Senior Legal Counsel

A unique opportunity to work in a thriving and Senior Legal Counsel with strong levels of data protection knowledge to work within a 7 person legal team in an organisation that is looking to expand rapidly due to positive growth.

The Senior Counsel will have strong input into GDPR along with full business support.

Client Details

Our client is a thriving organisation in the Fintech sector with a high performing legal team based in South Wales looking for a Senior Legal Counsel. The company is working with great clients and is performing very strongly. A great opportunity not to be missed.

Description

This role as a Senior Legal Counsel has a large emphasis on data protection as the individual will be taking a lead on this, however the focus will be an individual who is a broad commercial solicitor who has done this at part of their role. The position will report into the Head of Legal Affairs. Individuals from private practice or in-house considered. The individual must be able to exercise developed commercial instincts.

Profile

Strong commercial lawyer with

• Strong drafting
• Excellent analytic skills
• Commercial awareness and business understanding
• Ability to work under pressure, at pace and with Customer facing work
• Project management skills
• Practical and able to deal with complex contracts
• Risk awareness but also a creative thinker to consider alternative actions
• Maintains the values and practices of the organisation

Job Offer

Excellent Salary and highly interesting work on offer for the right candidate.