Senior Associate — Regulatory (Privacy & Consumer Protection), San Francisco

Leading global law practice seeks a midlevel–senior associate to join its San Francisco regulatory team focusing on consumer protection and data privacy matters. The role is partner-track and involves counseling clients on U.S. and international privacy frameworks, responding to regulatory inquiries, and handling data-breach preparedness and incident response.

Typical matters include defending regulatory investigations and privacy-related litigation, advising on privacy compliance across state and federal regimes, supporting transactional diligence on privacy/security issues, and helping establish AI governance and related compliance programs. The team values strong writing, technical fluency, and client-facing project leadership.

• 5–6 years post-qualification experience handling regulatory investigations or privacy/security litigation (consumer protection, FTC, state AG matters, and data-breach/class-action defense).
• J.D. from an accredited law school and active membership in the California Bar.
• Substantive experience with U.S. and global privacy laws (e.g., CCPA/CPRA, GDPR), FTC Act/regulatory enforcement, and familiarity with HIPAA, FCRA, GLBA, COPPA, TCPA.
• Experience drafting privacy notices, DSAs/data processing agreements, incident response plans, and negotiating vendor/service agreements.
• Strong drafting, analytical, and client-management skills; comfort working on technical topics (internet/AI systems) and leading significant projects. Partner-track role.