Data Privacy Associate
About the position We’re looking for a commercially minded, UK-qualified Data Privacy Lawyer to join our growing Commercial team and act as a trusted advisor to high-growth, tech-enabled businesses. This role sits at the intersection of privacy law, technology, and real-world decision-making. You’ll advise founders, in-house teams, and scaleups on data protection in a way that is practical, proportionate, and aligned to how businesses actually operate. You won’t be hidden behind research notes or internal memos. Our clients see you as their lawyer, embedded, accountable, and commercially switched on. You’ll help them navigate GDPR, AI-related privacy risk, and global data issues while scaling quickly across jurisdictions. No compliance for compliance’s sake. No theory without application. Just clear advice that helps businesses move forward safely.
Responsibilities
- Advise on UK and EU GDPR compliance, risk, and strategy
- Draft, review, and advise on:
- Privacy notices - Data Processing Agreements (DPAs) - International data transfer mechanisms - Internal data protection policies and frameworks - DPIAs and risk assessments
- Support clients with DSARs, breach response, and regulator-facing issues
- Provide pragmatic advice on privacy by design and operational compliance
- Support clients operating across Europe, the Middle East, and other common law jurisdictions
- Advise on a broad range of commercial and technology agreements
- Support on contracts with embedded data protection, IP, and consumer law considerations
- Work closely with clients’ product, tech, and leadership teams to unblock issues quickly
- Apply data protection principles to AI products, automation, and emerging technologies
- Sit as embedded in-house counsel for multiple fast-growth businesses
- Build long-term, trusted relationships with founders and in-house teams
- Communicate complex legal issues in clear, human language
- Know when to give decisive advice, and when to escalate thoughtfully
- Collaborate closely with senior lawyers across commercial, employment, and regulatory teams
- Familiarity with intellectual property and consumer law concepts
- CIPP/E certification or willingness to obtain
- Tech-savyy and comfortable working with modern legal and productivity tools
Requirements
- UK-qualified lawyer (or equivalent qualification in a common law jurisdiction)
- 4+ years PQE
- Trained in private practice and worked inhouse for a fast scaling company
- Strong, hands-on data protection and privacy experience
- Deep knowledge of UK and EU GDPR
- Experience advising on privacy notices, DPAs, international transfers, DPIAs, DSARs, and internal policies
- Commercially minded, you understand how legal advice lands in fast-moving businesses
- Excellent written and verbal communicator
- Comfortable advising clients outside your jurisdiction of qualification but inside common law jurisdictions
- Independent thinker with sound judgment and confidence in decision-making
Nice-to-haves
- In-house experience within a privacy or legal function
- Exposure to AI technology and its regulation or governance
- Experience working with tech-enabled or high-growth companies
Benefits
- Competitive salary
- Discretionary quarterly profit share bonus and annual bonus opportunities
- 25 days annual leave, don't worry, bank holidays are on top
- Day off on your birthday & other significant life events
- 5 days leave for education a year + dedicated annual education budget just for you
- Private healthcare with Vitality
- Private Dental care + hearing and discounts with Vision Express
- £350 home setup allowance
- Worldwide travel insurance, including Winter Sports
- Annual emergency childcare allowance
- Half-price gym membership at Virgin Active
- Electric car leasing salary sacrifice scheme saving up to 40% on electric cars
- Cycle to work scheme saving up to 32% on a bike and splitting your payments over 12 months
- Tech-funded scheme so you can kit out your house with a discount and split payments interest-free over 12 months
- There are socials every two to three weeks if you want to join us, from bars and restaurants to experiences at the F1 Arcade, Gamebox, Fairgame, and many more.
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