Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

The role

This senior attorney will lead cybersecurity and data privacy incident response for clients. The role includes overseeing breach response work by associates, handling regulatory investigations, and defending privacy lawsuits.

What you will do

• Incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
• Lead responsibility in responding to clients and carriers, overseeing breach response work by associates
• Interaction with senior management and technical personnel at client companies
• Analysis of state, federal, and international privacy laws
• Drafting legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators
• Responding to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach
• Defending privacy lawsuits
• Drafting privacy and security policies and procedures pursuant to HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and other statutes
• Oversight of forensics investigations and third-party vendors for e-Discovery, data mining, and notice projects
• Drafting crisis communications and reports to insurance carriers and clients

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school
• Admitted to bar in good standing
• 8+ years 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 (HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, GDPR, etc.)
• 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, vision, life, and disability coverage
• Access to corporate discount programs and employee benefits
• Hybrid flexibility supporting work-life balance
• Opportunities for long-term growth within a nationally recognized firm
• Mentorship and professional development

Before you apply

• Wilson Elser participates in E-Verify; work authorization is confirmed for new hires
• Recruitment agencies may only submit candidates 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. The posting says the firm is recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer.