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About the Role
This role involves providing practical, business-focused legal advice on data protection and privacy compliance, leading key privacy deliverables, and supporting the design and implementation of privacy frameworks for Axiom clients.
Responsibilities
- Provide practical, business-focused legal advice on data protection and privacy compliance, including GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy, and related frameworks.
- Draft, review, and negotiate a broad range of commercial agreements with data protection and data-sharing provisions (e.g. DPAs, intra-group agreements, vendor contracts).
- Lead on key privacy deliverables, including DPIAs, LIAs, data mapping, DSAR responses, and development of internal privacy policies and procedures.
- Support the design and implementation of privacy frameworks, data governance programmes, and compliance processes across client organisations, working closely with legal, compliance, and business teams.
Requirements
- Qualified lawyer in the UK (or equivalent jurisdiction) or experienced privacy professional, with demonstrable experience in data protection, privacy, or information law, typically gained over several years in practice.
- Strong working knowledge of core data protection regimes (GDPR, UK GDPR, ePrivacy), with awareness of broader regulatory developments where relevant.
- Experience gained in private practice or in-house environments, supporting commercial and data-driven organisations.
- Solid understanding of data lifecycle, data governance, and risk management, with the ability to deliver clear, pragmatic, and commercially aligned advice.
Skills
- Data protection
- Privacy law
- Information law
- GDPR
- UK GDPR
- ePrivacy
- Commercial agreements
- Data sharing provisions
- DPIAs
- LIAs
- Data mapping
- DSAR responses
- Privacy policies
- Privacy procedures
- Privacy frameworks
- Data governance
- Compliance processes
- Risk management
Location
- Remote
- Onsite
- Hybrid
Work Type
- Flexible engagements
- Consultant
- Employee
Experience Level
- Experienced
Education Level
- Qualified lawyer in the UK (or equivalent jurisdiction)
- Certified privacy professionals
Salary/Compensations
- Highly competitive compensation and benefits package
Benefits
- Health benefits
- Pension
- Professional development resources
- Learning and development programs
About the Company
- Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent.
- Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.
- Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement.
- Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel representation.
- Axiom Global Limited is a company registered in England and Wales.
Equal Opportunity
- Axiom ensures equal employment opportunity in recruitment and employment, without discrimination or harassment on the basis of race, color, nationality, national or ethnic origin, religious creed or belief, political opinion, sex, gender reassignment, pregnancy or maternity, age, disability, alienage or citizenship status, marital (or civil or other partnership recognized by law) status, genetic predisposition or carrier status, sexual orientation, military service, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.
- Axiom prohibits and will not tolerate any such discrimination or harassment.
- We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year.