Senior Privacy Lawyer

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

Job summary

A leading HealthTech firm is seeking a fully remote Legal Counsel for a 12-month fixed-term contract. The role involves providing expert legal advice on privacy matters, drafting and negotiating data privacy agreements, and leading privacy reviews. Ideal candidates will possess a law degree and experience with privacy regulations.

Qualifications

• Experience advising on data privacy and compliance matters.
• Strong understanding of regulatory frameworks.
• Ability to draft and negotiate legal agreements.

Responsibilities

• Provide strategic legal advice on privacy matters.
• Draft and negotiate data privacy clauses in agreements.
• Lead complex privacy reviews and documentations.

Skills

Legal advice

Data privacy

Regulatory compliance

Risk assessment

Education

Law degree

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 the processing of large volumes of special category data.
5. Identify and advise on privacy risks in the group operations.
6. Advise and support the GDPO with the implementation and maintenance of the Group’s privacy programme, including but not limited to:

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