Cyber/Data/Privacy Attorney: 4th-6th year (lit)

About the role

Cooley’s Cyber/Data/Privacy (c/d/p) practice group is seeking a midlevel associate who focuses on litigation and/or regulatory enforcement investigations involving privacy and data security matters to join the team in our New York, San Francisco, Chicago, or Washington, DC offices.

Responsibilities

• Engage directly with clients and lead significant projects
• Defend data privacy and security class actions (e.g., Stored Communications Act, wiretapping claims, claims involving allegedly unfair and deceptive trade practices, and data breach class actions)
• Focus on regulatory investigations or litigation involving consumer protection issues (State AG, FTC, and other regulatory agencies)

Requirements

• 4-6 years of experience focusing on regulatory investigations or litigation involving consumer protection issues (State AG, FTC, and other regulatory agencies), and/or be well-versed in defending data privacy and security class actions
• A high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school
• The ability to engage directly with clients and lead significant projects
• General tech fluency
• Impeccable analytical and writing skills

Qualifications

• Experience in regulatory investigations or litigation involving consumer protection issues (State AG, FTC, and other regulatory agencies), and/or defending data privacy and security class actions
• Nationally recognized law school degree
• Ability to engage directly with clients and lead significant projects
• General tech fluency
• Impeccable analytical and writing skills

Skills

• Experience in regulatory investigations or litigation involving consumer protection issues (State AG, FTC, and other regulatory agencies), and/or defending data privacy and security class actions
• General tech fluency
• Impeccable analytical and writing skills

Benefits

• Medical
• Health savings account (with applicable medical plan)
• Dental
• Vision
• Health and/or dependent care flexible spending accounts
• Pre-tax commuter benefits
• Life insurance
• AD&D
• Long-term care coverage
• Backup care for children and/or adults and other parental support benefits

Pay

The expected annual pay range for this position is $310,000 - $390,000. Final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

Schedule

Flexible schedule available.