Associate - Advisory Information Law

The firm is looking to expand its existing specialist information law team and seeks a self-motivated and ambitious qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive) to join. The role involves important and sensitive information governance cases for the NHS, professional regulators, blue-light organisations and housing providers.

Responsibilities

Supporting clients with responses to data subject access or other information rights requests; Breach and incident management, including advising on reporting matters to the ICO and dealing with ICO investigations, and notifying affected data subjects; Medical devices and artificial intelligence law; Advising on broader information law issues for client groups; Drafting and reviewing information governance policies and procedures; Drafting and agreeing data sharing, data processing or confidentiality agreements; Advising on specialist legislation such as powers of disclosure under regulatory law, RIPA issues, and information standards under s.250 of the Health and Social Care Act 2012; Litigating data protection cases; Drafting FOI responses or internal reviews, responding to ICO complaints, and dealing with First Tier Tribunal (Information Rights) litigation; Providing training and supporting BD activities

Requirements

Qualified lawyer (solicitor, barrister or chartered legal executive); Confident lawyer; Dynamic; Self-motivated; Ambitious; Able to develop skills to work with senior stakeholders in client organisations, the ICO, other regulatory bodies, and other parties; Good eye for technical detail; Ability to breakdown complex issues into easy-to-understand and practically useful advice; Genuine interest in helping clients help people and do the right thing

Nice to have

Knowledge of working for one or more of the client groups; Information law legal work (broadly, data protection, freedom of information, privacy/human rights issues, and common law confidentiality matters)

Benefits

Top quality work; Excellent career prospects; Healthy work life balance in a supportive working environment; Inclusive employer; Reasonable adjustments to application and interview process; Secondment opportunities