Data Protection Lawyer

Evalian is seeking a Data Protection Lawyer or Consultant with legal skills to join our growing data protection consulting team. We are seeking someone with expert knowledge of data protection law and compliance requirements and with experience in some of the more legal aspects such as drafting complex intra-group contracts and working with and implementing standard contractual clauses. The team provides data protection and e-privacy consultancy and outsourced DPO services to a wide range of clients, from start-ups to global organisations. The Role Your role will be to assist clients to improve their data protection compliance and/or to act as outsourced data protection officer. Your activities will likely include: * Delivering data protection gap analysis consultancy * Advising on steps required to meet compliance obligations * Supporting clients with compliance remediation * Helping with data protection impact assessments * Advising on personal data breaches and related risk assessments * Reviewing and advising on data subject rights requests * Reviewing personal data to be disclosed in response to subject access requests * Being a point of escalation on data protection law for your colleagues * Drafting and implementing data protection contracts * Reviewing and advising on international data protection obligations * Acting as outsourced Data Protection Officer for clients The Person You will have experience of working with organisations to help them meet their data protection obligations, most likely as an in-house lawyer in privacy practice, or as a consultant. You will also be self-starter who is quick to learn and happy to support and help your colleagues develop, as well as managing your own consulting clients. The successful candidate will require: * A minimum of 3 years PQE experience * An excellent knowledge of the GDPR, DPA18 and PECR * A strong understanding of the internal transfer regime and Brexit implications * Excellent report writing and document drafting skills * Excellent verbal communications skills * Strong working knowledge of productivity tools including the Microsoft suite * Strong time management, and coaching and mentoring skills * Strong analytical skills and ability to map challenges with solutions * Ability to work independently, research and identify answers and solutions. Ideally, you will also hold at least one recognised data protection qualification, such as: * BCS / ISEB in Data Protection * PDP Practitioner Certification in Data Protection * IAPP CIPP/E, CIPM and/or CIPT * GDPR Practitioner Certificate The interview process will include asking shortlisted candidates to complete a short-written assignment and communication skills will be assessed throughout the interview process. The Package The salary will depend on your experience and qualifications but will be in the range of £60,000 – £75,000. All employees get 25 days of annual leave per year, plus bank holidays and Birthday Day Off. Benefits include 5% employer contribution pension scheme, life insurance including employee assistance programme and on completion of probation, private medical insurance including dental and optical cashback. Why Work for Us Evalian support a wide range of clients and organisations. The work is interesting and varied and we operate a relaxed and flexible working environment and provide consultants with access to key resources, including the DataGuidance platform. You\’ll work with a great team specialising in data protection and information security. We put focus on knowledge sharing, continual development and support achievement of professional qualifications. Location The role can be office based, home based or hybrid. With this in mind, we are happy to receive applications from candidates in any part of the UK provided you can work effectively from home and are willing to travel to client sites from time to time. If you are home based, you\’ll need to have a dedicated, secure, working area and reliable internet connection. We may request that you attend our offices or events from time to time for various purposes, but we’ll always provide you with advance notice. Travel expenses will be reimbursed. We are committed to encouraging equality, diversity and inclusion among our workforce, and eliminating unlawful discrimination. Agencies We are not working with agencies at this time. Thank you