Associate Attorney (UK)

Mullen Coughlin LLC; Greater London; On-site; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Holiday

Maternity/Paternity leave

Pension

Job summary

Mullen Coughlin LLC in the United Kingdom seeks an experienced solicitor to counsel organizations during privacy and cybersecurity incidents. You will collect information, coordinate experts, and communicate with regulators and third parties while guiding clients through investigations.

The role requires crisis-management experience, strong writing and communication skills, and the ability to manage your own caseload in a fast-paced, collaborative team.

Qualifications

• Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales.
• Experience in crisis management, cybersecurity or privacy.
• Strong analytic, writing and communication skills.
• Ability to manage own caseload independently.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal counsel to organizations investigating and responding to international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents.
• Gather information to understand issue scope and coordinate necessary experts.
• Communicate with regulatory bodies, law enforcement and third parties as needed during investigations.
• Participate in rotating on-call crisis management duties to support clients.

Skills

Crisis management

Cybersecurity

Data privacy

Analytical writing

Communication

Education

Solicitor England & Wales

Job description

Mullen Coughlin is a highly successful, fast growing niche law firm with international presence focused exclusively on counseling organizations in the context of data privacy, including incident response, regulatory investigation, and compliance. Committed to rapid incident response to incoming client calls, we thrive in a high energy, close-knit, and upbeat culture. The Firm pays very competitively in the market and offers a full benefit package, including holiday, paid maternity and paternity leave, and a pension program.

• holiday
• paid maternity and paternity leave
• a pension program

The UK office is comprised of a small specialist team of partners and associates based across the UK.

In this role, the Associate will work in a highly collaborative, team environment to provide legal counsel to organizations investigating and responding to international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents. Associates will collect information needed to understand the issue and scope of each situation, engage and direct experts needed to appropriately investigate and respond to the event, and communicate to regulatory bodies, law enforcement agencies, and other third-parties as needed while advising clients throughout the investigation. Due to the unpredictable nature of cybersecurity events, all Partners and Associates participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide crisis management support to our clients.

The ideal candidate will be qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales, have experience in crisis management, cybersecurity or privacy, and an enthusiastic and team-oriented attitude. Exceptional analytic, writing, communication, and preparation skills, plus focused attention to detail are key to performing well in our highly responsive environment. Candidates should demonstrate initiative and the ability to independently maintain their own caseload.

We are currently looking for lawyers who generally bring 2 to 5 years of experience, with preference given to those who have worked in private practices within data privacy, healthcare, and regulatory compliance.

Mullen Coughlin is an Equal Opportunity Employer and believes in strength in diversity.
Mullen Coughlin is not accepting resumes from search firms for this position.
Relocation assistance is not available for this position.
Applicant must be currently authorized to work in the United Kingdom.

Mullen Coughlin is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity or Veteran status.