Cyber Incident Response Associate Attorney

The role

You will handle cybersecurity and data privacy incidents for clients. The work covers breach response, legal notices, regulatory investigations and oversight of forensics and vendors.

What you will do

• Incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
• Analysis of state, federal, and international data breach and privacy laws
• Drafting legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators
• Responding to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach
• Oversight of forensics investigations
• Oversight of third party vendors for e-Discovery, data mining, and notice projects
• Advising clients on legal notification obligations under State/Federal laws
• Drafting Crisis Communications for clients
• Interfacing with clients, including senior management and IT staff
• Drafting reports to insurance carriers and clients

Required qualifications

• JD from an accredited Law School
• Admitted to Bar in good standing
• 3+ years legal experience
• 3+ years of experience in data privacy and security, with focus on data breach and incident response
• Strong knowledge of data breach and privacy laws (State 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

Benefits

• Competitive salary and benefits package
• 401(k) retirement savings plan with match
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Disability and life insurance
• Generous PTO
• Access to corporate discount programs and employee benefits
• Mentorship and professional development

Before you apply

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

About the company

Wilson Elser is a national law firm with more than 1,400 attorneys across 46 offices. The firm is recognized among the top 100 law firms by The American Lawyer.