Data Privacy and Class Action Litigation Associate Attorney

Washington D.C. office of a BCG Attorney Search Top Ranked Law Firm seeks a data privacy and class action litigation associate attorney with 5+ years of legal experience in cybersecurity and data privacy practice. The candidate will handle data breaches and incident response. Will assist with the defense of privacy lawsuits and data breach class actions filed in state and federal courts nationwide. Provide incident response for cybersecurity and data privacy incidents. 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 pursuant to HIPAA, GLBA, CCPA, and other statutes. Class action experience would be a plus. Must be admitted to practice in 2 of the following 3 jurisdictions: the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia.

The candidate should preferably have a technology or IT security background. Basic knowledge of state and federal privacy laws including HIPAA, GLBA, FERPA, CCPA, and GDPRA is required. Must have excellent research skills (using Lexis and Westlaw). Excellent oral and written communication skills (brief writing) are needed.

Although it has a relatively small presence in the DC marketplace, the firm's reach is actually worldwide. With offices in virtually every major city, and international affiliate firms, these lawyers have the ability to reach clients anywhere on the globe. The Washington, DC, office staffs only a handful of lawyers doing mostly litigation work for clients with a mid-Atlantic regional presence. Although much of their work is insurance company-driven, their litigation work in the Washington, DC, office continues to diversify. Although this firm is more widely known in other markets (particularly New York), there is potential for growth in their DC office.