Solicitor – Specialist Liability, Data
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Solicitor defending data breach and cyber-attack claims for DAC Beachcroft’s insurer and corporate clients. Managing complex civil litigation, client advice and trial preparation.
Responsibilities:
- Handle a caseload of varied and complex claims
- Investigate data breach claims, including claims arising from cyber-attacks and breaches of GDPR and Data Protection Acts
- Advise insurers and corporate clients on claims and relevant pre-emptive issues
- Conduct litigated and pre-litigation claims
- Prepare defences through to trial where necessary
- Attend conferences, trials and proofing witnesses
- Prepare and supervise disclosure of sensitive documentation
- Draft court documents
- Attend trials and applications with counsel
- Manage complex and sensitive case files
- Develop paralegals within the team
- Support team marketing and business development activity
- Assume responsibility for quality control, benchmark compliance and accurate management information
- Maintain and develop technical knowledge through online learning, training, seminars and relevant publications
- Handle confidential information according to firm data security protocols
Requirements:
- Solicitor or Chartered Legal Executive
- Suitable experience handling civil claims
- Previous experience dealing with data breach claims helpful but not essential
- Willingness to assist with and run a caseload of civil claims
- Ability to investigate data breach claims, including claims involving GDPR and Data Protection Acts
- Ability to provide timely, commercially aware and sensitively drafted client advice
- Ability to attend conferences, trials and proofing witnesses
- Ability to prepare and supervise disclosure of sensitive documentation
- Ability to draft court documents
- Ability to manage complex and sensitive cases
- Ability to achieve a minimum budgeted annual target of 1,440 chargeable hours
- Ability to develop paralegals
- Ability to support marketing and business development activity
- Ability to maintain technical knowledge through training and professional development
- Ability to handle confidential information in line with firm data security protocols
Benefits:
- High levels of flexibility and a great work life balance
- A well-rounded remuneration package, including private medical insurance, income protection insurance and discounted gym membership
- Opportunities for growth and progression including professional funding
- In person and remote social events
- Opportunity to get involved in a range of Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) activities
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