Remote Senior Cyber Incident Response Counsel

Wilson Elser - Attorneys; Miami (FL); On-site; USD 180,000 - 280,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Meaningful work

Collaborative culture

Advancement opportunities

Hybrid flexibility

Comprehensive benefits

Corporate discounts

Job summary

Wilson Elser is seeking a Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney for a fully remote role. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in law with a strong data privacy and breach response background, and is admitted to the Bar in good standing.

You will lead incident response efforts, advise on regulatory obligations, draft breach notices, and oversee forensics and e-Discovery vendors while collaborating with clients and partners nationwide.

Qualifications

• JD from an accredited Law School is required.
• Must be admitted to Bar in good standing.
• 8+ years legal experience.
• 5+ years of experience in data privacy and security, with particular focus on data breach and incident response.
• Strong knowledge of data breach and privacy laws (HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, GDPR, etc.).
• IT or technical background a plus.
• Some litigation experience is a plus.
• Excellent research, writing, and communication skills (Lexis and Westlaw).
• Ability to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Team player.

Responsibilities

• Incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents.
• Taking lead responsibility in responding to clients and carriers, and overseeing breach response work by Associates.
• Interaction with senior level management and technical personnel at client companies.
• Analysis of state, federal, and international privacy laws.
• Drafting legal notices of a data breach to individuals and regulators.
• Responding to regulatory investigations arising out of a data breach.
• Defending privacy lawsuits.
• Drafting privacy and security policies and procedures pursuant to HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and other statutes.
• Advising clients on handling cybersecurity incident from start to finish.
• Oversight of forensics investigations.
• Oversight of third party vendors for e‑Discovery, data mining, and notice projects.
• Advising clients on legal notification obligations under State/Federal laws.
• Drafting breach notification letters to individuals and State/Federal Regulators.
• Drafting Crisis Communications for clients.
• Responding to inquiries and investigations by State/Federal Regulators.
• Interfacing with clients.
• Drafting reports to insurance carriers and clients.
• Preparing legal budgets.
• Supervising junior team members.

Skills

Research

Writing

Communication

Team player

Fast-paced environment

Education

JD from an accredited Law School

Bar admission in good standing

8+ years legal experience

5+ years data privacy and security experience

Knowledge of HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, GDPR

Job description

Wilson Elser is seeking a Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney for a fully remote role. The ideal candidate has 8+ years in law with a strong data privacy and breach response background, and is admitted to the Bar in good standing.

You will lead incident response efforts, advise on regulatory obligations, draft breach notices, and oversee forensics and e-Discovery vendors while collaborating with clients and partners nationwide.