Associate Solicitor - Cyber, Data and Information Law

As the UK’s data protection landscape continues to evolve, demand for our specialist support is rapidly increasing. To meet this growth, we’re expanding our Cyber, Data and Information Law (CDIL) Team and are seeking an ambitious, highly motivated Associate Solicitor to join us. Why join Us? This is an exciting opportunity to deepen your expertise in a dynamic and fast-moving area of law. You’ll work on high-quality matters, collaborate with leading experts, and play a key role in the continued growth of our Cyber, Data and Information Law offering. You’ll thrive here if you’re looking for a stimulating role that challenges you, develops your technical and commercial skills, and gives you the opportunity to make a real impact for clients facing complex legal, regulatory and reputational issues. Beyond legal advice, you’ll help shape innovative risk management solutions, contribute to thought leadership content, deliver webinars, and support the development of resources used by thousands of policyholders across the UK. Drawing on your practical experience, you’ll help create legal guidance, articles, training materials and client-facing content that enables organisations to better understand and manage legal and regulatory risk. About the Role Reporting to the CDIL Team Leader, you will be a key member of rradar’s Crisis Management Team, supporting businesses and private clients through cyber incidents, data breaches, regulatory investigations and other information law related matters. You will work closely with insurers, brokers, forensic specialists, Counsel and other experts to deliver practical, high-quality legal advice and support when clients need it most. A significant part of the role involves advising policyholders and managing insurance-backed claims on behalf of leading insurers, including AXA. You will support insured clients through incidents ranging from data breaches and cyber events to regulatory investigations, helping them navigate complex legal, regulatory and reputational challenges while working alongside a multidisciplinary team of specialists. Your work will include:

• Advising and representing policyholders and private clients on data protection, privacy and information law matters.

• Managing data breach and cyber incident response matters, including regulatory notifications, stakeholder communications and engagement with regulators.

• Advising on claims, investigations and insured events arising under cyber and management liability insurance policies.

• Supporting policyholders through regulatory investigations, complaints and information rights disputes.

• Working closely with insurers, brokers, forensic investigators and other specialist suppliers to coordinate effective incident response strategies.

• Handling subject access requests, freedom of information requests and other information rights matters.

• Advising on and drafting privacy documentation, policies, procedures and data sharing arrangements.

• Supporting the defence and resolution of claims arising from data breaches, cyber incidents and privacy-related disputes.

• Delivering training, webinars and legal updates to clients, brokers and insurer partners.

• Creating legal content including articles, blogs, guidance notes and risk management resources.

• Supporting business development initiatives as we continue to expand our client base and service offering.

No two days are the same. One day you may be helping a policyholder respond to a significant data breach, the next advising on a complex regulatory issue, assisting with a live insured claim, delivering a webinar, or working alongside insurers and forensic specialists to support a client through a major cyber incident. This role offers an excellent opportunity for a solicitor looking to develop specialist expertise in a rapidly evolving area of law while working within a collaborative, innovative and market-leading team This is a full-time, permanent role, based at our Leeds, Hull or Birmingham offices. Travel between offices and to client sites is expected, so a full, clean driving licence and access to a vehicle is essential. For more experienced candidates, we are open to discussing fully remote working., Most importantly, you bring a positive, proactive, can-do mindset. Collaboration is at the heart of how we work, and this role will see you partnering closely with colleagues across the business - giving you the chance to grow your knowledge and broaden your expertise. What we offer: At rradar, we believe our people thrive when they feel supported, connected, and empowered. That’s why we’ve built a culture of collaboration and cross-team learning that fuels innovation and helps us deliver outstanding services to our clients. We operate an agile working model, giving you the flexibility to split your time between home and the office in a way that works best for you. Alongside this, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing and reward your contribution - including private pension, medical insurance, generous holiday allowance, and more. You can explore the full range of benefits in our Life at rradar guide and on our website: rradar Equality, Diversity & Inclusion: At rradar, we are committed to creating an inclusive workplace where everyone is valued, respected and supported to thrive. We welcome applications from people of all backgrounds and are dedicated to ensuring fair and equal opportunities throughout our recruitment process and employment practices. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidate and are committed to making recruitment decisions based on skills, experience and potential. We value diverse perspectives and will consider all applicants fairly. If you require any reasonable adjustments during the recruitment process, please let us know and we will be happy to support you. Click to review our .

The ideal candidate will have general CDIL expertise and also:

• Be a qualified Solicitor or Equivalent.

• Experience of dealing with a varied case load.

• Have experience and knowledge of Commercial Disputes legal practice area.

• Experience of working in a busy reputable legal team in the relevant legal discipline.

• Have working knowledge of IT systems such as Word, Outlook, case management systems (ideally salesforce) and digital dictation systems.

• Be able to exhibit strong ability to work on own initiative using their autonomy, whilst also being a strong team player.

• It would also be desirable to have:

• Some insurance litigation experience and understanding of litigation policy related issues.

• Knowledge and working use of case management systems.

At rradar, we’re more than a law firm. We’re a ground-breaking litigation and commercial legal enterprise that combines legal expertise with innovative digital tools to proactively educate, advise, and empower businesses. Our mission is to help organisations reduce legal and business risk through smart, forward-thinking solutions.