Senior Privacy Lawyer

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

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a Legal Consultant for a fully remote, 12-month fixed-term contract role focused on data protection. The position involves providing strategic legal advice, managing data privacy clauses, and leading privacy reviews while working closely with senior management. Candidates must possess strong drafting skills and a solid understanding of privacy regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience with privacy law and compliance.
• Strong drafting and negotiation skills.
• Ability to manage complex legal documentation and projects.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on privacy matters and regulatory updates.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses in agreements.
• Lead privacy reviews and manage related documentation.

Skills

Expert legal advice

Data privacy knowledge

Risk assessment

Negotiation skills

Regulatory updates understanding

Education

Law degree

Certification in data protection

Tools

One Trust platform

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 a range of 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 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