Job Description
Full time , Permanent Milton Keynes £110,000 per annum Ref No: IPRS6538
Our client has a permanent vacancy for a Legal Counsel Data Protection to lead and provide legal/contractual advice on data protection legislation to ensure compliance and risk mitigation, resolve data protection matters in a contractual/transactional context for customers, supplier, and technology to ensure compliance with data privacy law.
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You will provide in-house training to the business to manage risk and introduce compliant processes.
The Role • Review and negotiate supplier contracts • Work with colleagues in delivering projects providing data/GDPR lead advice and obtaining consents needed to implement processes in partnerships with the technology, legal, GPO procurement and cyber security functions • Providing high quality, pragmatic legal advice for corporate and commercial matters relating to GDPR, international data transfers • Building proven relationships with a number of key business partners within the business • Identifying and mitigating legal risks and raising key risks to the head of legal • Advising on any website/marketing /comms issues and report drafting to update • Supporting business strategies from a data protection perspective • Provide clarification on data protection/GDPR legal language or specifications as and when required • Ensure business processes are compliant and current relating to data protection and GDPR • Enhance legal competence relating to data protection legislation Requirements • A qualified solicitor with hands on experience advising on data protection.
Minimum 10 years post qualification experience • A strong knowledge of EU data privacy and data protection regulations • Possesses an eye for detail as well as a commercial, pragmatic attitude • Strong relationship management skills and confidence in dealing with ExCo & SLT • Quick to adjust work priorities to meet the changing demands of both the market and internal partners • A collaborator and a dedicated teammate • The ability to manage complex stakeholders and partnering relationships • Experience of communicating and presenting complex information to internal and external stakeholders Due to the large number of responses we receive it is not always possible to respond to every application.
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