17 July 2026
Key requirements
1-4 years' PQE Experience in cyber breach response, insurance coverage and/or cyber/technology claims work Demonstrable experience advising on cyber/tech insurance coverage, including breach response insurance policies Understanding of cyber incident response workflows and the ability to advise calmly under time pressure
TrendsThe role
RPC is seeking a Data & Cyber Associate/Senior Associate with 1-4 years of PQE to join their Technology practice in Bristol. This role focuses on advising clients, primarily insurers and insureds, on cyber insurance coverage, breach response, and related regulatory matters.
What you'll do
- Advise insurers, insureds and brokers on breach response insurance matters, including policy interpretation, coverage position analysis, reservations/coverage correspondence support, and claims presentation strategy
- Support and run complex cyber coverage matters, including multi-insurer claims, allocation issues and high-value/fast-moving claims environments
- Advise on technology and cyber-related liability coverage issues and the interplay between coverage, incident response and potential third-party claims
- Support the defence and strategy of technology/data-related claims and disputes arising from cyber exposures, including managing pre-action issues, ADR/mediations and litigation workstreams
- Support cyber incident response from initial compromise through containment and recovery, helping clients manage legal risk alongside operational response
- Advise on notification strategy and regulatory engagement, including ICO-facing matters and associated enforcement/investigation risk
- Support handling of data subject and related third-party claims arising out of incidents, including coordinating litigation risk strategy with coverage and incident response considerations
- Coordinate pragmatic data protection advice alongside our data advisory team to support incidents/claims
- Deliver cyber and technology insurance and coverage work, alongside associated cyber incident response and data regulatory matters
- Serve corporates on non-insured cyber incidents, pre-breach preparation, internal and external communications support following a breach and breach remediation activities
- Support on high-pressure incident response mandates and related privacy/regulatory workstreams, ensuring coverage considerations are integrated with practical breach response and stakeholder management
- Supervise junior lawyers (Senior Associate role)
What we're looking for
1-4 years' PQE
Experience in cyber breach response, insurance coverage and/or cyber/technology claims work
Demonstrable experience advising on cyber/tech insurance coverage, including breach response insurance policies
Understanding of cyber incident response workflows and the ability to advise calmly under time pressure
Experience of technology and data-related claims/disputes
Working knowledge of UK regulatory engagement considerations
Strong drafting and analytical skills
Good commercial judgement
Project management experience
Ability to manage multiple matters with competing deadlines
Confident communicator with proven ability to build client relationships and collaborate across multi-disciplinary teams
Able to work efficiently and commercially
Good attention to detail
Excellent organisational skills
Good knowledge of Microsoft Office
Experience of large or multi-insurer claims is highly desirable· nice to have
Experience of litigation/arbitration is ideally included· nice to have
Familiarity with technology EO exposures· nice to have
Hiring contacts
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Data & Cyber Associate/Senior Associate
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