Parsons Behle & Latimer - Cybersecurity / Privacy attorney
Parsons Behle & Latimer is seeking a Cybersecurity / Privacy attorney with 3+ years of experience to join our Salt Lake City, Utah office in assisting our clients in all aspects of privacy and cybersecurity, including strategic counseling, compliance, incident response and defense of regulatory actions, data breach investigations and cyberattacks.
The position involves data breach prevention and remediation, training and reviewing safeguards designed to meet clients’ unique needs and circumstances. The successful applicant should be able to evaluate clients’ specific obligations to develop procedures designed to protect the confidentiality, integrity, and accessibility of data and to implement strategic response plans to identify, evaluate, and respond to data security incidents.
The applicant should have experience with information security and privacy using sound judgment to provide strategic legal counsel to business leaders throughout the organization and to be a resource for our clients and colleagues.
Requirements and Qualifications:
Hands on experience advising clients on state and federal privacy laws and conducting deal diligence in financing and commercial transactions
Working familiarity with data driven technologies, including AI/ML and biometrics and related global regulatory frameworks
Familiarity with GDPR/UK GDPR frameworks and international data transfers preferred
Familiarity with HIPAA, ECPA, Patriot/Cloud Act, GDPR and other privacy laws
Prior experience with data breach response and defense of enforcement actions brought by state attorneys general, FTC, OCR/HSS, SEC Cybersecurity unit and the EU regulators a plus
Licensed attorney with 3+ years legal experience
Admitted to practice in Utah
The firm’s generous salary and benefits package includes medical and dental coverage, life insurance coverage, short-term and long-term disability coverage.
As a firm, we are working to promote diversity in recruitment, hiring and beyond. Parsons values the diversity of job candidates and encourages applicants from all backgrounds to apply. If interested, please email a cover letter, and resume to Susie Headlee, sheadlee@parsonsbehle.com.