Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Leicester; Remote; GBP 50,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm seeks a Legal Counsel for a unique fully remote, 4-day-a-week, 12-month FTC position. The role involves providing strategic legal advice, drafting privacy clauses, conducting privacy reviews, and advising on regulatory compliance matters. The ideal candidate will have extensive knowledge of data protection laws and skills in negotiation and documentation.

Qualifications

• Experienced legal professional with a focus on privacy and data protection.
• Strong understanding of data protection regulations.
• Proven skills in drafting and negotiating legal documents.

Responsibilities

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

Skills

Data privacy expertise

Legal advice

Regulatory compliance

Negotiation skills

Privacy impact assessments

Education

Law degree

Certification in data protection

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:

• Provide expert and strategic legal advice regarding privacy matters, including applicable regulatory updates, to management, the GDPO, and senior leaders.
• Draft, negotiate, and advise on data privacy clauses for various commercial agreements.
• Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations, liaising with multiple business functions as appropriate.
• 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.
• Identify and advise on privacy risks within group operations.
• Support the GDPO with the implementation and maintenance of 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