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# Senior Cyber Incident Response Attorney

- **Company:** Wilson Elser - Attorneys
- **Location:** Atlanta, GA, United States (Remote available)
- **Experience:** Expert
- **Contract:** Permanent contract
- **Skills:** Data Mining, Westlaw, Lexis
- **Published:** July 18, 2026
- **Apply:** https://www.indeed.com/viewjob?jk=d1634e99ba6f0e14

## About the Role

* 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

## Description

This is a excellent opportunity for cybersecurity attorneys who are eager to advance their careers and take on significant, substantive responsibilities in defending complex cybersecurity-related cases., * 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
 * Triaging data breaches/incident response
 * 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


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