Privacy/Cybersecurity-Associate
Privacy
Washington DC | San Francisco
BigLaw
3-5 Years
The Role
The Firm’s highly experienced team deals with complex data and cybersecurity issues for leading and innovative companies around the world. They regularly represent clients in high-stakes investigations brought by the FTC as well as state Attorneys General and Congress; provide clients with practical advice on how to collect, use, and share data and comply with complex global privacy laws; devise thoughtful and effective business and legal responses to security breaches; help clients create, enhance, and audit privacy and cybersecurity policies and programs; and develop and implement global compliance programs.
Requirements
You should have 3-5 years experience with technology industries, FTC or state AG policy and enforcement regarding privacy and data security issues, and counseling on privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act and other new state privacy laws, is desirable. CIPP certification is a plus.
The Firm
Vault 35; 950 attorneys across 19 offices around the world. Vault #2 Emerging Companies and VC. The firm seeks candidates with an entrepreneurial spirit and an interest in technology and innovation, and laterals are assigned a partner mentor to support integration. 1,950 billable hour requirement, which can include unlimited pro bono hours and other non-client work. While many associates find this to be reasonable, especially appreciating the PTO program—where 40 hours of PTO count as billable time—others believe the work to be unevenly distributed, leading to burnout. Associates appreciate the level of responsibility they are afforded to work on substantive legal work for dynamic clients. Regarded as a technologically forward firm, Wilson the firm has stepped up its technological platforms to enhance remote work efficiency and is developing its own technology in-house to automate mundane tasks.Compensation is at market rates (i.e. base $215k-$415k).
Recruiter
Amanda Cannon | acannon@cannonlegalsearch.com
Job ID:
219