Data Privacy Lawyer
- Recruiter
- DMJ Recruitment Ltd
- Location
- England, London
- Salary
- £500.00 - £600.00 per day + Benefits
- Posted
- 02 Mar 2017
- Closes
- 30 Mar 2017
- Ref
- BBBH15466
- Contact
- Connor Simms
- Job Title
- In House Counsel
- Practice Area
- Company / Commercial, Data Protection
- Contract Type
- Contract
- Hours
- Full Time
One of the largest payment operators are currently looking for a Senior Data Protection lawyer to join their commercial team on a 14 Month contract. The role is directly to assist with their preparation for the GDPR. This is a fantastic opportunity to join an industry leading business.
Excellent exposure to commercial projects across the group with a specific focus on data protection & privacy issues which are key to the company's operations.
This provides a great opportunity for you to join a high performance team where there is plenty of opportunity for exposure in what is a very interesting and constantly changing market. The team is relatively small and therefore the business is looking for a real team player who will have a real breadth of coverage to a number of commercial based projects. The role will provide great opportunity for the individual to progress their career.
The key accountabilities for the role include:
* Responsible for providing high quality data privacy and commercial compliance advice
* Support to Europe's head of Data Privacy as well as colleagues at all levels within the business regarding data privacy legislation and initiatives.
* Project work - advising on specific projects and assignments to ensure overall legal guidance is given to business, including ensuring others are involved where legal specialism is required.
* To work closely with the regulatory team to develop appropriate positions in relation to new regulatory and legislative initiatives; particularly the GDPR
* Manage identified areas of law and be a proactive subject matter expert in Data Privacy reviewing externally published materials to ensure compliance with relevant regulations and legislation.