Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; City of Edinburgh; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is offering a unique opportunity for a qualified lawyer in a fully remote, 4-day-a-week role focused on privacy legal advice. The position offers a chance to collaborate with compliance teams and senior leaders on diverse privacy matters, with significant responsibilities in data protection legal frameworks and risk assessments.

Qualifications

• Experience in advising on data privacy regulations.
• Demonstrated ability to draft complex legal documents.
• Strong understanding of ROPA requirements and DSAR handling.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on privacy matters.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses.
• Lead privacy reviews and complex negotiations.

Skills

Legal expertise in data privacy

Regulatory compliance knowledge

Negotiation skills

Risk assessment

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

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This role is a unique, fully remote, 4-day-a-week 12-month FTC position (salary is pro-rata) for a leading HealthTech firm.

Reporting to the Legal Director, this role will work closely with the Group Data Protection Officer and other compliance teams and senior personnel on a range of privacy matters.

Main Accountabilities:

1. Provide expert and strategic legal advice regarding privacy matters, including applicable regulatory updates, to management, the GDPO, and senior leaders.
2. Draft, negotiate, and advise on data privacy clauses for various commercial agreements.
3. Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations, liaising with multiple business functions as appropriate.
4. Draft and advise on complex data protection-related documentation, including privacy audit documentation, data flow diagrams, user journeys, and privacy impact assessments for technology use-cases involving large volumes of special category data.
5. Identify and advise on privacy risks within group operations.
6. Support the GDPO in implementing and maintaining the Group’s privacy program, including:

• Advising on ROPA requirements
• Supporting DSAR handling
• Reviewing legal risks in processing activities using the One Trust platform
• Advising on MI reporting and analytics activities