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Job Title
Associate/Senior Associate - Data & Digital - London (5-8 PQE)
Ref No.
4483
Job Location
London
Work Type
Full Time
Description
Are you looking to work in a high-performing, collaborative team that
offers front-line responsibility advising the firm's global
client-base in relation to innovative technologies, digital assets and
services, and data-driven projects? If so, this is an exceptional
opportunity to join one of the world's few elite global data and
digital practices.
We are seeking a qualified lawyer (ideally 5-8 PQE) with demonstrable
technology transactions experience and significant knowledge of data
privacy and cybersecurity law and practice to join our team.
Our Firm
Squire Patton Boggs is one of the world's strongest integrated law
firms, committed to providing insight at the point where law, business
and government meet. We deliver commercially focused business
solutions by combining our legal and public policy capabilities and
invaluable connections on the ground to a diverse mix of exceptional
clients, from long-established leading corporations to emerging
businesses, start-up visionaries and sovereign nations.
More than 1,500 lawyers operating in 40+ offices across four
continents provide unrivalled access to expertise. We have 16 offices
in Europe alone, with four in the UK in London, Manchester, Leeds and Birmingham.
The firm is committed to promoting an inclusive and supportive
working environment. Embedded by local champions in each of our UK
offices, our well-regarded family and carer, wellbeing and DEI
programmes provide a variety of flexible working options to support
individuals' life journeys, helping our people pursue their personal
and professional goals.
Our Team
Our Data & Digital team is recognised as one of the few
"Elite" global practices focusing on transactional,
regulatory, policy, disputes and other work for digital and
data-focused businesses.
Our London team is expanding - this is an exciting time to join
Squire Patton Boggs with the opportunity to become rapidly involved in
a varied and interesting workload with plenty of scope for direct
client contact, and genuine opportunities for progression.
You will frequently work alongside colleagues in the UK and
throughout the US, the EU, the Middle East and the Asia Pacific region
on global counselling projects and deals involving digital business
and services, artificial intelligence, and the commercial exploitation
of data and other digital assets.
Our Opportunity
You will provide both strategic guidance and expert advice to
businesses operating at the intersection of technology, digital
business, data and global commerce. Our clients operate across every
major industry sector, including advertising & brands, aerospace,
automotive & transportation, aviation, chemicals, commodities
& shipping, construction & engineering, energy & natural
resources, healthcare, hospitality & leisure, life sciences,
manufacturing, retail, sports & entertainment, and technology
& telecommunications.
A key component of the work is to act as a trusted counsel to our
clients, enabling them to innovate, capitalise on commercial
opportunities and unlock the full value of data and digital
technologies while effectively identifying, addressing and minimising
areas of regulatory and commercial risk.
The role will require effective contractual analysis and drafting
skills, and proven experience in terms of negotiating and advising on
commercial technology and data-focused agreements, applicable data, AI
and other regulatory frameworks, as well as familiarity with drafting
advice notes and privacy-related documentation. An important part of
the work will also involve supporting and collaborating with our
leading corporate practice on corporate transactions involving
data-focused and AI-driven businesses.
Coordination with international colleagues and outside counsel and
supervision of more junior lawyers will be a key part of the role. You
will therefore join with a commercial attitude along with a confident
and proactive approach, good people skills, the ability to work as a
team player and evidence of ability to network.
You should expect excellent quality of work in a culture which
encourages leadership and involvement with the business and its clients.
You
We are looking for a qualified lawyer with at least 5 years'
post-qualification experience in tech transactions, data privacy,
cybersecurity, AI and digital projects, including working in a law
firm and/or in-house environment. You must demonstrate excellent
technical skills alongside strong verbal and written communication
abilities, coupled with the ability to provide pragmatic and
business-focused advice to clients, to enable them to balance
commercial and compliance risks and opportunities.
You will be a self-starter with a drive to play a key role in
building a successful practice, with the ability to prioritise
workload with competing demands, display good judgment and work well -
and collaboratively - under pressure. You will have the ability to
independently manage matters, or meaningful segments of large/complex
matters, and to facilitate managing projects to completion. Any
advanced legal qualifications in data protection and privacy, such as
IAPP, etc would be desirable.
What you need to know
If you are interested in finding out more about this role, please
visit our Careers website at www.squirepattonboggs.com/en/careers in
the first instance. We are unable to process applications sent
directly by email.We will be reviewing applications and interviewing
on an ongoing basis. No agency CVs at this time.
We are an inclusive employer and aim to ensure our workforce is
representative of our diverse society. We welcome applications
regardless of sexual orientation, gender identity and expression,
age, neuro diversity or disability status, family or parental
status, race, religion or ethnicity. We will make reasonable
adjustments and adaptions to our recruitment process to ensure it is
inclusive for anyone who wishes to apply.
We may collect relevant data for monitoring as part of our
candidate registration process.