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Cyber Incident Response Associate Attorney

ChicagoFull-time$160k2026-09-18 → 2026-11-11
Hybrid

Core

Associate attorney providing legal counsel for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents, including breach response, regulatory investigations, and client advisement.

Role type

Associate attorney (cyber incident response and data privacy)

Builds

Legal notices, breach notification letters, crisis communications, and reports for clients and regulators

Domain

Law / Cybersecurity and Data Privacy

Deliverable

client delivery

Required skills

Data breach and incident response expertise, knowledge of state/federal privacy laws (HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, GDPR), legal research and writing, regulatory investigation response, vendor oversight, insurance reporting

Preferred skills

IT or technical background

Technologies

Lexis, Westlaw

Responsibilities

Analyze state, federal, and international data breach and privacy laws; Draft legal notices of data breaches to individuals and regulators; Respond to regulatory investigations arising from data breaches; Oversee forensics investigations; Advise clients on legal notification obligations; Draft crisis communications; Interface with clients, senior management, and IT staff; Prepare legal budgets

Seniority

Associate (3+ years experience)