Typical work types include (but not limited to):
- Privacy notice reviews, cookie consent mechanism reviews and workplace data protection policies and contracts reviews;
- DPA reviews ranging from simple processing agreements to complex media buying and adtech related agreement (including planning and reviewing intra group data sharing strategies);
- DPIA production for simple projects to 6-12 month DPIA projects involving design and build of products and similar;
- Advising on client marketing strategies;
- Dealing with data incidents from initial enquiry to claim process/litigation;
- Assisting with data subject rights requests;
- GDPR audit work including data mapping;
- Regulatory response work (in the UK and further afield);
- International project management; and
- Provision of tactical advice on data and privacy governance strategies and international issues;
- Ad hoc day to day GDPR, PECR and FOIA queries in both a workplace and commercial context.
In addition to the above, the team has been part of a number of high profile regulatory investigations as well been involved in a number of contentious and litigious data & privacy matters, both of which are both fast-growing areas of our practice.
As a Senior Associate in the team you would work across all of the above areas – sometimes in multi person teams, at other times leading a project with the help of junior associates.
However, although your work will involve advising on workplace data privacy issues and well as contentious data issues, we are really looking for someone who has some commercial drafting experience and understanding of commercial/ technology contracts. Many of our team have come from a commercial/technology background and still pick up pure commercial/technology work, so even if your background is more commercial/technology than data to date, this would be fine.
Although we do not currently advise a lot of clients in the cyber security space, this is something we are exploring so an interest or background in cyber security would also be welcome but by no means a requirement.
Prior Experience
You should be c.5 plus years’ PQE with strong technical legal skills, excellent drafting skills and strong experience of the legal subjects described. You should expect to work hard yet have fun!
You should have solid experience from working in a well-established medium or large private practice law firm, within a Commercial/Data & Privacy team.
You should have excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail. You should be ambitious, proactive, commercial, responsive and keen to deliver excellent client service. Academic rigour is important, as is technical legal excellence within this role.
We expect our Senior Associates to contribute positively and proactively to business development, including for their own career development. The team markets extensively in its core sectors and you will be expected to play a significant role in thought leadership and client training as well as helping to develop and win work in core growth areas. You should be confident networking and be working towards developing your own pool of contacts.
You will also be expected to participate in and contribute to each of our internal monthly Data know how sessions as well as our highly regarded external client facing know how sessions.
Training
The Data & Privacy team’s training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts. We have dedicated Practice Development Lawyers who are responsible for maintaining know-how and precedents across the team, as well as the Lewis Silkin Business School which provides our Associates and Senior Associates with the tools and skills necessary to develop.
The successful candidate will be allocated a Career Development Partner (CDP) who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Senior Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.
Educational and professional qualifications required:
- Excellent academics
- Qualified lawyer who is dual qualified in E&W and Ireland
- Strong experience working in a well-established private practice
- Desire to support junior associates within the department
- Interest in innovative tech (not absolutely essential but certainly welcomed)
- Sense of fun!
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