Senior Privacy Lawyer

JR United Kingdom; Milton Keynes; Remote; GBP 40,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a Legal Advisor for a fully remote, 4-day-per-week position focused on privacy matters. This role involves providing strategic legal advice, drafting privacy-related documentation, and supporting the Group Data Protection Officer in implementing privacy programs across the organization.

Qualifications

• Proven experience in data protection law and advisory roles.
• Strong negotiation skills in complex legal matters.
• Ability to draft and review legal documentation meticulously.

Responsibilities

• Provide expert legal advice on privacy and regulatory changes.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses for agreements.
• Lead privacy reviews and liaise with various business functions.

Skills

Legal expertise in privacy matters

Negotiation

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 the group operations.
6. Support the GDPO in implementing and maintaining the Group’s privacy programme, 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