to acquire in the industry for Legaltech News. This month's piece takes a look at IAPP's Privacy Law Specialist certification.

 

In its 2018 inaugural class, the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) accepted and then granted the Privacy Law Specialist certification to 27 members. “We received a really big response for the first class,” states Doug Forman, certification director at the IAPP. Now, in only its second year on the market, the PLS is held by approximately 75 attorneys.