Mid-Senior Level Digital Regulation Data Protection and Cyber Security Lawyer TechDigital

The role

Who you will work with

As a key part of the London Tech//Digital strategy you will help support our banking financial investor corporate and technology clients.  You will work in a closeknit London TechDigital team (of data privacy and digital regulation  IT/outsourcing telecoms and M&A specialists) coordinating efforts across the Firm on strategy client/business development and thought leadership. You will often work as part of crossborder and interdisciplinary teams to advise on strategically important matters ensuring compliance with local laws and business requirements.

What you will be responsible for

As an associate or senior associate in our leading practice you will work at the forefront of the market across a diverse range of technologyfocused work including:

• Designing and implementing regulatory compliance programmes for compliance with incoming digital regulations including the EU Digital Services Act Digital Markets Act and the Data Act.

• Advising on AI governance compliance with AI regulation and the adoption of generative AI LLMs and other AI products.

• Assessment of lawfulness of new products and services including conducting data protection impact assessments.

• Designing and implementing data transfer strategies both on an intragroup basis and to third parties including designing and conducting risk assessments in relation to the adequacy of appropriate safeguards.

• Advising on the prevention and management of cyber incidents regulatory enforcement proceedings and any related disputes.

• Advising clients in relation to the exercise of data subject rights.

• Supporting clients on data protection issues in relation to corporate transactions including working on due diligence and drafting data protection warranties and indemnities.

• Drafting and reviewing strategic commercial IT AI and software agreements.

• Advising on regulatory engagement consultations inquiries enforcement involving UK EU and other international regulators.

• Developing relationships with clients and actively engaging in business development and thought leadership initiatives and seeking out opportunities for new work.

• Drafting legal documents clearly and concisely creating solutions using legal knowledge and commercial judgement to advise and support leading multinational corporates.

Qualifications :

Your experience

• You will have a solid background as a mid to senior level lawyer within the Tech and Data space probably gained at a leading global with a highly regarded profile. 

• You will have an outstanding academic history and proven first rate legal skills combined with a strong reputation amongst existing clients for providing practical commercial solutions excellent analytical and managements skills and be recognised as a lawyer that is sought out by existing clients.

• If you have more senior experience you will be expected to demonstrate both specific (and preferably high value) experience managing client mandates.

• You will naturally be able to demonstrate excellent document drafting skills. You should demonstrate strong communication and analytical skills along with a high level of commercial awareness.

• You will need to demonstrate that you can thrive in a team with high professional standards and a flexible clientfriendly commercial approach. You will have had strong exposure of collaborating with multijurisdictional and multidisciplinary teams.

• It is crucial that you can demonstrate an appetite for business development client relationship management and thought leadership.

How we will support you

From your first day with us you will have varied opportunities to continuously grow and development your skills and knowledge. From formal (internal and external) training coaching and mentoring through to skillsbased and technical training and onthejob learning.

• You will be working for a firm and team which is ranked #1 in Tech and Data.

• You will be working with a broad range clients and the Firms other teams and practice areas not only in London but across the globe.

• You will have exposure to work in often complex high value matters that frequently headline in the financial and business press and also involving emerging markets and technologies.

• You will have extensive client contact both as part of your daily working routine but will also have the opportunity to develop client contacts through organising training seminars and events for our key clients.

• You will develop an unbeatable multidisciplinary skill set as well as clientfacing skills whilst working with some of the bestknown market leaders in their respective practice areas.

• We will provide the opportunity for you to develop as a recognised practitioner in the field.

Additional Information :

Hybrid Working

This role follows our balanced hybrid working approach and as long as business needs allow you will be supported to work in a hybrid way with the expectation of working from the office for a minimum of 50 of your time.

What we offer including our broad range of benefits and working environment

When you join Clifford Chance you will have access to a broad range of benefits to support you across many aspects of your personal and professional life including financial wellbeing lifestyle and family friendly benefits. For more information on what we offer specifically in the UK please visit our What We Offer page on our career site.

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Our goal is to deliver an equality of opportunity an equality of aspiration and an equality of experience to everyone who works in our firm.

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