Data Privacy Commercial Lawyer

THE FIRM

A major international law firm which has a well developed Corporate - Commercial & Technology team.

THE ROLE

Reporting into the Head of Data and Cyber Security Law, Commercial & Technology, the role will involve providing the firm's clients with specialist data privacy advice.

This will primarily be non-contentious advice, however you will also work closely with members of the Litigation and Corporate Risk department on pre-and post-contentious data breach and cyber-attack legal support.

This is an exciting opportunity for an associate with specialist data privacy experience to develop their career and personal profile within an expanding data privacy and cyber security team in a top corporate practice in the City.

There is a busy pipeline of multi-jurisdictional work through the firm's clients, across a broad range of sectors and from most of the firm's practices, with significant room for further growth.

This role offers significant client contact, with a real opportunity to make your mark within the Corporate Department and the wider Firm.

The highly regarded Commercial & Technology practice represents household names and other clients on a range of strategic commercial, data protection and cyber matters, IT, outsourcing and IP protection.

ABOUT YOU

With experience at the 4-5pqe+ level ideally, from a City or leading regional firm, you will be able to provide specialist advice to clients to ensure their contractual, legal, technical operational systems and processes are GDPR-compliant.

You will also be expected to update contracts and policies to reflect GDPR requirements, negotiating terms with counter parties.

You will be able to provide legal opinions and analysis of topics such as controller versus processor roles, jurisdictional application of the GDPR, providing e-marketing advice, preparing Data Transfer Agreements, conducting Privacy Impact Assessments and coordinating multijurisdictional projects.

The is a role for someone who can manage a current workload but who will also be able to assist with client development activities in order to build their case for partnership.

It is a perfect role for someone who perhaps does not have partnership track currently.

Lipson Lloyd Jones Ltd is acting as an Employment Agency in relation to this vacancy. Please note our advertisements use PQE levels purely as a guide to the minimum level of experience required. However we are happy to consider applications from all candidates who are able to demonstrate the skills necessary to fulfill this kind of work.