Cyber Partner

Womble Bond Dickinson; Leeds; On-site; GBP 80,000 - 120,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading law firm's expanding digital team as a Partner focused on providing cyber-related advice. You'll leverage your expertise in managing cyber security incidents, mentoring junior lawyers, and developing key client relationships across the UK and international markets. This role fosters innovation and growth within a supportive and inclusively minded environment.

Benefits

Flexible working arrangements

Health and wellbeing resources

Support for professional development

Qualifications

• Experience managing cyber security incidents.
• Track record in cyber insurance market.
• Ability to build and grow a team.

Responsibilities

• Provide cyber-related advice to clients including insurers and companies.
• Lead and develop a team in the UK cyber practice.
• Support clients during high-pressure cyber incidents.

Skills

Client management

Cyber security incident management

Mentoring

Business growth mindset

Education

Admitted as a lawyer in the UK or similar jurisdiction

Job description

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Our Cyber practice is growing. We already have a small but successful national digital team supporting clients across all areas of this expanding sector, including cyber breach support, resilience, and broader coverage issues. We have ambitious plans to grow further.

We are seeking a Partner to join our expanding digital team to focus on providing cyber-related advice to our clients, including both insurers and companies. With our transatlantic presence, strong insurance market expertise, and a mandate to grow our digital practice, this opportunity is genuinely exciting.

Our current work covers the entire cyber lifecycle, from regulatory and compliance advice aimed at preventing breaches, to acting as breach counsel during critical incidents and providing post-incident support, including defending enforcement actions and handling claims. We also advise on cyber coverage, policy wording, and insurance claims. We are trusted advisors for clients facing high-pressure, time-sensitive cyber incidents and breaches.

What you will need to be successful in this role:

We seek an individual with extensive experience managing cyber security incidents, capable of helping to develop and shape our UK cyber practice and explore international opportunities through our US operations and Lex Mundi relationships. You should be able to leverage our connections within the insurance market. This role offers a great foundation for a self-starter to lead, develop, and grow a team in a vital area for our clients.

As an experienced leader, you will bring a reputation for technical excellence, exceptional client management skills, and a business growth mindset. Our existing digital, privacy, and insurance teams will support your practice development, and you will have resources to assist with marketing and team expansion.

To succeed in this role, you need at least:

• An enterprising mindset and self-motivation.
• A proven track record advising clients on responding to cyber security incidents, with experience building your own work in this space and contacts within the cyber insurance market.
• Exceptional client management skills, especially in supporting clients during difficult, time-sensitive situations.
• An external profile as a leader in the field, with in-depth sector knowledge and awareness of current trends affecting clients.
• A commitment to mentoring and developing junior lawyers.
• An understanding of how top-tier legal services should be delivered, including revenue focus, commercial awareness, and efficient matter management.
• Admitted as a lawyer in the UK or a similar jurisdiction.

What makes it great to work here – A point of view like no other

We see things differently, and this is reflected throughout our business. Our team of over 1300 lawyers and specialists delivers innovative work for exceptional clients. We invest in technology, set legal precedents, and challenge perceptions.

We also foster a unique, open, and people-centric culture that sets us apart. Our award-winning Responsible Business and ESG initiatives, DE&I programs led by our Board, and support for the Mindful Business Charter all aim to ensure our people maintain healthy, balanced lives both in and out of work.

We offer resources and initiatives to support health and wellbeing, and we are open to discussing flexible working arrangements, whether full-time or part-time. Find out more about our approach.

If you'd like to explore this opportunity confidentially, please contact our Recruitment Business Partner, Sarah Rogers. If you proceed to formal application, you'll have opportunities to meet key team members, including Business Group and Sector Leads, as well as peers across departments.

You can learn more about our Partner recruitment process and your career prospects with us here:

We encourage applicants from all social backgrounds, ethnicities, disabilities, gender identities, and sexual orientations.

We are committed to an inclusive and accessible recruitment process. If you have a disability or long-term condition requiring adjustments, please inform us via the contact details provided. We also offer the option to opt into our scheme for candidates with disabilities or long-term conditions, which ensures an interview if minimum criteria are met. Your response is confidential and solely used for this purpose.