Kennedys, a Legal 500 and Chambers-ranked global law firm, is seeking motivated and dynamic attorneys to join its national and international cyber and data privacy practice. Kennedys cyber team is a fast-growing and energetic group that acts for a wide variety of cyber insurers and major corporates. The team provides nationwide litigation defense, as well as 24/7/365 breach response services. It also works closely with Kennedys global cyber team, which covers almost 25 global jurisdictions. This position is based out of our Miami office, but our culture fosters global collaboration daily.
Ideal candidates will have at least one of the following sets of cyber experience:
• Litigation: minimum 3-6 years of federal litigation experience, including proposing litigation strategy, communicating with clients and opposing counsel, drafting reports, pleadings, discovery, and motions, taking and defending depositions, arguing motions, and participating in mediations and trials. • Incident Response: minimum 2-6 years cyber incident response work, including crisis management and wider regulatory and data risk issues, as well as advising clients with incident response, investigations brought by regulators arising out of data breaches and privacy-related issues. • Fluency in Spanish is highly desirable.
We want to help you build a career here, and provide significant business development training, dedicated associate and partner mentors, and a firm-wide associate committee to liaise with the partners. We want you to be the future of Kennedys. Competitive salary, annual performance-based raises, discretionary bonus, and benefits package offered. 1920 hour requirement. Will consider hybrid work arrangements. Attorney compensation ranges from $140,000 to $220,000 annually. Salary is contingent upon level of experience, practice group, location, and other job-related factors permitted by law.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 2,750 people worldwide across 48 offices in the UK, Europe, Middle East, Asia Pacific, and America, we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field. Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors. We have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
Were a fresh-thinking firm, and were not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools, and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates, and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, youll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference. Our culture and values form a big part of who we are, and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, and distinctive.
Our values are at the core of who we are, and what make us a great firm to work with and for. The Firm recognizes the value of investing in our peoples development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships.
With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer-to-peer learning, mentoring, resources, and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available, including secondments to clients and our global offices. We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people, and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work.
Weve created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work, and trust, where diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognize that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonizing our operations, and supporting our people to thrive at work.
Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people, and the communities in which we live and work. Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection, and Quality Management. Refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and complete all mandatory training when requested.