Data Privacy Solicitor

Location
England, London, City of London
Salary
£120000 - £160000 per annum + Excellent Benefits
Posted
14 Jan 2021
Closes
11 Feb 2021
Ref
BBBH26530
Contact
Flora Petrou
Job Title
Solicitor
Practice Area
Data Protection, Regulatory
PQE Level
10+, 2-4, 5-7, 8-10
Contract Type
Permanent
Hours
Full Time


Data Privacy Senior Associate: You will have the opportunity to work within this reputable Data Privacy group undertaking complex Data and cyber security matters. You will sit as a Senior Associate in the team, undertaking a large amount of fee earning, however you will be involved in a small amount of PSL/Knowledge matters. The team's clients span across the FTSE 250, and this firm are seen as an elite international practice.

The Firm
Considered one of the world's leading professional services businesses, with over 25 offices across the globe, this firm is the proud recipients of multiple accolades across the Legal 500, Chambers, Times, Financial Times, and Thomas Reuters as well as numerous other publications. This Top 20 law firm has been mentioned as the law firm of the year, as well as a highly regarded firm within Energy, Financial, Corporate, TMT, Employment, Litigation, Construction to name a few.
With offices spread across Europe, Middle East, Asia, Asia-Pacific, Australia, North & Central America, Africa and South America they truly are far-reaching global experts; however they are often praised for their local market undertaking, operating as one global team.
Considered one of the most prestigious firms outside the magic circle firms and considered an elite litigation practice they have a number of key clients and large institutions to their client portfolio. This firm has grown through a mixture of natural growth and amalgamation of leading practices from the world; however, it has never lost its core values.
Their vision for 2020 and the next decade is clear cut and this firm has no plans on slowing down on their growth. With this comes every opportunity for a vast arrange of international work and international secondments. Considered one of the big tech firms you will never be far away from the vast growing tech empires within the legal sphere.

The Role
This is an exciting opportunity for a Data Privacy Senior Associate to join this Top 20 law firms City of London office and be part of a wider award-winning firm.
The Data Privacy team is well regarded as one of the strongest in the City of London. Highly ranked in the Legal 500. The team focuses on data protection and cyber security issues, and have notable key clients across the FTSE 250.
This position is to work within the Data Privacy team as a Senior Associate in a fee earning capacity, however due to the demand of the team, their will be an element of Knowledge/PSL matters. However, your caseload will be highly fee earning and you will sit as a fee earning senior associate.
You will be:

  • You will be undertaking wide ranging data protection and confidentiality issues.
  • Large scale GDPR, and advising clients on cyber-attack and data loss scenarios
  • Undertaking Knowledge/PSL elements, however this is a small portion of the caseload.



Requirements:

  • You will be a Data Privacy Solicitor with over 4 years PQE (There is no upper limit for the level of PQE and more senior candidates will be taken into account for a senior position)
  • You will be currently working within a City or International practice.
  • Worked within a respectable Data/TMT/Tech practice
  • Excellent drafting and communication skills.
  • Actively engage in networking and development opportunities



Salary & Benefits:

  • You will receive a market-leading salary with an excellent bonus structure and benefits package.
  • The firm also promotes work-life balance with working from home days.


This is an exciting opportunity for a Data Privacy Senior Associate to join this Top 20 law firms City of London office and be part of a wider award-winning firm.
Apply now for immediate consideration, alternatively please feel to email or call for a confidential conversation