Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation Associate

Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 310,000 - 420,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health care

Retirement benefits

Paid time off

Parental leave

Life insurance

Flexible Spending Accounts

Bonuses

Job summary

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP in Palo Alto seeks entrepreneurial associates for its privacy, cybersecurity and data innovation practice. Join a team recognized for privacy and data security work and collaborate on matters for leading global platforms and disruptive tech companies.

Candidates should have 3 to 7 years of substantive experience at a top law firm and strong privacy, cybersecurity and/or technology company exposure, including counseling, investigations and related litigation.

Qualifications

• Three to seven years of substantive experience at a leading law firm.
• Strong privacy, cybersecurity and/or technology company experience.
• Experience in counseling, government investigations, and related litigation.
• Desirable incident response, crisis management and FTC consumer protection-related matters.

Responsibilities

• Represent leading global platforms on regulatory, litigation, product and business strategy matters.
• Advise on disputes and investigations in privacy and data security.

Skills

privacy

cybersecurity

technology company experience

Job description

Overview

• The practice group represents leading global platforms and disruptive technology companies on critical regulatory, litigation, product, and business strategies and disputes.
• The role requires experience in a broad range of counseling, government investigations, and related litigation matters.
• Desirable experience includes incident response and crisis management, Federal Trade Commission consumer protection-related matters, and online platform regulation.

Job Summary

We are seeking entrepreneurial associates in law school class years 2019 through 2022 to join our privacy, cybersecurity, and data innovation practice group. Chambers USA regularly recognizes Gibson Dunn for Privacy & Data Security nationwide, highlighting the firm’s “highly regarded privacy and cybersecurity offering.” Our team is sought after and growing, and represents leading global platforms and disruptive technology companies on their most critical regulatory, litigation, product and business strategies and disputes. Candidates should have strong privacy, cybersecurity and/or technology company experience, and ideally have worked in a broad range of counseling, government investigations, and related litigation matters. Experience with incident response and crisis management, Federal Trade Commission consumer protection-related matters and online platform regulation is also desirable. The team is collaborative and dynamic, and this opportunity offers great professional growth for the right candidate. Candidates to have three to seven years of substantive experience at a leading law firm and strong academic credentials.

The annual compensation range for this position is between $310,000 and $420,000. The salary offered within this range will depend upon qualifications and other operational considerations. Benefits offered for this position include health care; retirement benefits; paid days off, including sick time, and vacation time; parental leave; basic life insurance; Flexible Spending Accounts; as well as discretionary, performance-based bonuses.

Location

Palo Alto

EEO Statement

Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP is committed to the principles of equal employment opportunity for all partners, employees and applicants and, in accordance with the applicable federal and state laws, does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, religion, matriculation or political affiliation, national origin, alienage or citizenship status, ancestry, age, marital status, family responsibilities, disability, medical condition, personal appearance, genetic information, predisposing genetic characteristics, sexual orientation, military status, status as a victim of domestic violence, stalking and sex offenses, arrest or conviction record, or on any other basis prohibited by law.