Cyber/Data/Privacy Attorney: 4th-7th yr (advisory)

About the role

The Cyber/Data/Privacy (c/d/p) practice group is seeking an associate to join the team in our New York, San Francisco, Seattle or Washington, DC offices. Cooley has over 30 attorneys focusing on these issues full time in the US, Europe, and Asia and is continuing the expansion of the US practice. Cooley's c/d/p practice works with a broad variety of emerging companies, public companies, leading technology companies, financial institutions, life sciences companies, national media companies, etc. The group’s work includes a counseling and advisory component, as well as work on privacy and cybersecurity aspects of corporate and technology transactions, incident preparedness and response, state and federal investigations, and/or litigation.

Responsibilities

• Advising clients on cyber/data/privacy compliance issues, including CCPA, CPRA, GDPR and other privacy law compliance
• Information security and privacy due diligence for corporate transactions
• Data processing agreements and privacy schedules in commercial transactions
• Data breach response and incident response planning

Requirements

• Four to seven years of experience advising clients on cyber/data/privacy compliance issues, in either a private law firm or in-house position
• A high level of academic achievement from a nationally recognized law school
• The ability to engage directly with clients and lead significant projects
• Very strong analytical and writing skills

Qualifications

• Admitted to practice in at least one U.S. jurisdiction
• Passion for privacy and cybersecurity law

Skills

• Excellent research and writing skills
• Strong analytical and problem-solving abilities
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and projects simultaneously

Benefits

• Full range of elective benefits including 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
• Firm-paid life insurance, AD&D, LTD, short term medical benefits
• Accruing vacation time at the rate of four weeks per year and sick time at the rate of two weeks per year and 10 paid holidays each year
• Generous parental leave and fertility benefits

Pay

The expected annual pay range for this position is $310,000-$420,000. Please note that final offer amount will be dependent on geographic location, applicable experience and skillset of the candidate.

Schedule

Full-time position.