Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

The role

Lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy breaches, working with clients, carriers and regulators. Oversee breach response work by associates and supervise junior team members.

What you will do

• Incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
• Lead responses to clients and carriers and oversee breach response work by associates
• Interact with senior management and technical personnel at client companies
• Analyze state, federal and international privacy laws
• Draft breach notices to individuals and regulators
• Respond to regulatory investigations arising from data breaches
• Defend privacy lawsuits
• Draft privacy and security policies under HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA and other statutes
• Oversee forensics investigations and third-party vendors for e-Discovery, data mining and notice projects
• Prepare legal budgets and 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, with focus 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 salary and benefits package
• Discretionary bonuses
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, dental and vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Corporate discount programs and employee benefits

Before you apply

• Firm participates in the federal E-Verify program for work authorization checks on new hires
• Recruitment agencies can submit candidates only with an active 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, ranked among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer. The firm emphasizes collaboration, innovation, client service and mutual respect.