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Posted April 15, 2024

Privacy and Cybersecurity Associate

Wilson Sonsini
Palo Alto, CA Full Time

We are looking for an associate with 3-7 years of experience to join our Privacy and Cybersecurity team in Palo Alto, San Francisco, or Washington, D.C. to play a key role in our cybersecurity counseling, incident response, and cyber investigations practice. Our highly experienced team deals with complex cybersecurity issues for leading and innovative companies around the world.

We represent clients in connection with major security incidents and the investigations that follow, and we advise on cyber best practices and regulatory compliance. We are looking for a mid-level associate to take on significant responsibility within the group and to help us continue to grow the practice to serve the leading technology companies as they navigate the ever-increasing complexity of cybersecurity regulation.

Experience with incident response, cyber counseling, and FTC, SEC or state AG policy and enforcement regarding cybersecurity is desirable. Superior academic credentials and strong verbal, written, and interpersonal skills are required.

If you want to help shape the cybersecurity legal landscape for years to come in a dynamic and thriving practice group, we welcome your application.

Compensation and Benefits

  • Salary range of $260,000 – $420,000, based on year classification.
  • Discretionary merit bonuses may also be awarded.
  • Our benefits include:
    • Monthly wellness reimbursements
    • 24/7 emotional and behavioral health support and virtual counseling
    • Healthcare coverage for you and your same- or opposite-sex spouse/domestic partner and children up to age 26
    • Family-building benefits including IVF, adoption, surrogacy, and egg-freezing
    • Paid parental leave
    • Parenting support concierge and telemedicine
    • Parents and caregivers resource group
    • Career coaching for working parents
    • In-home and center-based back-up childcare
    • Tutoring and college coach for older children
    • Health Savings Accounts with firm contribution
    • Flexible spending accounts
    • 401(k) retirement plan
    • Pretax commuter and parking benefits
    • Basic and supplemental life insurance
    • Short and long-term disability
    • Voluntary long term care insurance
    • Voluntary critical illness, hospitalization, and accident insurance
    • Voluntary ID theft protection
    • Voluntary pet insurance
    • Medicare consulting
    • Firm-paid CLE, bar review fees, and bar dues

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