Legal Counsel

2 weeks ago


West Midlands Region, United Kingdom Gleeson Recruitment Group Full time

Data Privacy / Data Protection focused legal counsel role with a leading West Midlands based employer. Ideal first step for a specialist practice lawyer in DP to move in to industry. Ideally you will have 3+ years PQE and the personality and experience todrive a genuine culture change.

We are working closely with the General Counsel/Company Secretary to develop a proactive, commercially pragmatic in-house legal function.

A key role for the business will be this legal counsel to take a lead on Data Protection matters as well as handle more general commercial matters if of interest.

Working with the GC, you will review, draft, assess risk, and advise on privacy and security related issues and agreements, negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs) and other similar agreements

Review and respond to customer privacy/security questionnaires, DPIAs

Understand new and current global privacy laws and regulations and advise security obligations to support the company's business,

Work closely with cross-functional teams, including senior management, on privacy and security matters to support operations and new initiatives.

There is also the opportunity to add value across the wider legal piece depending on experience and appetite, be that commercial contract, technology or IP.

Salary on offer is c.65-80k depending on experience plus car allowance and bonus

Hybrid working with c.3 days in the West Midlands HQ


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