Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney
Core
Lead counsel for complex cybersecurity and data privacy incidents, managing breach response, regulatory investigations, and litigation defense.
Role type
Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney
Builds
Legal strategies, breach notification letters, crisis communications, and incident response plans for clients.
Domain
Law / Cybersecurity / Data Privacy
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Data breach response, regulatory investigation defense, privacy policy drafting, forensics oversight, vendor management, legal budgeting, team supervision
Preferred skills
IT/technical background, litigation experience
Technologies
Lexis, Westlaw
Responsibilities
Lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents; 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 notices of data breaches to individuals and regulators; respond to regulatory investigations; defend privacy lawsuits; draft privacy and security policies pursuant to HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA; triage data breaches; advise clients on handling cybersecurity incidents from start to finish; oversee forensics investigations; oversee third-party vendors for e-Discovery and data mining; advise on legal notification obligations; draft crisis communications; respond to inquiries by State/Federal Regulators; interface with clients; draft reports to insurance carriers; prepare legal budgets; supervise junior team members.