Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

The role

You will handle cybersecurity and data privacy incident response for clients, taking lead responsibility with clients and carriers and overseeing breach response work by associates. The role also covers breach notices, regulatory investigations and defending privacy lawsuits.

What you will do

• Lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
• Respond to clients and carriers and oversee breach response work by associates
• Analyze state, federal and international privacy laws
• Draft legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators
• Respond to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach
• Defend privacy lawsuits
• Draft privacy and security policies under HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA and other statutes
• Oversee forensics investigations and third party vendors
• Draft crisis communications and reports to insurance carriers and clients
• Supervise junior team members

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admitted to the bar in good standing
• 8+ years of legal experience
• 5+ years of experience in data privacy and security, focused on data breach and incident response
• Strong knowledge of data breach and privacy laws such as HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA and GDPR
• Excellent research, writing and communication skills (Lexis and Westlaw)
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
• Team player

Nice to have

• IT or technical background
• Some litigation experience

Benefits

• Competitive compensation
• Generous PTO
• 401(k) match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Life and disability coverage
• Access to corporate discount programs and employee benefits
• Hybrid flexibility supporting work-life balance
• Long-term growth within a nationally recognized firm

Before you apply

• Wilson Elser participates in E-Verify and checks work authorization for new hires
• Recruitment agencies can submit candidates only with a current signed fee agreement and portal access

About the company

Wilson Elser is a national law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices nationwide. It is recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer and ranked #30 in the National Law Journal's survey of the largest firms.