Associate / SrAssociate – Data & Cyber – Bristol – 1-8 PQE

Overview

In this role you contribute to a specialist Data & Cyber team, supporting complex cyber and technology-related claims, breach response, and regulatory engagement. You will work with insurers, insureds, and brokers to shape coverage strategy and manage high-stakes incidents. The position offers exposure to high-value cyber work and collaboration with technical partners within a supportive, inclusive culture.

Pay / Benefits

• Flexible and hybrid working
• Supportive, inclusive and collaborative culture
• Exposure to leading insurers, corporates and cyber partners
• Training, development and progression opportunities
• High value, complex cyber and technology work
• Commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging

Responsibilities

• Advise on breach response, policy interpretation and coverage strategy for breach-related matters
• Manage and support complex cyber coverage matters, including multi-insurer claims
• Provide guidance on technology and cyber-related liability exposures and E&O claims
• Support defence and strategy of technology/data disputes, including ADR and litigation
• Handle high-pressure incident response mandates (e.g., ransomware, extortion)
• Advise on notification strategy and regulatory engagement (ICO-facing matters)
• Support data subject claims and coordinate litigation risk strategies
• Collaborate with technical cyber partners on breach response and remediation
• Coordinate data protection guidance with specialist data advisory colleagues
• Senior Associates supervise junior lawyers and contribute to team development

Key requirements

• 1–8 years’ PQE (flexible for strong candidates)
• Experience in cyber breach response, insurance coverage and/or technology/data claims
• Strong understanding of breach response insurance policies; multi-insurer claims desirable
• Familiarity with cyber incident response workflows and ability to work under pressure
• Experience of technology/data-related disputes, ADR and ideally litigation
• Working knowledge of UK regulatory engagement, including ICO interaction
• Strong drafting, analytical and commercial judgement
• Excellent communication skills with C-suite and brokers

• calm under pressure
• strong communication
• team collaboration
• cyber breach response
• insurance coverage and multi-insurer claims
• technology/data-related disputes

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