Cybersecurity & Privacy Attorney

Cybersecurity Jobs; Washington (District of Columbia); Hybrid; USD 175,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) with profit sharing

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Cybersecurity Jobs in Washington, DC offers a hybrid attorney role focused on cybersecurity and privacy, supporting privacy compliance programs, incident response, and disputes across a national platform.

This DC-barred attorney role advises senior leaders, handling investigations, regulatory matters, and high-stakes risk, with a salary range and generous benefits.

Qualifications

• Active DC bar admission is required.
• Solid experience in cybersecurity, privacy, or both.
• Ability to advise senior leaders and handle regulatory matters.

Responsibilities

• Build privacy compliance programs and draft relevant policies.
• Lead incident response, including notifications and board briefings.
• Defend privacy class actions, breach disputes, or regulatory investigations.
• Advise senior decision-makers directly (GCs, CISOs, CTOs, executives).

Skills

Cybersecurity

Privacy

Regulatory investigations

Education

JD

Job description

Hybrid work in Washington, DC with a national full-service platform, built for attorneys who want to do meaningful cybersecurity and privacy work across compliance, response, and disputes. The role supports privacy compliance programs, incident response, and/or privacy litigation for a DC office, with a salary range of $175,000 to $240,000 and benefits including health coverage, 401(k) and profit sharing, paid time off, and parental leave.

This position is designed for DC-barred cybersecurity and privacy attorneys. You will advise senior leaders directly, including GCs, CISOs, CTOs, and executive teams, while contributing to matters that often intersect with regulators, enforcement, and high-stakes legal risk.

Responsibilities

• Build privacy compliance programs and draft relevant policies
• Lead incident response, including making notification calls and briefing a board
• Defend privacy class actions, breach disputes, or regulatory investigations
• Advise senior decision-makers directly, including GCs, CISOs, CTOs, and executive teams

Requirements

• JD
• Active DC bar admission
• Solid experience in cybersecurity, privacy, or both
• If bringing clients, share this early so it can be raised with the firm before any commitment

Why this DC office

The DC team’s core work includes government investigations, enforcement defense, government contracts, litigation, and IP. When privacy issues become regulatory concerns, this office is positioned as a natural fit. The firm has served clients across the DMV and statewide for decades, and its attorneys are regularly sought by national press and speak at conferences in the US and abroad.

The package

• Salary: $175,000 to $240,000 (the range reflects hiring at two levels: a mid-level attorney toward the lower end, and a more senior attorney with litigation experience or clients of their own toward the top)
• Working arrangements: hybrid remote in Washington, DC (details to be discussed)

Benefits

• Health, dental and vision
• 401(k) and profit sharing
• Paid vacation and parental leave
• A long list of elective benefits on top
• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Work location: Hybrid remote in Washington, DC 20006