Cyber Partner

Salary: £24,000 - 52,000 per year

Requirements:

• An enterprising mindset and self-motivation to be successful.
• A proven track record in advising clients on responding to cyber security incidents.
• Experience of building and sustaining your own work in this space, ideally with contacts within the cyber insurance market.
• Exceptional client management skills, including supporting clients in difficult and time-sensitive situations.
• An external profile as a leader in this field with an in-depth sector and market understanding and awareness of the impact of trends on clients.
• A commitment to developing and nurturing the talent of junior lawyers.
• An understanding of how legal services should be delivered at a top 20 law firm, including revenue prioritisation, a commercial mindset, and effective and efficient matter management.
• We must be an admitted lawyer in the UK or a similar jurisdiction.

Responsibilities:

• Join our growing digital team as a Partner focused on cyber-related advice to our client base, including insurers and companies.
• Help grow and shape our cyber practice in the UK.
• Help develop international opportunities arising from our US footprint and Lex Mundi relationships.
• Leverage our connections in the insurance market.
• Provide advice across the cyber lifecycle, including regulatory and compliance advice, breach counsel on critical incidents, post-incident support, defence of regulatory enforcement action, compensation claims, cyber coverage, policy wordings, and insurance claim handling.
• Support clients facing highly pressured and time-sensitive cyber incidents and breaches.
• Own, develop, and grow a team in this important area.
• Market and grow our cyber practice with support from our existing digital, privacy, and insurance teams.
• Develop and nurture junior lawyers.

Technologies:

• Embedded
• Support
• Security
• C++

More:

Our Cyber practice is growing, and we already have a small but successful national digital team supporting clients across cyber breach support, resilience, and broader coverage issues. We have ambitious plans to grow, backed by a transatlantic offering, a strong pedigree in the insurance market, and a board mandate to expand our digital practice. We are a team of over 1,300 lawyers and technical specialists, known for trailblazing work, investment in technology, and a unique open, person-centred culture. We are proud of our Responsible Business and ESG agenda, our embedded DE&I initiatives, and our support of the Mindful Business Charter. We offer health and wellbeing resources and are happy to discuss flexible working, including full-time or part-time patterns. Our locations include Bristol, Edinburgh, Leeds, London, Newcastle, Plymouth, and Southampton.

last updated 35 week of 2026