Cyber/Data/Privacy Attorney: 4th-6th year (lit)

Cooley LLP; New York (NY); On-site; USD 310,000 - 390,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental, and vision insurance

Flexible spending accounts

Life insurance

Accruing vacation and sick leave

Generous parental leave

Job summary

A leading law firm is seeking a midlevel associate for its Cyber/Data/Privacy practice group in New York. The role involves litigation and regulatory investigations related to privacy and data security, focusing on consumer protection and class actions. Ideal candidates will have strong analytical and writing skills, extensive legal experience, and tech fluency.

Qualifications

• 4-6 years of experience in regulatory investigations or litigation.
• Experience defending data privacy and security class actions.
• High level of academic achievement.

Responsibilities

• Focus on litigation and regulatory enforcement investigations.
• Engage directly with clients.
• Lead significant projects.

Skills

Analytical skills

Writing skills

Tech fluency

Education

JD from a nationally recognized law school

Job description

Cyber/Data/Privacy Attorney: 4th-6th year

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Cooley’s Cyber/Data/Privacy (c/d/p) practice group is seeking a midlevel associate who focuses on litigation and/or regulatory enforcement investigations involving privacy and data security matters to join the team in our New York, San Francisco, Chicago, or Washington, DC offices. Cooley’s diverse c/d/p group has over 30 full-time attorneys in the US, UK, Europe, and Asia. The firm continues to expand its award-winning c/d/p litigation and investigations practice.

Ideal applicants will have 4-6 years of experience focusing on regulatory investigations or litigation involving consumer protection issues (State AG, FTC, and other regulatory agencies), and/or be well-versed in defending data privacy and security class actions (e.g., Stored Communications Act, wiretapping claims, claims involving allegedly unfair and deceptive trade practices, and data breach class actions). Successful candidates will have a high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school, the ability to engage directly with clients and lead significant projects, general tech fluency, and impeccable analytical and writing skills.

The expected annual pay range for this position is $310,000 - $390,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

We offer a full range of elective benefits including medical, health savings account (with applicable medical plan), dental, vision, health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts, pre-tax commuter benefits, life insurance, AD&D, long-term care coverage, backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits. In addition to elective benefit options, benefited employees receive firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits as well as accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year. We provide generous parental leave and fertility benefits. New employees will attend a detailed benefit orientation to learn more about our many benefits and resources.

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Associate

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Legal

• Industries

  Law Practice

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