Legal Counsel - Data Protection & Privacy

LOD group; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 70,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Hybrid work in London

Training & HQ support

Flexible work models

Remote working options

Job summary

LOD is seeking a data privacy lawyer with strong in-house experience to support clients across media and technology sectors from London. The role involves hybrid working, handling data rights, DPIAs, and policy development within privacy and governance teams.

The ideal candidate has at least 2 years PQE, experience with regulator interactions, and can provide day-to-day privacy support across cross-functional groups.

Qualifications

• At least 2 years PQE with in-house data privacy experience.
• Experience with Data Mapping, DPIAs and regulator enquiries.
• Strong understanding of privacy laws and governance practices.

Responsibilities

• Assist with Data Privacy Rights response processes (e.g. requests for access or deletion).
• Assist with Data Mapping, DPIAs, and Data Protection Regulator enquiries.
• Develop internal policies and guidance for privacy and data governance practices.
• Focus on the Online Safety Act, including Youth Safety.
• Provide legal advice and day-to-day support to cross-functional groups responsible for auditor, regulator, and third-party relationships.
• Perform legal research and provide practical advice on emerging global privacy regulations, including providing expertise to the policy and government relations team.

Skills

Data privacy

Legal research

Cross-functional

Communication

Job description

LOD have seen an increase in Data Privacy opportunities from a range of clients across the Media, Technology, FMCG and Professional Services sectors.

These positions may see you:

• Assisting with Data Privacy Rights response processes (e.g. requests for access or deletion).
• Assisting with Data Mapping, DPIAs, and Data Protection Regulator enquiries.
• The development of internal policies and guidance for privacy and data governance practices.
• Focusing on the Online Safety Act, including Youth Safety.
• Providing legal advice and day-to-day support to cross-functional groups responsible for auditor, regulator, and third-party relationships.
• Performing legal research and provide practical advice on emerging global privacy regulations, including providing expertise to the policy and government relations team.

The ideal lawyer will be at least 2 years PQE and have experience working within an in-house team, focusing on Data Protection projects.

Our assignments are predominantly full time, working on a hybrid model within the London area and surrounding suburbs.

Why Join LOD?

People come to us for a whole range of reasons – they might be looking for time for their interests, for work alongside other projects, or just want a change. What they all have in common is a desire for high quality work coupled with a degree of control that traditional models can’t offer, but LOD can.

All of our LODs have worked at top tier firms or as part of major in-house teams. We only accept a small percentage of applications as we choose lawyers who are not only technically excellent, but who can work seamlessly with our client’s teams. This ensures we can offer our lawyers consistently high-quality assignments.

We can offer:

• Varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with market leading brands (from Google to Barclays, and Amex to adidas) as well as exciting growth companies.
• Flexibility and autonomy: you can work anything from full-time on site with a client to a few hours each week from home.
• Training and know-how, as well as support from our dedicated HQ Team.
• A variety of flexible models that include working at the client’s offices or remotely.

About LOD

LOD is the leading flexible legal service provider across ten locations: Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich and Sydney. We are changing the way in which clients buy legal services and provide talented lawyers with a new way of working.

We’ve achieved some of the fastest growth in our sector by creating and leading a new professional service category. That growth continues as we launch new services, responding to the way our lawyers want to work and clients want to engage them. This role offers an opportunity to be part of this story.

LOD has caught the imagination of the changing legal marketplace for ‘new law’ services. We now have a team of around 600 lawyers and consultants of the highest quality working across the globe. We have an inspiring client list that range from globally recognised multinationals to start-ups and include the likes of Google, Barclays and adidas.