Legal Counsel - Datasets (London)

We are currently working with a global technology organisation to bring a new lawyer with datasets experience into the team. This will be initially on a 6-month basis but with the possibility to be extended. The ideal applicant will have a strong background in commercial transactions, IP licensing, and privacy law. Being able to balance legal, cultural, and business demands and produce practical, solution-focused advice is essential.

The role will see you, but is not limited to:

• Helping with dataset clearance/reviews.
• Identifying and advising on legal/risk considerations around dataset usage (e.g., IP, licensing, privacy, policy, and governance considerations), used for development of AI technologies.
• Advising on interpretation of regulations that may have implications on the use of that data (e.g., GDPR, DMA).
• Advising on scope of data license agreements.
• Drafting policies and governance processes for the ingestion and use of data.

Our assignments are predominantly full-time, working on a hybrid model within the London area and surrounding suburbs. If this sounds like you and you’re looking for your next opportunity, we’d love to hear from you.

Why Join LOD? People come to us for a whole range of reasons – they might be looking for time for their interests, for work alongside other projects, or just want a change. What they all have in common is a desire for high-quality work coupled with a degree of control that traditional models can’t offer, but LOD can. All of our LODs have worked at top-tier firms or as part of major in-house teams. We only accept a small percentage of applications as we choose lawyers who are not only technically excellent but can work seamlessly with our clients’ teams. This ensures we can offer our lawyers consistently high-quality assignments.

We can offer:

• Varied, challenging, career-enhancing work with market-leading brands (from Google to Barclays, and Adidas) as well as exciting growth companies.
• Flexibility and autonomy: you can work anything from full-time onsite with a client to a few hours each week from home.
• Training and know-how, as well as support from our dedicated HQ team.
• A variety of flexible models that include working at the client’s offices or remotely.

About LOD: LOD is the leading flexible legal service provider across ten locations: Brisbane, Hong Kong, London, Melbourne, New York, Perth, Singapore, Dubai, Munich, and Sydney. We are changing the way clients buy legal services and provide talented lawyers with a new way of working. We’ve achieved some of the fastest growth in our sector by creating and leading a new professional service category. That growth continues as we launch new services, responding to how our lawyers want to work and how clients want to engage them. This role offers an opportunity to be part of this story.

LOD has caught the imagination of the changing legal marketplace for ‘new law’ services. We now have a team of around 600 lawyers and consultants of the highest quality working across the globe. We have an inspiring client list that ranges from globally recognized multinationals to startups, including Google, Barclays, and Adidas.