Junior-to-Mid-Level Data Privacy Litigation Associate

Holland & Knight LLP; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 150,000 - 190,000; Full time

Job summary

Holland & Knight LLP in San Francisco seeks an associate to help build a practice at the intersection of privacy law, cybersecurity, and complex commercial litigation.

You will work hands-on across all phases of matters, developing deep knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection statutes while sharpening core litigation skills. Prior experience in privacy or IP is welcome but not required.

Qualifications

• Strong grasp of civil procedure.
• Superior legal research and writing skills.
• Comfort working across a mix of large, complex cases and smaller, fast-moving matters.
• Experience drafting dispositive and procedural motions (e.g., motions to compel arbitration, to transfer venue, to dismiss for lack of standing/personal jurisdiction/failure to state a claim, and discovery motions).
• Familiarity with California federal and state courts, their local rules, and JAMS/AAA arbitration procedures.
• Preparing and responding to written discovery.
• Working directly with client witnesses in connection with discovery obligations.
• Prior experience in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, or a technical background welcome but not required.

Responsibilities

• Take an active, hands-on role in every phase of a matter.
• Develop deep substantive knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection statutes while sharpening core litigation skills.
• Assist in drafting and contributing to dispositive and procedural motions and discovery-related tasks.

Skills

Civil procedure

Legal research

Legal writing

Dispositive motions

Procedural motions

Mediation preparation

Job description

Overview

• The role offers an opportunity to build a practice at the intersection of privacy law, cybersecurity, and complex commercial litigation.
• The Data Strategy, Security & Privacy team vigorously represents and defends clients in all aspects of consumer class actions, mass arbitrations, and government enforcement actions arising from privacy, data, and technology-related matters.
• Associates on the team take an active, hands-on role in every phase of a matter, developing deep substantive knowledge of privacy, cybersecurity, and consumer protection statutes while sharpening core litigation skills.
• Requirements include a strong grasp of civil procedure, superior legal research and writing skills, and comfort working across a mix of large, complex cases and smaller, fast-moving matters.
• Desired experience or exposure includes drafting and contributing to dispositive and procedural motions (e.g., motions to compel arbitration, to transfer venue, to dismiss for lack of standing/personal jurisdiction/failure to state a claim, and discovery motions); familiarity with California's federal and state courts, their local rules, and JAMS/AAA arbitration procedures; preparing and responding to written discovery; working directly with client witnesses in connection with discovery obligations; and preparing for mediations.
• Prior experience in privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, or a technical background is welcome but not required.