Partner - Cyber & Data Risk

As a Partner, you will build and lead a strategic cyber insurance offering within a full-service UK law firm. You will work with insurers and insureds on incident response, data breach, privacy, ransomware, business interruption, and related coverage disputes, while expanding regulatory exposure and third-party litigation support. You’ll shape market positioning, leverage cross-functional firm capabilities, and grow the practice on a platform with broader capability and competitive rates. This is a mission-driven opportunity to establish a leading, differentiated cyber offering and to broaden client relationships across the firm.

• Build and lead a new cyber insurance practice within the firm
• Advise insurers and insureds on incident response, data breach, privacy, ransomware and related issues
• Shape market positioning and growth strategy for the cyber offering
• Leverage cross-functional firm capabilities (corporate, regulatory, employment, technology and disputes) to broaden client relationships
• Drive scalable growth of the practice on a platform with competitive pricing
• Develop and nurture client relationships and market visibility so the practice expands materially

• Established, portable cyber/insurance practice of roughly 400,000–750,000 in billing
• Currently at Partner or Legal Director level
• Experience in a firm with a recognised insurance or cyber offering
• Strong business development and client relationship capabilities
• Commercial appetite to grow the practice significantly

• Client relationship orientation
• Strategic leadership and vision
• Collaborative and cross-functional mindset
• Cyber risk and incident response
• Data breach and privacy
• Ransomware and extortion