Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel | Oxford, Hybrid | Negotiable Salary 

Work with a global media company, as their new part-time Legal Counsel. Joining the head office in Oxford, this role will be in a hybrid working structure. A global publisher, the firm is renowned in the academic publishing world, operating across 60 countries working on world leading titles.

The Role: 

• As the Part Time Legal Counsel you will report directly to the GC and be responsible for this media company's privacy strategy 
• The Privacy Counsel will develop and drive the privacy framework and work with senior stakeholders to establish best practice
• This role has international exposure working with multiple jurisdictions in establishing policy and being integral in their confirmation of the framework
• Working with the DPO, you will be the senior expert on privacy law 

Typical responsibilities will include:

• Providing proactive first line data privacy and cyber security global legal support to ensure divisional and functional business objectives are met in a privacy compliant manner
  • This will involve a particular focus on divisional digital product and marketing activities and global HR policies and practices
• Advising on global privacy laws and regulations, including GDPR and overseas privacy frameworks, including in the US and China (with the support of external counsel if required)
• Advising on data privacy-related contract provisions and the maintenance of suitable template clauses, including in relation to data transfers
• Advising on Freedom of Information requests
• Supporting the Chief ISDP Officer in relation to the maintenance of OUP ISDP policies and processes

About You: 

The Part Time Legal Counsel - Privacy will be a qualified solicitor in England & Wales / Scotland / Ireland and be practising in commercial, privacy or technology 

• Experience and know how in key areas (e. GDPR, PECR, cyber security and data privacy)
• Experience identifying and mitigating legal risks

Job Offer

Part Time role (3 days a week) with ideally 1 day in the Oxford office.

Apply Now: 

Reach out and apply for this Legal Counsel role with an up-to-date copy of your CV via the portal below.