Senior Legal Counsel

We are looking for a commercially minded Legal Counsel to work with our in‑house legal team on a variety of legal matters. This is a broad, hands‑on role in supporting our fast growing technology business working closely with senior leadership and cross‑functional teams. As the UK legal liaison, you will have at least 5 years of legal experience gained in private practice and/or a technology company that is subject to privacy laws, drafting complex commercial contracts (specific to the IT Sector). Working closely with the legal team and international compliance team, this exciting, strategic in‑house counsel position is dedicated to ensuring the company's global privacy policies and procedures are in good standing, developing new policies/procedures and assisting the legal team with its commercial operations. You will report to the General Counsel and work as part of our global team.

Key Responsibilities

• Working with the Company's global team to provide strategic, timely, and accurate legal advice on a wide range of matters, including but not limited to, international privacy and data security‑related matters, regulations and guidelines that affect the Company.
• Assisting with the development, maintenance and enforcement of the Company’s policies and procedures.
• Analyse, draft, negotiate and finalize a broad array of commercial contracts including master services agreements, SAAS agreements, licensing agreements, confidentiality and data protection agreements, etc.
• Ensuring general compliance with respect to global privacy and data protection laws, including advising on legal and regulatory aspects of privacy disclosures, data collection and any related issues.
• Advising on general business law issues and managing legal issues including corporate & regulatory matters, including procurement.
• In support of the group intellectual property strategy, provide legal guidance to in protecting Dye & Durham innovations and brands worldwide and minimizing any legal exposure to claims against Dye & Durham for intellectual property infringement.
• Liaise with external counsel and advisors, as needed.
• Perform other related duties as required or requested.

Skills, Knowledge & Expertise

• J.D. or LL.B. and membership in good standing with the Law Society of England and Wales.
• 5-7 years of experience in private practice or an in‑house corporate role focussed on privacy law, ideally with a public technology or software focussed company.
• Translate complex legal principles into practical and effective business solutions.
• In depth knowledge of GDPR, and other privacy laws.
• Experience negotiating and drafting complex contracts involving the provision of technology services, and outsourcing arrangements.
• Knowledge of intellectual property laws is considered an asset.
• Ability to deal with large volumes of work, strong work ethic, and stakeholder management skills.
• The ability to take initiative, using independent thinking and autonomy to look for potential issues and take pre‑emptive action.
• Excellent computer skills needed.
• Outstanding communication and presentation skills.
• Ability to work effectively with clients and colleagues remotely and across different time zones, with a passion for collaboration and working with people to achieve over‑arching goals.

Job Benefits

At Dye & Durham we strive to be visionaries! As a leader in our field, we ensure our employees are ready for the next challenge in their journey with us by offering internal and external training opportunities. We offer competitive salaries and a whole host of benefits including healthcare, pension, company discounts, wellness programs, and paid days off to move house or volunteer for your favourite charity.