Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney
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Job Description
Senior attorney handling cybersecurity incident response, privacy litigation, and breach counseling. Wilson Elser is a national law firm serving clients across the United States.
Responsibilities:
- Handle incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents
- Lead responses to clients and carriers and oversee breach response work by Associates
- Interact with senior-level management and technical personnel at client companies
- Analyze state, federal, and international privacy laws
- Draft legal notices of data breaches to individuals and regulators
- Respond to regulatory investigations arising from data breaches
- Defend privacy lawsuits
- Draft privacy and security policies and procedures pursuant to HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and other statutes
- Triage data breaches and incident response
- Advise clients on handling cybersecurity incidents from start to finish
- Oversee forensic investigations
- Oversee third-party vendors for e-Discovery, data mining, and notice projects
- Advise clients on legal notification obligations under state and federal laws
- Draft breach notification letters to individuals and state/federal regulators
- Draft crisis communications for clients
- Respond to inquiries and investigations by state/federal regulators
- Interface with clients
- Draft reports to insurance carriers and clients
- Prepare legal budgets
- Supervise junior team members
Requirements:
- JD from an accredited Law School is required
- Must be admitted to Bar in good standing
- 8+ years legal experience
- 5+ years of experience in data privacy and security, with particular focus on data breach and incident response
- Strong knowledge of data breach and privacy laws, including HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, and GDPR
- IT or technical background is a plus
- Some litigation experience is a plus
- Excellent research, writing, and communication skills using Lexis and Westlaw
- Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
- Team player
Benefits:
- Discretionary bonuses
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Medical insurance
- Dental insurance
- Vision insurance
- Disability insurance
- Life insurance
- Generous paid time off (PTO)
- 401(k) match
- Flexible hybrid work arrangement
- Professional development and mentorship
- Long-term growth opportunities
- Corporate discount programs
- Employee benefits




