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Senior Associate (UK) at Mullen Coughlin

Senior Associate (UK)

Mullen Coughlin · GB

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About the Role

Mullen Coughlin is a fast-growing niche law firm focused on data privacy, incident response, regulatory investigation, and compliance. We offer a competitive salary and a full benefits package. This role involves providing legal counsel to organizations responding to international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents, leading complex matters, and mentoring junior team members.

Responsibilities

  • Provide legal counsel to organizations investigating and responding to international data privacy and cybersecurity incidents.
  • Lead complex matters, including large-scale ransomware attacks, supply chain compromises, and cross-border data breaches.
  • Gather and assess relevant facts.
  • Engage and coordinate with forensic and other third-party experts.
  • Guide clients through regulatory communications, notification requirements, and potential enforcement actions.
  • Supervise and mentor junior team members.
  • Review junior team members' work product.
  • Support professional development of junior team members.
  • Participate in a rotating on-call schedule to provide crisis management support.

Requirements

  • Qualified as a Solicitor in England & Wales.
  • Over five years of experience in crisis management, cybersecurity, or privacy.
  • Demonstrable experience leading and managing complex cybersecurity incidents.
  • Experience coordinating multiple stakeholders.
  • Experience navigating regulatory and operational risks.
  • Experience supervising and mentoring junior lawyers or team members is essential.
  • Exceptional analytic, writing, communication, and preparation skills.
  • Focused attention to detail.
  • Demonstrate initiative, sound judgment, and the ability to independently manage their own caseload and lead high-impact client engagements.
  • Minimum of five years PQE.
  • Preference given to those who have worked in private practice within data privacy, healthcare, financial services, or regulatory compliance.

Skills

  • Crisis management
  • Cybersecurity
  • Privacy
  • Complex cybersecurity incident management
  • Stakeholder coordination
  • Regulatory risk navigation
  • Operational risk navigation
  • Supervision
  • Mentoring
  • Analytic skills
  • Writing skills
  • Communication skills
  • Attention to detail
  • Initiative
  • Sound judgment
  • Caseload management
  • Client engagement leadership

Location

  • UK

Work Type

  • Full-time

Experience Level

  • Senior Associate
  • Over five years of experience
  • Minimum of five years PQE

Education Level

  • Solicitor in England & Wales

Salary/Compensations

  • Pays very competitively in the market

Benefits

  • Full benefit package
  • Holiday pay
  • Paid maternity leave
  • Paid paternity leave
  • Pension program

About the Company

  • Mullen Coughlin is a highly successful, fast-growing niche law firm with international presence focused exclusively on counseling organizations in the context of data privacy, including incident response, regulatory investigation, and compliance.
  • Committed to rapid incident response to incoming client calls, we thrive in a high energy, close-knit, and upbeat culture.
  • The UK office is comprised of a small specialist team of partners and associates based across the UK.