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DATA PROTECTION LAWYER - NQ - 2 YEARS' PQE - TMT - MANCHESTER

Employer: QC Legal
Location: Manchester, Greater Manchester (GB)
Salary: HIGHLY COMPETITIVE SALARY AND BENEFITS PACKAGE
Closing date: 7 Aug 2019

Vacancy Type: Solicitors, Private Practice
Experience Level: Junior Level, Mid Level
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full Time
Practice Areas: Company/Commercial, Media/Entertainment/Sport, Telecoms
PQE: Newly Qualified

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OVERVIEW
Due to ongoing success, our client is currently to recruit a newly qualified Lawyer to join their market leading international TMT practice in Manchester. This is a fantastic opportunity for a NQ - 2 years' PQE Solicitor to join a dynamic and rapidly expanding global law firm that has long-standing reputation for delivering high-quality legal advice.

THE FIRM & ROLE
When you join this firm you are joining a firm with a formidable reputation regionally, nationally and internationally. The team itself is lauded. They are nationally regarded as one of the best and their knowledge and expertise are the reasons they stay ahead of the curve. The role will be specialising in technology with a particular focus on data (data projects, data protection and GDPR) and duties will include;

Advising on a full range of data privacy matters, including regulatory compliance, privacy impact assessments, data subject requested, contract remediation, GDPR compliance programs and trans-border data flows;
Assisting with business development activities in order to win new clients and to win data work from existing clients - this will involve attending and speaking at conferences and writing articles as well as cementing existing relationships; and
Assisting with data protection in a contractual/transactional context for example cloud procurements and other similar matters in a contractual context - a proportion of time will be spent on drafting and negotiation; this may include an element of IT drafting more generally, but with the focus being primarily on data protection and privacy work.

THE CANDIDATE
As a successful candidate you will be a a pro-active and forward thinking newly qualified - 2 years' lawyer who can demonstrate experience in a large IT/commercial practice, specialising in data protection and IT matters. An excellent academic achievement with a minimum 2:1 degree and excellent communication, organisation and legal technical skills is essential. Experience of FOI would be a bonus but is not essential.

SALARY & BENEFITS
This role comes with an excellent remuneration and benefits package including an annual salary of £40k+. Also on offer is fantastic training and development opportunities and genuine prospects of career progression.

To register an interest in this role, please contact one of our specialists on 0161 880 0118 or send a copy of your updated CV to Josh Hudson on josh.hudson@qclegal.com

Company

We are a dynamic, agile and fast-moving business passionate about Legal Recruitment. Our ongoing success has been inspired by our clients’ expansion strategies, of which we are a key component. We enjoy close relationships with a number of top tier national firms; the Big 4; Magic Circle, Silver Circle, White Shoe American firms to boutique specialists. It is this network that feeds into our in-depth market knowledge and expertise, and enables us to guide both clients and candidates towards best outcomes. We are a vibrant results-based business with a totally ethical underpin.

We constantly strive to add value to the entire process by understanding motivations and drivers that govern mood and behaviours; we always aim to get it right, each time. This requires tact, empathy and business maturity. We think long term. We deliver excellence, and have recently been accredited by the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses Programme, as being expert in field, and are further graduates of the Goldman Sachs Re-Imaging Business Programme to ensure that we have the skills to adapt in a rapidly changing market.

No matter your position, experience or aspirations, we can help. We recognise the faith you place in us by putting your career in our hands – we covet this. We thrive on fulfilling your needs. Our business has never relied on mass advertising, rather our growth is almost predominantly based on referrals and word of mouth – and there is no bigger testament to the success of a business than this.

We will guide you through every step of the recruitment maze, from initial contact to bedding in at your new firm. Once you are in your new firm, we won’t suddenly disappear and we vow to support you through your learning and development.

Please call me, Amelia Rose, on 07791 345 944 or email me on amelia.rose@qclegal.com

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Website: http://www.qclegal.com/
Telephone: 0161 880 0118
Location: 81 King Street
Manchester
Lancashire
M2 4AH
United Kingdom

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