Legal Counsel - Datasets

JR United Kingdom; Slough; Hybrid; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading flexible legal service provider seeks a lawyer specializing in datasets for a 6-month contract, potentially extending. The ideal candidate will navigate complex legal frameworks, including IP licensing and privacy law, while providing strategic, solution-oriented legal advice in a hybrid working environment.

Benefits

Varied, challenging work with leading brands

Flexibility and autonomy

Training and dedicated support

Multiple flexible working models

Qualifications

• Strong background in commercial transactions, IP licensing, and privacy law.
• Ability to balance legal, cultural, and business demands.

Responsibilities

• Helping with dataset clearance and reviews.
• Advising on legal and risk considerations around dataset usage.
• Drafting policies and governance processes for data ingestion and use.

Skills

Commercial transactions

IP licensing

Privacy law

Solution-focused advice

Job description

We are currently working with a global technology organisation to bring in a new lawyer with datasets experience into the team. This will be initially on a 6-month basis with the possibility of extension.

The ideal applicant will have a strong background in commercial transactions, IP licensing, and privacy law. The ability to balance legal, cultural, and business demands and produce practical, solution-focused advice is essential.

The role will involve, but is not limited to:

• Helping with dataset clearance and reviews.
• Identifying and advising on legal and risk considerations around dataset usage (e.g., IP, licensing, privacy, policy, and governance considerations), especially for AI development.
• Advising on the interpretation of regulations affecting data use (e.g., GDPR, DMA).
• Advising on the scope of data license agreements.
• Drafting policies and governance processes for data ingestion and use.

The assignments are predominantly full-time, with a hybrid working model within the London area and surrounding suburbs.

If this sounds like you and you're seeking your next opportunity, we would love to hear from you.

Why Join LOD?

People choose us for various reasons – seeking time for personal interests, working alongside other projects, or desiring a change. All share a desire for high-quality work combined with control that traditional models can't offer, but LOD can.

Our lawyers have experience at top-tier firms or major in-house teams. We select only a small percentage of applicants who are not only technically excellent but also work seamlessly with our clients’ teams, ensuring high-quality assignments.

We offer:

• Varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with leading brands such as Google, Barclays, Amex, adidas, and exciting growth companies.
• Flexibility and autonomy: from full-time on-site work to a few hours weekly from home.
• Training, know-how, and dedicated support from our HQ team.
• A variety of flexible working models, including on-site and remote options.

About LOD

LOD is a leading flexible legal service provider with locations in Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich, and Sydney. We are transforming how clients access legal services and providing talented lawyers with innovative working arrangements.

We have experienced rapid growth by creating a new professional service category. Our team of around 600 high-quality lawyers and consultants worldwide serves a diverse client base, from multinationals like Google and Barclays to startups.