From small businesses to large corporations, cybersecurity is a live issue, and every business is affected, including those in seemingly non-technical fields. Even companies with the tightest systems in place need attorneys who know:
- Cybersecurity laws and ordinances
- Legal compliance with local, state, and federal privacy legislation
- Security and data privacy regulations
- Civil litigation when a breach occurs
- Corporate governance
- Coordinating response planning, as well as incident responses
Preparedness, and the steps taken beforehand, weigh heavily in whether a breached company is treated as a victim or as a responsible party. That makes cybersecurity experience necessary in-house, at outside counsel, or both, and it makes staying current on developments and best practices part of the job.
The scale of the need has firms and in-house departments hiring lawyers with the education and the experience to handle it. Finding them takes time and money, and finding them is only the first step: they then have to be engaged and retained. That is the difference a capable search makes.
At OnBoard Legal we recruit for law firms and in-house departments, in the areas where we have the most experience and knowledge, which is why the people doing it know the legal industry. Contact us.