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Job Title
Senior Data Privacy / Information Lawyer (Senior Associate / Legal Director)
Location
Any Office
Description
Bevan Brittan is a UK-Top 100 commercial law firm providing a
comprehensive range of legal services from offices in Birmingham,
Bristol, Leeds and London.
The firm advises businesses across construction, energy &
resource management, higher education and financial services,
complementing the firm's market leadership within housing, local
government and health & social care.
We currently employ over 600 people, including over 90 Partners, and
our award-winning teams provide construction, commercial, corporate,
property, regulatory, employment and litigation (commercial and
clinical negligence) legal advice.
Bevan Brittan is named among 'The Times Best Law Firms 2023' and has
recently either won or been shortlisted for a number of prestigious awards.
We are driven by our 4 values: Relationships, Results, Reputation and
Responsible. These give us a sense of purpose and ensure we always
work collaboratively with clients and colleagues, continually improve,
make the right choices and act with integrity.
Bevan Brittan is an equal opportunities employer and welcomes
applicants from all backgrounds.
The team
We have an opportunity for a Senior Associate or Legal Director to
join our Information Law & Privacy Team. Our specialist team
advises clients from all sectors on all aspects of information law
and, due to an increase in workload, we are looking to grow the team.
The management of information and data privacy is an increasingly
important issue for clients and the legal and reputational issues are
complex and intricate.
Working in a specialist team allows our
lawyers to focus entirely on this area of law, ensuring we can
provide the best quality advice to clients. We work with a large
number of public sector clients, (Local Authorities; Central
Government Bodies; Registered Housing Providers; Third
Sector/Charities and a number of Higher Education
bodies/Universities) alongside providing regular advice to a range
of clients, in the firms other focus markets including financial
services; commercial services/corporates and independent/digital
health providers.
The role
You will work with clients and advise them
on a wide range of information law, data protection and privacy
queries. Alongside working directly with clients, our team also
works closely with a range of other internal departments to provide
information law input. Alongside taking a senior role in the
management and delivery of advice, the role would involve providing
supervision for junior members of the team.
The role would suit a candidate interested in taking on
responsibility for business development and raising the profile of the
team, which in turn will provide opportunities for career progression
to partner level. This is an incredibly exciting area of law and we
are looking for lawyers who want to work with us to grow the team
further. With privacy a real growth area
we consider that for the right candidate there would real
opportunities for career progression.
What we are looking for from you
We are looking for a senior lawyer who is able to demonstrate
experience in advising on a wide range of information law and privacy
issues. The ideal candidate will be technically strong and able to
both work on and lead on complex and high profile matters.
The role ideally requires experience of
all aspects of information law including GDPR, UK GDPR and the Data
Protection Act 2018. The team also advises on wider rights of access
including the Freedom of Information Act and Environmental
Information Regulations. The successful candidate will be able to
provide sound, commercial advice on the following areas:
Data Protection
Commercial Data Protection issues,
including the drafting of commercial agreements, privacy notices
and other GDPR documentation
Advising on lawful basis
Cross border GDPR issues
Subject Access Requests
Data breach advice and cyber security issues
Information sharing
GDPR compliance
Compensation claims
Freedom of Information Act 2000
Environmental Information Regulations
Common law duty of confidence
Liaising with the Information
Commissioner and Information Law Tribunal matters
Policies and Protocols in relation to
the above
We are open to considering candidates from a range of backgrounds
including other private practice firms, local authorities / other
public sector organisations and those working in-house for commercial organisations.
Work-life balance
Where possible, we want to offer all Bevan Brittan people flexibility
to work their week in a way that suits them - we operate a hybrid
working model based on the needs of our clients, teams and that of the
individual. Our core business hours are 9am - 5:15pm Monday to Friday,
however we are open to individuals working more flexibly around those
times and would welcome a conversation with you if you have any questions.
We offer a substantial benefits package to all employees including:
A minimum of 25 days holiday (plus the option to buy up to an
additional 5 days)
Discretionary bonus scheme
Generous pension scheme
Private medical insurance through Vitality
Biennial private health assessment through Nuffield Health
Life assurance
Access to Employee Assistance Programme
Cycle to work scheme
Responsible business
To us, being a responsible business is second nature; a core part of
Bevan Brittan's identity, running through our culture and embodied by
the clients we serve. We want to demonstrate our commitment to these
causes through actions rather than words; colleagues from across the
firm are already heavily involved, living and breathing the four
pillars of our Responsible Business strategy:
Community Engagement - Each lawyer has the
opportunity to undertake pro bono legal work for local charities and
not-for-profit organisations. We also play an active role through
our local office communities, in 2022 we fundraised and donated a
total of £80,000 to our four regional office charities, with each
charity receiving £20,000 to help fund their vital services.
Environmental Sustainability - Bevan Brittan is
proudly a carbon neutral firm. We have achieved the UN's Climate
Neutral Now accreditation and our environmental sustainability plan
is focused on achieving our net zero carbon target.
Equality, Diversity & Inclusion - We have a
strong and vibrant diversity programme that gives colleagues across
the firm an opportunity to take part, led by our Equality, Diversity
& Inclusion Committee and supported by our Ambassadors, who
drive engagement in our strategy and raise awareness across the firm.
Wellbeing - We are proud of our open culture, where
colleagues feel empowered to speak openly about physical and mental
health issues and to seek out support when needed. We have trained
21 colleagues across the firm as Mental Health First Aiders and
established a programme of initiatives including our informal
'coffee with' scheme.
Collectively, these four pillars ensure we look after our colleagues'
wellbeing; offer an environment in which all can progress on merit,
regardless of personal circumstances or background; give something
back to the communities in which we work; and protect the environment.