Litigation Associate - Cybersecurity & Privacy

Job description

Litigation Associate     Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Manage class actions and complex data matters on a day-to-day basis with guidance from supervising Partner. Handle privacy-based tort, contract, and statutory actions brought by individual plaintiffs against individuals and institutional defendants. Represent clients before regulatory bodies and in regulatory investigations. Prepare timely drafts of pleadings, discovery, and other legal documents. Oversee document collection, review, and production. Appear on client’s behalf or provide second chair assistance to supervising Partner at civil proceedings, oral arguments, and contested hearings. Ensure timely reporting to client. Vet experts and other vendors for approval by client and supervising Partner. Perform legal research as needed for client matters and to update team on emerging issues. Other tasks as reasonably assigned.   Preferred skills, experience, and qualifications: 4-6 years’ experience as an Associate working in litigation practice group. Active license to practice law in Pennsylvania or primary state of residence, additional bar memberships a plus. Class action or complex litigation experience, defense preferred. Experience with large document productions and working with e-discovery vendors. Courtroom exposure, argument, and hearing experience a plus. Exposure to regulatory investigations preferred. Excellent research and writing skills. Strong ability to think strategically and analytically. A keen sense of ownership and efficient execution. Initiative, attention to detail, ability to learn quickly. Superb communication skills. Experience tracking time and billing.