Data Protection, 3+ years' PQE
- Recruiter
- Hays Yorkshire
- Location
- England, West Yorkshire, Leeds
- Salary
- £42000.00 - £50000.00 per annum + competitive benefits package
- Posted
- 30 Jun 2017
- Closes
- 28 Jul 2017
- Ref
- 3064119
- Contact
- Joshua Buckland
- Job Title
- Solicitor
- Practice Area
- Data Protection
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
Data Protection, 3+ years' PQE
Our client is looking to appoint a new Data Protection Solicitor to one of the UK's largest and most successful Data Protection teams. In this role you will be able to deal with a very broad and diverse client range including household names across retail, finance, insurance, manufacturing, the government, public and charities.
The team is led by a leading chambers ranked individual who has helped to cultivate the team' reputation for being a leading practice in delivering innovative solutions that make it easier for people to do business, whilst maintaining compliance and reducing risk. You will be involved in supporting and advising major private and public sector clients across a variety of industries on privacy and data issues and sit as senate members of IMRG, as well as working on cutting edge data products such as, cyber security, telematics, drones and big data. You will also advise on wider information governance issues, including freedom of information and the re-use of public sector information, as well as supporting clients if things go wrong, often as an extension of their internal response teams. The GDPR is creating opportunities for them to support new and existing clients with their data protection compliance, from upfront gap analysis and reporting through to the provision and implementation of compliance solutions. Needless to say it's an exciting time to join.
This is an excellent opportunity for a driven and commercial Data Protection solicitor to get involved with high quality, complex and challenging work, within a growing practice. The ideal person for this role will be 3+ years' PQE. This role will give you the opportunity to work with a talented and enthusiastic team that takes a very collegiate approach to their work, as well as being able to learn directly from leaders in their field.
If you are looking to build a career as a specialist Data Protection Solicitor with access to some of the best FTSE250 and public sector clients then do not hesitate to get in touch.
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