Data Protection Counsel

4 weeks ago

United Kingdom Taylor Root Full time

An excellent opportunity to join a FTSE 100 multinational FMCG who have global operations within 53 countries. They are looking for a Data Protection Counsel, who will be dealing with some interesting and complex areas of privacy. In addition to this, you will provide support and advise on all aspects of data protection to their businesses based in the UK and the wider EMEA regions.

The role

  • Provide specialist data protection legal advice (which includes e-privacy advice) as an integral part of the data protection compliance programme, including assessing and advising on compliance gaps for the businesses, developing and delivering training, advising on incidents and data breaches, producing policies, guidance materials and templates for use across the programme, and maintaining a regular dialogue with Data Protection Co-ordinators across the businesses and playing and active part in implementing solutions and helping to drive compliance.
  • Keep up-to-date with changes in data protection and e-privacy law and practice in the UK and EMEA (including regulator guidance and enforcement activities, and key business trends and best practice), with particular focus on the evolving requirements of EU and UK GDPR, and inform the legal team and the businesses of any changes required to the compliance approach as a result (with any material risks or changes discussed and agreed in advance with the Associate General Counsel - Data Protection).
  • Provide timely, accurate, quality legal advice on all aspects of data protection and e-privacy to the businesses based in the UK and the wider EMEA region.
  • Prepare and deliver data protection and e-privacy training sessions to the businesses and its legal team.
  • To draft, review, negotiate, and advise on commercial arrangements (both business as usual and more strategic arrangements) that impact on data protection.
  • To apply a breadth of professional knowledge in a manner which allows the achievement of greatest competitive advantage.
  • Work both directly with the businesses as well as jointly with the relevant lead commercial lawyers for each business on appropriate matters, ensuring that key issues are communicated and discussed as appropriate.
  • Take a pro-active and collaborative approach to managing data protection advisory work across the Data Protection Team
  • Contribute to the wider legal team, including sharing know-how and developing precedents.
  • nstruct and manage external legal advisers, ensuring cost-effective and commercial advice is delivered.
  • To apply a rigorous legal interpretation without compromising the business.
  • To apply professional knowledge into pragmatic, commercial solutions.
  • To be recognised by colleagues within the Group as a data protection expert and to maintain leading edge professional and industry knowledge.
  • Proactively engage with the wider commercial legal team to identify and manage data protection risk.

About you

  • LL.B or BA Law Qualified - Excellent legal training Qualified Solicitor or Barrister, 1 - 5 years PQE
  • In depth experience of data protection and e-privacy
  • High quality legal practice and experience
  • Extremely organised and detail conscious
  • High level of interpersonal and communicational skills

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