Remote Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

Wilson Elser (Attorney Careers); New Orleans (LA); Remote; USD 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive comprehensive benefits

401(k) match

Generous PTO

Disability coverage

Access to corporate discount programs

Job summary

Wilson Elser's Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney role offers a rare chance to lead complex cybersecurity matters within a national law firm renowned for client service and collaboration. The position supports incident response, regulatory engagement, and data breach defense across state, federal, and international laws.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of legal experience with a focus on data privacy and incident response, strong research/writing skills, and the ability to lead junior

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited law school.
• Bar admission in good standing.
• 8+ years legal experience.
• 5+ years data privacy and security, focused on data breach and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, GDPR, etc.
• IT background a plus.
• Some litigation experience a plus.
• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills (Lexis and Westlaw).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Lead incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents.
• Take lead responsibility in responding to clients and carriers, and oversee breach response work by Associates.
• Interact with senior management and technical personnel at client companies.
• Analyze state, federal, and international privacy laws.
• Draft legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators.
• Respond to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach.
• Defend privacy lawsuits.
• Draft privacy and security policies and procedures per HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, GDPR, and other statutes.
• Triaging data breaches/incident response.
• Advise clients on handling cybersecurity incidents from start to finish.
• Oversee forensics investigations.
• Oversee third party vendors for e-Discovery, data mining, and notice projects.
• Advise clients on legal notification obligations under State/Federal laws.
• Draft breach notification letters to individuals and regulators.
• Draft crisis communications for clients.
• Respond to inquiries and investigations by state/federal regulators.
• Interface with clients.
• Draft reports to insurance carriers and clients.
• Prepare legal budgets.
• Supervise junior team members.

Skills

Legal experience

Data privacy

Incident response

Communication skills

Team player

Education

J.D. degree

Tools

Lexis

Westlaw

Job description

Wilson Elser's Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney role offers a rare chance to lead complex cybersecurity matters within a national law firm renowned for client service and collaboration. The position supports incident response, regulatory engagement, and data breach defense across state, federal, and international laws.

The ideal candidate has 8+ years of legal experience with a focus on data privacy and incident response, strong research/writing skills, and the ability to lead junior