Senior Privacy Lawyer

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

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a Legal Advisor for a unique 12-month FTC role focused on privacy matters within the organization. This fully remote position involves providing expert legal advice, drafting essential documentation, and supporting the Group Data Protection Officer in implementing privacy programs across various operations.

Qualifications

• Experience providing legal advice on privacy matters.
• Demonstrated expertise drafting and negotiating legal documents.
• Familiarity with handling data protection-related documentation.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on privacy matters.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses for agreements.
• Lead privacy reviews and advise on complex data documentation.

Skills

Legal advice

Privacy regulation knowledge

Drafting legal documents

Risk assessment

Education

Law degree

Qualified solicitor or barrister

Tools

One Trust platform

Job description

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This role is a unique, fully remote, 4 day a week 12-month FTC, (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 a range of commercial agreements.
3. Lead complex privacy reviews and negotiations; liaise 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 in group operations.
6. 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