In-House Legal Counsel - Data protection & data privacy
Not for profit organization
UK - fully remote
£70K-£85K + bonus
The role:
1. Provide first-line BAU data protection & privacy advice to the business on defined topics, escalating complex issues to the DPO as needed.
2. Own day-to-day management of the DPO public email inbox, working with the Operations team for prioritisation and timely resolution in line with SLAs.
3. Assist the Operations team with escalated data subject rights requests and escalated complaints, ensuring consistent responses within strict SLAs and providing advice as appropriate.
4. Assist the Legal team with pre-litigation and litigation related tasks.
5. Support the business in maintaining existing Data Protection Impact Assessments (DPIAs), providing expert guidance to the business owner.
6. Maintain the Record of Processing Activities (ROPA), coordinating with process owners and ensuring audit-ready evidence is retained.
7. Review, update, and maintain standardised external assurance responses and tailored responses when assurance requests go beyond baseline.
8. Support the periodic update of the Handbooks, working with the DPO on preparing draft revisions and recommendations.
9. Support incident/breach response: assist with triage, containment documentation, regulatory assessments, and lessons learned under the direction of the DPO.
10. Support the review of data protection & privacy related contract clauses from members and suppliers, coordinating with Sales, Security, and Senior Legal Counsel as appropriate.
11. Maintain clear records of decisions, rationale, and advice to reduce regulatory risk and ensure the organisation can "show its workings" to regulators.
Education/Qualification
12. UK-qualified solicitor
Knowledge, Skills and Experience Required
13. Solid knowledge of UK GDPR, DPA 2018, and PECR, along with relevant case law and ICO guidance.
14. Strong legal drafting, analytical thinking, and attention to detail; able to translate complex requirements into clear, practical advice.
15. Experience of previous in-house legal experience, an advantage
Robert Half Ltd acts as an employment business for temporary positions and an employment agency for permanent positions. Robert Half is committed to diversity, equity and inclusion. Suitable candidates with equivalent qualifications and more or less experience can apply. Rates of pay and salary ranges are dependent upon your experience, qualifications and training.