Hybrid Legal & Data Protection Assistant

Elysium Healthcare Limited; Borehamwood; Hybrid; GBP 35,000 - 40,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

33 days annual leave including bankhol

Career development and training

Ely-Vate rewards platform

Wellbeing support

Blue Light Card

Life Assurance

Stream wages on demand

24/7 GP service

Enhanced Maternity Package

Pension contribution

Job summary

Elysium Healthcare Limited is looking for a Legal, Data Protection & Information Governance Assistant to provide essential admin support across Legal and Information Governance. The role includes handling DSARs, governance activities, invoices, and information requests while ensuring secure handling of sensitive data.

The position is hybrid, based one day a week in Borehamwood, with a base salary of £35,000 to £40,000 and a strong benefits package designed to support wellbeing and professional

Qualifications

• Proactive and resourceful, with sound judgement, the ability to work independently, resolve routine issues, and identify when matters require escalation.
• Ability to handle confidential and sensitive information appropriately, maintaining high standards of accuracy, record keeping, and information security.
• Strong research and analytical skills, with the ability to gather, interpret, and summarise information for different audiences.
• Knowledge of legal services, data protection, information governance, compliance, or a related area, with the ability and willingness to develop expertise across both legal and information governance functions.
• Understanding of UK GDPR, Data Protection Act 2018, and information governance principles is desirable.
• Relevant qualification in legal studies, information governance, data protection, compliance, business administration, or a related discipline is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Support the day-to-day administration of the Legal function, coordinating correspondence, meetings, document management, intranet legal hub and information requests.
• Assist with administration of claims, inquests, investigations, disputes, regulatory enquiries, and governance activities, maintaining accurate records, trackers, and action logs.
• Process invoices from external legal providers and liaise with Finance to ensure timely payments and spend records.
• Coordinate Data Subject Access Requests (DSARs) and assist with Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs).
• Help manage information security incidents, incident logging, investigation tracking, and reporting to ensure regulatory compliance.
• Support governance meetings and maintain auditable records, deadlines, and progress updates.

Skills

Proactive mindset

Confidential handling

Research & analysis

Legal & governance knowledge

UK GDPR understanding

Legal qualifications awareness

Education

Legal studies or related qualification

Information governance or data protection qualification

Business administration qualification

Job description

Elysium Healthcare Limited is looking for a Legal, Data Protection & Information Governance Assistant to provide essential admin support across Legal and Information Governance. The role includes handling DSARs, governance activities, invoices, and information requests while ensuring secure handling of sensitive data.

The position is hybrid, based one day a week in Borehamwood, with a base salary of £35,000 to £40,000 and a strong benefits package designed to support wellbeing and professional