Defense Privacy & Technology Associate Attorney (AM100 — up to $275K)
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CategoryLegal
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LocationBoston, Massachusetts
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TypeDirect hire
Defense Privacy & Technology Associate Attorney
Hours Requirement: The position entails a billable requirement of 1850 hours, with an additional 50 hours dedicated to diversity-related pro bono initiatives, resulting in a total annual requirement of 1900 hours.
Compensation & Benefits: The anticipated annual base salary for this Boston-based role ranges from $215,000 to $275,000. The firm also offers a comprehensive benefits package along with eligibility for discretionary bonus compensation, which is influenced by factors such as performance, experience level, contributions to the team, geographic location, and professional qualifications. Because bonus amounts vary, the salary range reflects the firm’s good-faith estimate of expected base compensation.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out: This role provides the opportunity to contribute to impactful defense-oriented privacy and cybersecurity work at a major national platform. Attorneys are encouraged to collaborate, innovate, and help shape strategic solutions for clients facing emerging privacy risks and evolving security challenges.
The firm is a prominent AM100 national defense-focused law firm with several hundred attorneys across multiple U.S. offices. Known for its collaborative culture and dedication to fostering an inclusive environment, the firm encourages applicants from a wide spectrum of personal and professional backgrounds. Its teams are recognized for high-level work, strategic judgment, and a commitment to delivering exceptional defense-oriented legal service.
The firm is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Privacy & Technology group, which is aligned with the broader Litigation Department. While litigation experience is beneficial—particularly experience relevant to defense-side matters—the position concentrates primarily on privacy compliance counseling and, secondarily, guiding clients through cybersecurity incidents and related regulatory demands.
Responsibilities: The attorney selected for this role will handle substantive defense and advisory work, including:
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Hours Requirement: The position entails a billable requirement of 1850 hours, with an additional 50 hours dedicated to diversity-related pro bono initiatives, resulting in a total annual requirement of 1900 hours.
Compensation & Benefits: The anticipated annual base salary for this Boston-based role ranges from $215,000 to $275,000. The firm also offers a comprehensive benefits package along with eligibility for discretionary bonus compensation, which is influenced by factors such as performance, experience level, contributions to the team, geographic location, and professional qualifications. Because bonus amounts vary, the salary range reflects the firm’s good-faith estimate of expected base compensation.
Why This Opportunity Stands Out: This role provides the opportunity to contribute to impactful defense-oriented privacy and cybersecurity work at a major national platform. Attorneys are encouraged to collaborate, innovate, and help shape strategic solutions for clients facing emerging privacy risks and evolving security challenges.
The firm is a prominent AM100 national defense-focused law firm with several hundred attorneys across multiple U.S. offices. Known for its collaborative culture and dedication to fostering an inclusive environment, the firm encourages applicants from a wide spectrum of personal and professional backgrounds. Its teams are recognized for high-level work, strategic judgment, and a commitment to delivering exceptional defense-oriented legal service.
The firm is seeking an Associate Attorney to join its Privacy & Technology group, which is aligned with the broader Litigation Department. While litigation experience is beneficial—particularly experience relevant to defense-side matters—the position concentrates primarily on privacy compliance counseling and, secondarily, guiding clients through cybersecurity incidents and related regulatory demands.
Responsibilities: The attorney selected for this role will handle substantive defense and advisory work, including:
- Helping clients navigate cybersecurity incidents and coordinating strategic response plans aligned with defense best practices.
- Creating, reviewing, and improving enterprise-wide privacy and cyber governance programs.
- Interpreting and applying leading privacy laws and frameworks, including GDPR, CCPA, HIPAA, the NY SHIELD Act, and similar regulatory schemes.
- Delivering practical guidance that supports risk mitigation and strengthens clients’ defensive postures in data-protection matters.
- Approximately 2–4 years of experience in privacy, data protection, technology matters, or related defense litigation.
- Direct involvement in cybersecurity incident-response matters and developing privacy or cyber-compliance programs.
- Admission to the Massachusetts bar (or eligibility for prompt admission); additional bar admissions are welcome.
- Excellent academic background, polished written and oral advocacy skills, and sound professional judgment.
- A proactive approach, strong analytical abilities, and comfort operating in a fast-paced and often defense-driven environment.
- CIPP-US certification is a plus but not required.
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