Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney
Core
Senior attorney leading incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents, defending complex cases, and advising clients on legal notification obligations.
Role type
Senior IC cybersecurity attorney (incident response)
Builds
Legal strategies, breach response plans, regulatory defense, and crisis communications for clients
Domain
Law / Cybersecurity / Data Privacy
Deliverable
client delivery
Required skills
Data breach response, regulatory investigation defense, privacy policy drafting, forensics oversight, third-party 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 clients on legal notification obligations under State/Federal laws; draft breach notification letters to individuals and State/Federal Regulators; draft Crisis Communications; 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
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
