Associate/Senior Associate - Data, Privacy & Cyber Disputes

Are you looking for a fast-paced role in a rapidly developing area of law that challenges you intellectually while offering respect, market-leading work and client interaction to shape your future career? If so, then a career with our highly regarded Professional & Commercial Risk team could be for you.

We are currently looking to bring in an experienced Disputes Lawyer to join the Commercial Dispute Resolution team to support technology liability claims and cyber & data risk. Experience of these practice areas is not essential as training and support will be given. Experience of dispute resolution and the ability of the candidate to adapt and learn are more important.

Within the professional liability and commercial disputes cluster we have a team specialising in technology claims and cyber. Our team has defended a range of professionals in the technology sector and acts for the major insurers in this sector. The team has also responded to hundreds of breaches and Cyber and Data Risk incidents, helping clients of all sizes,. We are a preferred legal services provider to the Cyber and Data Risk insurance industry which ensures a regular and growing flow of data breach matters and data claims. The team typically acts as the first responder, coordinating the breach and forensic investigation alongside providing legal advice or defending data and privacy claims.

Key responsibilities of the role:

As part of the Technology Disputes and Cyber and Data Risk team you will:

• Have the opportunity to interact on a regular basis with clients;
• Share your knowledge of key issues and provide meaningful advice to clients;
• Have responsibility for leading on exciting and fast-paced breach notifications;
• Have responsibility for supervising junior lawyers;
• Support with growth of the practice in Bristol;
• Operate at the cutting edge of this emerging area of law;
• Operate with autonomy, but with the benefit of support and supervision from leading practitioners at all times;
• Have opportunities to interact directly with clients on high-profile matters, often in the public domain, and build your own client base;
• Work in a fast-paced and dynamic environment, often making time pressured and critical decisions;
• Work in a highly collaborative environment, both within the team, across the firm, and with clients.

Key Technical / Knowledge:

• 4+ PQE with experience within a professional liability/commercial disputes practice
• Ability to take the lead on cases
• Excellent communication, relationship and client handling skills
• Ability to deal confidently and professionally with clients on day to day issues
• Ability to demonstrate a reasonable level of self-sufficiency, combined with an awareness of the boundaries of own competence/authority
• Change oriented with a positive, flexible approach towards the implementation of new initiatives
• Team oriented and collegiate with a willingness to share knowledge with and support other members of the team

Our teams work collaboratively across disciplines and, whilst everyone will have their area of particular expertise, we encourage cross-working so colleagues have genuine variety in their work and can use their rounded expertise to provide creative, bespoke solutions for our clients. As such, if you are keen to undertake a mix of Professional and Financial Lines work, whilst also practising in Technology Claims, Cyber and Data Risk, this may be an excellent opportunity for you.

About DAC Beachcroft

We are a leading international legal business with over 3,000 colleagues and a diverse range of capabilities. We are market leaders in insurance, health and real estate but with a full-service offering, including growing Financial Services and Tech capabilities. We represent a wide range of clients – from household names to government departments and NHS bodies. We act for nearly all of the top-20 UK and global insurers, we're market leaders in the provision of strategic, commercial and regulatory advice to providers and commissioners in the health sector, and in real estate we advise all of the UK’s top-five housebuilders.

We are a fast-growing international business with offices around the globe. In addition to our 11 UK offices, we also have offices in Bogota, Buenos Aires, Dublin, Lima, Hong Kong, Madrid, Mexico City, Miami, Milan, New York, Paris, Rome, Santiago, and Singapore plus a broad network of affiliations across the globe.

At DAC Beachcroft we are committed to and recognise the importance of equity, diversity and inclusion across the board, including and beyond the protected characteristics. We take decisions based solely on merit. We value, welcome and seek out people with different backgrounds and life experiences, perspectives, beliefs, ways of thinking and identities.