Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation Litigation Associate
About The Position
We are seeking a junior litigation associate with 2-3 years of litigation experience to join our busy, cutting-edge Cyber, Privacy, and Data Innovation team. Responsibilities include working on our robust pipeline of sophisticated, innovative, and industry-leading litigation, including class actions, across a range of clients in Orrick’s industry verticals of technology, finance, life sciences, and energy. The ideal candidate should have a strong foundation of complex civil litigation experience, and be a passionate, highly motivated, dynamic individual with exceptional interpersonal skills --- and above all a team player. Specific cyber/data/privacy litigation experience is highly valued. The candidate must possess strong academic credentials, excellent legal research abilities, and superb writing and oral communication skills. This position offers the candidate the opportunity to support a busy team with all aspects of complex disputes and litigation, including working directly with clients. The successful candidate will help manage all aspects of discovery (with the support of Orrick’s industry-leading eDiscovery, Analytics, and Litigation Support team) and will be actively involved in deposition and hearing preparation, motion drafting, mediation statements, and other common civil litigation tasks. Membership to the State Bar of the desired office is required.
Requirements
- 2-3 years of litigation experience
- Strong foundation of complex civil litigation experience
- Passionate, highly motivated, dynamic individual with exceptional interpersonal skills
- Team player
- Strong academic credentials
- Excellent legal research abilities
- Superb writing and oral communication skills
- Membership to the State Bar of the desired office is required.
Nice To Haves
- Specific cyber/data/privacy litigation experience is highly valued.
Responsibilities
- Working on sophisticated, innovative, and industry-leading litigation, including class actions.
- Managing all aspects of discovery.
- Actively involved in deposition and hearing preparation, motion drafting, mediation statements, and other common civil litigation tasks.
Benefits
- We offer a full range of elective health benefits including medical, dental, vision and life; robust mental well-being programs; child, family, elder, and pet care benefits; short- and long-term disability and industry leading parental leave benefits; health savings account contributions (w/applicable medical plan), flexible spending accounts, and a 401K program.
- This role will receive compensated time off through our Flexible Time Off program and paid holidays.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1,001-5,000 employees
