Senior Associate / Partner - Data Protection

Senior Associate / Legal Director / Partner – Data Protection

Commercial Team

We are looking for an experienced data protection lawyer to join our Commercial team at an important stage in its growth. This is a newly created role, driven by the volume and quality of work available in this specialist area and the opportunity to further develop the team’s data protection offering.

This is a key appointment which will see the team evolving their data protection work. Equally, for the right candidate it could offer a supported route into a wider leadership position in the team, working closely with the partnership group to develop your profile, client relationships and practice whether in data protection or more widely.

The opportunity

You will take a leading role in advising organisations on the practical, commercial and regulatory issues that arise from collecting, using, sharing and protecting data. Alongside delivering high-quality technical advice, you will have the freedom and support to shape the direction of the practice, build your own market profile and deepen relationships with clients across the firm.

This is an opportunity for an ambitious specialist who wants more than a conventional fee-earning role. You will join a substantial Commercial team with access to a broad client base and colleagues across complementary disciplines, giving you a strong platform from which to grow a distinctive data protection practice.

What you will do

• Advise organisations on UK GDPR, the Data Protection Act, PECR and the evolving UK data protection framework.
• Help clients design and implement practical compliance frameworks, policies, procedures and governance arrangements.
• Advise on complex data-sharing arrangements, international transfers, data processing terms and the data protection aspects of commercial contracts.
• Support clients with data breaches, regulatory engagement, subject access requests and other individual rights issues.
• Provide commercially focused advice on the use of data in areas such as technology, digital services, marketing, AI and business transformation.
• Work collaboratively with colleagues across Commercial and the wider firm on matters involving corporate transactions, employment, healthcare, technology and other data-rich areas.
• Develop existing client relationships, identify new opportunities and contribute to thought leadership, training and business development.
• Help shape the future of the data protection practice, with the opportunity to lead and grow the offering over time.