Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

The role

This senior attorney will lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy breaches. The role includes advising and responding to clients and carriers, overseeing associates, and handling regulatory investigations and privacy lawsuits.

What you will do

• Lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
• Take lead responsibility in responding 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 legal breach notices to individuals and regulators
• Respond to regulatory investigations arising from a data breach and 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
• Draft crisis communications, reports to insurance carriers and clients, and legal budgets
• 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 (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 the firm

Before you apply

• Candidates are welcome from across the United States
• Submissions from recruitment agencies are accepted only with a current signed fee agreement through the Recruitment Agency Portal
• The firm participates in E-Verify; work authorization is confirmed for new hires

About the company

Wilson Elser is a national law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices. The firm emphasizes collaboration, innovation, client service and mutual respect.