Senior Attorney (Cybersecurity and Privacy)

Cybersecurity and Privacy Attorney | Washington, DC | $175,000 to $240,000 Privacy lawyers rarely arrive by the same road. Some came up through healthcare compliance. Some got pulled into their first breach as a second year and never left. Some found privacy through a class action that landed on their desk. This role doesn’t mind which road you took. I’m a recruiter at Distinct Recruitment, looking for DC barred cybersecurity and privacy attorneys for the Washington, DC office of a national, full service firm. Which one sounds like you? The counselor. You build compliance programs, draft the policies, and know HIPAA from CCPA without checking. The first responder. You’ve run incident response, made the notification calls and briefed a board at 7am. The litigator. You’ve defended privacy class actions, breach disputes or regulatory investigations. A mix of the three. Most good privacy lawyers are. Any of those is a reason to call me. Why this office The DC team’s core work is government investigations, enforcement defense, government contracts, litigation and IP. Serious privacy problems tend to end up in front of a regulator, so this office is a natural home for them. The firm has served clients across the DMV for decades. National press regularly asks its attorneys for comment, and they speak at conferences in the US and abroad. If you want a name in privacy, the firm has room for you to build one. What you’ll need A JD and active DC bar admission. Solid experience in cybersecurity, privacy, or both. Confidence advising senior people directly: GCs, CISOs, CTOs and executive teams. Bringing clients? Let me know early, so I can raise it with the firm before you commit to anything. The package Salary: $175,000 to $240,000. The range is wide because the firm can hire at two levels: a mid level attorney toward the lower end, and a more senior attorney with litigation experience or clients of their own toward the top. Health, dental and vision. 401(k) and profit sharing. Paid vacation and parental leave. A long list of elective benefits on top. Working arrangements to discuss. Whichever road brought you to privacy, this one leads to a much bigger office. Curious, but not ready to apply? Call me, James Robinson at Distinct Recruitment, on View phone number on click.appcast.io. You can also message me on LinkedIn at , or book a confidential call on my Calendly: calendly.com/jamesr-distinctrecruitment