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We are a law firm that works with leading businesses helping them to protect and enhance their most important assets – their people, their ideas, and their future. We call it ‘Ideas. People. Possibilities’. 

Our clients and our people are at the heart of our business, united by a passion for creativity, technology and innovation, and our ethos of Bravery and Kindness. We offer highly ranked, market-leading practice areas and a deep cross-firm market expertise in our chosen sectors. This means we can help our clients by combining first-class commercial thinking with innovative but pragmatic solutions and advice, both in the UK and internationally.



Lewis Silkin

International law firm working with leading businesses to protect & enhance their ideas, their people, and their future.

You should have 6-8 years of PQE in international employment law, strong analytical and communication skills, a commercial mindset, and a passion for teamwork and business development.

You will assist in global employee relocations, manage your own cases with supervision, and support junior colleagues while adapting to client needs.

Government & Politics

Legal

Manchester

<div></div><div><div><div><div><div>PQE:</div> <div>6-8</div>
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<div><div>Term:</div> <div>Permanent</div>
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<div><div>Working hours:</div> <div>Full-time
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<div><div>Department: </div><div>Employment</div>
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<div><div>Location:</div> <div>Flexible (Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds)</div>
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<div><div>Specialism:</div> <div>Global Mobility</div>
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<div><div>The firm</div></div><br>
<div><p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br>
<br>
With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people &mdash; both ours and our clients&rsquo;&mdash; and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br>
<br>
Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our &lsquo;I-CUE&rsquo;). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
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<div><div>The department</div></div><br>
<div><div><p>Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. Not only do we have the largest employment team in the UK; we have truly global reach as members of Ius Laboris, the world&rsquo;s leading employment law alliance, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices.</p>
<p>We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal issues, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day.</p>
<p>Across the legal Employment legal practice group our experts advise on the full range of employment services including but not limited to general employment matters, employment litigation, high court litigation, trade unions/collective, transactional support, reward, health &amp; safety and senior executives&rsquo; work.</p>
<p>With teams in Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong we are also able to advise on all aspects of employment law in these jurisdictions, alongside providing international employment support.</p></div><br>
</div><br>
<div><div>Responsibilities</div></div><br>
<div><div><p>The Senior Associate&rsquo;s workload will be exclusively employment work focused on global mobility. Their work will involve assisting other Senior Associates, Managing Associates and Partners in supporting clients with the relocation of employees around the globe. As well as supporting others, the Senior Associate will run their own matters under supervision. They will be required to work with, and supervise, more junior associates and trainees / paralegals.</p>
<p>The role will develop in accordance with their own skills, aptitude, and preferences and according to the needs of clients.</p>
<p>The successful candidate should ideally have at least six to eight years&rsquo; post-qualification experience, preferably with the benefit of training and development in a highly ranked employment team. Candidates should also have experience of working in international employment law, preferably within the global mobility space.</p>
<p>The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability, and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.</p></div><br>
</div><br>
<div><div>Additional information</div></div><br>
<div><p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p></div></div></div></div><div></div>

PQE: 6-8

Term: Permanent

Working hours: Full-time

Department: Employment

Location: Flexible (Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds)

Specialism: Global Mobility

The firm
Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.

With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.

Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.

The department
Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. Not only do we have the largest employment team in the UK; we have truly global reach as members of Ius Laboris, the world’s leading employment law alliance, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices.
We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal issues, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day.
Across the legal Employment legal practice group our experts advise on the full range of employment services including but not limited to general employment matters, employment litigation, high court litigation, trade unions/collective, transactional support, reward, health & safety and senior executives’ work.
With teams in Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong we are also able to advise on all aspects of employment law in these jurisdictions, alongside providing international employment support.

Responsibilities
The Senior Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work focused on global mobility. Their work will involve assisting other Senior Associates, Managing Associates and Partners in supporting clients with the relocation of employees around the globe. As well as supporting others, the Senior Associate will run their own matters under supervision. They will be required to work with, and supervise, more junior associates and trainees / paralegals.
The role will develop in accordance with their own skills, aptitude, and preferences and according to the needs of clients.
The successful candidate should ideally have at least six to eight years’ post-qualification experience, preferably with the benefit of training and development in a highly ranked employment team. Candidates should also have experience of working in international employment law, preferably within the global mobility space.
The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability, and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.

Additional information
At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.

Senior Associate - Lewis Silkin

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     PQE:
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     6-8
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     Term:
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     Permanent
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     Working hours:
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     Full-time
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     Department:
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     Employment
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     Location:
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     Flexible (Oxford, Cardiff, Manchester, Leeds)
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   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Specialism:
    </div>
    <div>
     Global Mobility
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The firm
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br> <br> With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br> <br> Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
   </div><br>
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    <div>
     The department
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>Consistently top-ranked amongst our peers for over two decades, we advise UK and multinational clients of all sizes, with most of our Partners independently rated as leaders in the field. Not only do we have the largest employment team in the UK; we have truly global reach as members of Ius Laboris, the world’s leading employment law alliance, and with our Asia Pacific base in Hong Kong and our Dublin offices.</p>
     <p>We help clients realise the potential in their people and navigate their strategic HR and legal issues, with dedicated specialists in all areas of employment law and a track record of leading precedent setting cases on issues of the day.</p>
     <p>Across the legal Employment legal practice group our experts advise on the full range of employment services including but not limited to general employment matters, employment litigation, high court litigation, trade unions/collective, transactional support, reward, health &amp; safety and senior executives’ work.</p>
     <p>With teams in Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong we are also able to advise on all aspects of employment law in these jurisdictions, alongside providing international employment support.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Responsibilities
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Senior Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work focused on global mobility. Their work will involve assisting other Senior Associates, Managing Associates and Partners in supporting clients with the relocation of employees around the globe. As well as supporting others, the Senior Associate will run their own matters under supervision. They will be required to work with, and supervise, more junior associates and trainees / paralegals.</p>
     <p>The role will develop in accordance with their own skills, aptitude, and preferences and according to the needs of clients.</p>
     <p>The successful candidate should ideally have at least six to eight years’ post-qualification experience, preferably with the benefit of training and development in a highly ranked employment team. Candidates should also have experience of working in international employment law, preferably within the global mobility space.</p>
     <p>The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability, and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Additional information
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p>
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Lewis Silkin LLP

Senior Associate

You must have 7+ years in private practice, be a qualified lawyer with a UK/NI certificate, excel academically, support juniors, and have a sense of fun. Interest in tech is a plus!

You will handle workplace data issues, privacy notice reviews, data incidents, GDPR audits, international projects, and provide tactical advice while leading teams and engaging with clients.

Belfast

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     PQE:
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     7 years +
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     Term:
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     Permanent
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   </div><br>
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    <div>
     Working hours:
    </div>
    <div>
     Full-time
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Reports to:
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    <div>
     Joint Heads of Data &amp; Privacy LPG
    </div>
   </div><br>
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     Department:
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     Data, Privacy &amp; Cyber
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     Location:
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     Belfast
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   </div><br>
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    <div>
     The firm
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br> <br> With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br> <br> Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
   </div><br>
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    <div>
     The department
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Data, Privacy and Cyber team is made up of leading advisers for a wide range of clients, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace.</p>
     <p>You will form part of the market leading Data, Privacy and Cyber team, helping with a diverse and exciting range of work, for example;</p>
     <ul>
      <li>Workplace data issues from privacy notice reviews, to subject rights requests, to monitoring advice and complex workplace related AI projects [do note that while this is a full Data, Privacy and Cyber role owing to Lewis Silkin’s large employment footprint, any experience of workplace data issues is a positive;</li>
      <li>Privacy notice, cookie consent mechanism and data protection policies and contracts reviews;</li>
      <li>DPA reviews ranging from simple processing agreements to complex media buying and adtech related agreements (including planning and reviewing intra group data sharing strategies);</li>
      <li>DPIA production for simple projects to 6-12 month DPIA projects involving design and build of products and similar;</li>
      <li>Advising on client marketing strategies;</li>
      <li>Dealing with data incidents from initial enquiry to claim process/litigation;</li>
      <li>Assisting with data subject rights requests;</li>
      <li>GDPR audit work including data mapping;</li>
      <li>Regulatory response work (in the UK and further afield);</li>
      <li>International project management; and</li>
      <li>Provision of tactical advice on data and privacy governance strategies and international issues; and</li>
      <li>Ad hoc day to day GDPR, PECR, FOIA, AI and tech related queries in both a workplace and commercial context.</li>
     </ul>
     <p>The team is a fantastic, energetic and sociable group with an extremely impressive and varied client base, predominantly in the technology, advertising and marketing, media, professional services, and entertainment and sport sectors. Whilst you will be based in the Belfast office, you will be exposed to a broad range of NI and wider UK data work, which is frequently cutting-edge.</p>
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     Responsibilities
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>As a Legal Director in the team you would work across all of the above areas – sometimes in multi person teams, at other times leading a project with the help of junior associates.</p>
     <p>However, although your work will involve advising on workplace data privacy issues and well as contentious data issues, it would also be useful if someone has some commercial drafting experience and understanding of commercial/ technology contracts. Many of our team have come from a commercial/technology background and still pick up pure commercial/technology work, so even if your background is more commercial/technology than data to date, this would be fine.</p>
     <p>Although we do not currently advise a lot of clients in the cyber security space, this is something we are exploring so an interest or background in cyber security would also be welcome but by no means a requirement.</p>
     <p><b>Prior Experience</b></p>
     <p>You should be c.7 plus years’ PQE with strong technical legal skills, excellent drafting skills and strong experience of the legal subjects described. You should expect to work hard yet have fun!</p>
     <p>You should have solid experience from working in a well-established medium or large private practice law firm, within a Commercial/Data &amp; Privacy team.</p>
     <p>You should have excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail. You should be ambitious, proactive, commercial, responsive and keen to deliver excellent client service. Academic rigour is important, as is technical legal excellence within this role.</p>
     <p>We expect our Senior Associates to contribute positively and proactively to business development, including for their own career development. The team markets extensively in its core sectors and you will be expected to play a significant role in thought leadership and client training as well as helping to develop and win work in core growth areas. You should be confident networking and be working towards developing your own pool of contacts.</p>
     <p>You will also be expected to participate in and contribute to each of our internal monthly Data know how sessions as well as our highly regarded external client facing know how sessions.</p>
     <p><b>Training</b></p>
     <p>The Data, Privacy &amp; Cyber team’s training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts. We have dedicated Practice Development Lawyers who are responsible for maintaining know-how and precedents across the team, as well as the Lewis Silkin Business School which provides our Associates and Senior Associates with the tools and skills necessary to develop.</p>
     <p>The successful candidate will be allocated a Career Development Partner (CDP) who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Senior Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.</p>
     <p><b>Educational and professional qualifications required:</b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Excellent academics</li>
      <li>Qualified lawyer with a current NI/UK practising certificate</li>
      <li>Strong experience working in a well-established private practice</li>
      <li>Desire to support junior associates within the department</li>
      <li>Interest in innovative tech (not absolutely essential but certainly welcomed)</li>
      <li>Sense of fun!</li>
     </ul>
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Additional information
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p>
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     PQE:
    
    
     7 years +
    
   
   
    
     Term:
    
    
     Permanent
    
   
   
    
     Working hours:
    
    
     Full-time
    
   
   
    
     Reports to:
    
    
     Joint Heads of Data & Privacy LPG
    
   
   
    
     Department:
    
    
     Data, Privacy & Cyber
    
   
   
    
     Location:
    
    
     Belfast
    
   
   
    
     The firm
    
   
   
    Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.  With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.  Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
   
   
    
     The department
    
   
   
    
     The Data, Privacy and Cyber team is made up of leading advisers for a wide range of clients, offering a deep understanding of the industry sectors in which clients operate combined with real expertise across a wide range of legal services. From start-ups to multinationals, the firm’s comprehensive and commercially focused advice helps clients succeed in an increasingly complex and converged international marketplace.
     You will form part of the market leading Data, Privacy and Cyber team, helping with a diverse and exciting range of work, for example;
     
      Workplace data issues from privacy notice reviews, to subject rights requests, to monitoring advice and complex workplace related AI projects [do note that while this is a full Data, Privacy and Cyber role owing to Lewis Silkin’s large employment footprint, any experience of workplace data issues is a positive;
      Privacy notice, cookie consent mechanism and data protection policies and contracts reviews;
      DPA reviews ranging from simple processing agreements to complex media buying and adtech related agreements (including planning and reviewing intra group data sharing strategies);
      DPIA production for simple projects to 6-12 month DPIA projects involving design and build of products and similar;
      Advising on client marketing strategies;
      Dealing with data incidents from initial enquiry to claim process/litigation;
      Assisting with data subject rights requests;
      GDPR audit work including data mapping;
      Regulatory response work (in the UK and further afield);
      International project management; and
      Provision of tactical advice on data and privacy governance strategies and international issues; and
      Ad hoc day to day GDPR, PECR, FOIA, AI and tech related queries in both a workplace and commercial context.
     
     The team is a fantastic, energetic and sociable group with an extremely impressive and varied client base, predominantly in the technology, advertising and marketing, media, professional services, and entertainment and sport sectors. Whilst you will be based in the Belfast office, you will be exposed to a broad range of NI and wider UK data work, which is frequently cutting-edge.
    
   
   
    
     Responsibilities
    
   
   
    
     As a Legal Director in the team you would work across all of the above areas – sometimes in multi person teams, at other times leading a project with the help of junior associates.
     However, although your work will involve advising on workplace data privacy issues and well as contentious data issues, it would also be useful if someone has some commercial drafting experience and understanding of commercial/ technology contracts. Many of our team have come from a commercial/technology background and still pick up pure commercial/technology work, so even if your background is more commercial/technology than data to date, this would be fine.
     Although we do not currently advise a lot of clients in the cyber security space, this is something we are exploring so an interest or background in cyber security would also be welcome but by no means a requirement.
     Prior Experience
     You should be c.7 plus years’ PQE with strong technical legal skills, excellent drafting skills and strong experience of the legal subjects described. You should expect to work hard yet have fun!
     You should have solid experience from working in a well-established medium or large private practice law firm, within a Commercial/Data & Privacy team.
     You should have excellent drafting, analytical and communication skills as well as strong attention to detail. You should be ambitious, proactive, commercial, responsive and keen to deliver excellent client service. Academic rigour is important, as is technical legal excellence within this role.
     We expect our Senior Associates to contribute positively and proactively to business development, including for their own career development. The team markets extensively in its core sectors and you will be expected to play a significant role in thought leadership and client training as well as helping to develop and win work in core growth areas. You should be confident networking and be working towards developing your own pool of contacts.
     You will also be expected to participate in and contribute to each of our internal monthly Data know how sessions as well as our highly regarded external client facing know how sessions.
     Training
     The Data, Privacy & Cyber team’s training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts. We have dedicated Practice Development Lawyers who are responsible for maintaining know-how and precedents across the team, as well as the Lewis Silkin Business School which provides our Associates and Senior Associates with the tools and skills necessary to develop.
     The successful candidate will be allocated a Career Development Partner (CDP) who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Senior Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.
     Educational and professional qualifications required:
     
      Excellent academics
      Qualified lawyer with a current NI/UK practising certificate
      Strong experience working in a well-established private practice
      Desire to support junior associates within the department
      Interest in innovative tech (not absolutely essential but certainly welcomed)
      Sense of fun!
     
    
   
   
    
     Additional information
    
   
   
    At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.
   
  
 



Legal Director - Lewis Silkin

Legal Director

You should be 4-6 years qualified, preferably with a post-graduate Diploma in Employment Law, possess strong analytical and communication skills, and have a commercial focus and teamwork spirit.

You will assist Managing Associates, run your own employment matters, engage with clients, and maintain know-how and precedents for the Irish team.

Dublin

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     PQE:
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     4-6
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     Term:
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     Permanent
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     Working hours:
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     Full-time
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     Department:
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     Employment
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     Location:
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     Dublin
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     The firm
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   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br> <br> With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br> <br> Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The department
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p><b>Employment</b></p>
     <p>The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a wide range of clients. The lawyers also undertake a significant amount of business development including giving seminars and producing Lewis Silkin branded publications. There is a significant international element to the team’s work, largely on account of the Firm’s membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers.</p>
     <p>Incentives and immigration work is handled by specialists within the department and this will therefore not form part of the role.</p>
     <p><b>Reporting Structure </b></p>
     <p>The role will be based in our Dublin Office (although travel to the UK may be expected from time to time) and will be reporting to Síobhra Rush, Partner. The current Dublin Employment team consists of three Partners, two Managing Associates, one Senior Associate, four Associates, one Senior Professional Development Lawyer, two Paralegals, one Office Manager and one Billing Support role.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Responsibilities
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Senior Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work. The Senior Associate will mainly be assisting Managing Associates and Partners with their matters, as well as running their own matters under supervision and with assistance from more junior members of the team. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work and the Senior Associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients.</p>
     <p>The role will develop in accordance with the Senior Associate’s own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the Employment team.</p>
     <p><b>Training</b></p>
     <p>The Employment team's training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts. The Senior Associate’s role will include responsibility for maintaining know-how and precedents across the Irish team.</p>
     <p>The successful candidates will be allocated a Career Development Partner (CDP) who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.</p>
     <p><b>Candidate Profile</b></p>
     <p>The successful candidate should ideally be between 4 - 6 years' qualified, and have gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected employment team. A post-graduate Diploma in Employment Law is also a preferred requirement.</p>
     <p>The candidate must have good employment law knowledge, good research skills, a strong analytical ability and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Additional information
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p>
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     PQE:
    
    
     4-6
    
   
   
    
     Term:
    
    
     Permanent
    
   
   
    
     Working hours:
    
    
     Full-time
    
   
   
    
     Department:
    
    
     Employment
    
   
   
    
     Location:
    
    
     Dublin
    
   
   
    
     The firm
    
   
   
    Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.  With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.  Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
   
   
    
     The department
    
   
   
    
     Employment
     The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a wide range of clients. The lawyers also undertake a significant amount of business development including giving seminars and producing Lewis Silkin branded publications. There is a significant international element to the team’s work, largely on account of the Firm’s membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers.
     Incentives and immigration work is handled by specialists within the department and this will therefore not form part of the role.
     Reporting Structure 
     The role will be based in our Dublin Office (although travel to the UK may be expected from time to time) and will be reporting to Síobhra Rush, Partner. The current Dublin Employment team consists of three Partners, two Managing Associates, one Senior Associate, four Associates, one Senior Professional Development Lawyer, two Paralegals, one Office Manager and one Billing Support role.
    
   
   
    
     Responsibilities
    
   
   
    
     The Senior Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work. The Senior Associate will mainly be assisting Managing Associates and Partners with their matters, as well as running their own matters under supervision and with assistance from more junior members of the team. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work and the Senior Associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients.
     The role will develop in accordance with the Senior Associate’s own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the Employment team.
     Training
     The Employment team's training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts. The Senior Associate’s role will include responsibility for maintaining know-how and precedents across the Irish team.
     The successful candidates will be allocated a Career Development Partner (CDP) who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.
     Candidate Profile
     The successful candidate should ideally be between 4 - 6 years' qualified, and have gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected employment team. A post-graduate Diploma in Employment Law is also a preferred requirement.
     The candidate must have good employment law knowledge, good research skills, a strong analytical ability and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.
    
   
   
    
     Additional information
    
   
   
    At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.
   
  
 



You should have 0-4 years’ PQE in employment law, strong analytical and communication skills, a client-focused mindset, proficiency in Office 365, and be a team player. Time recording experience is a plus.

You will assist senior associates and partners with employment cases, manage your own matters, and interact with clients on both contentious and non-contentious employment work.

Oxford

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     PQE:
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     NQ - 4
    </div>
   </div><br>
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     Term:
    </div>
    <div>
     Permanent
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Working hours:
    </div>
    <div>
     Full-time
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Department:
    </div>
    <div>
     Employment
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Location:
    </div>
    <div>
     Oxford
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The firm
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br> <br> With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br> <br> Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The department
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Employment team is one of the leading employment law practices in the UK and consistently top ranked by independent legal directories, we have more recognised experts in employment than any other UK firm. With over 180 lawyers, Lewis Silkin’s employment and immigration team offers an unrivalled service supporting clients, including many of the world’s leading businesses, on their HR, employment and immigration law needs domestically and internationally.</p>
     <p>The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a wide range of clients. The lawyers undertake a significant amount of business development and knowledge-sharing including giving seminars, training the team and creating content for various channels and publications. There is a significant international element to the team’s work, largely on account of its membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers.</p>
     <p>In Oxford, the employment team consists of four partners, eight other fee-earning qualified lawyers, one PDL and two paralegals.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Responsibilities
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work. The associate will mainly be assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases, as well as running his or her own matters under supervision. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work and the associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients.</p>
     <p>The role will develop in accordance with the associate’s own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the division.</p>
     <p><b>Candidate profile</b></p>
     <p>The successful candidate is likely to have between 0-4 years’ PQE and gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected employment team.</p>
     <p>The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability, and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.</p>
     <p><b>IT skills required:</b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Proficient IT skills - Office 365, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Skype for Business, DocsCorp PDF Docs, Word Compare (DocsCorp CompareDocs), Document Management System (Netdocs), although full in-house training will be provided.</li>
      <li>Time recording (Intapp TIME).</li>
     </ul>
     <p><b>Training</b></p>
     <p>The Employment team’s training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts.</p>
     <p>We have dedicated Practice Development Lawyers who are responsible for maintaining know-how and precedents across the team, as well as the Lewis Silkin Business School which provides our Associates with the tools and skills necessary to develop.</p>
     <p>The successful candidate will be allocated a Talent Partner who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.</p>
    </div><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Additional information
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p>
   </div>
  </div>
 </div>
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     PQE:
    
    
     NQ - 4
    
   
   
    
     Term:
    
    
     Permanent
    
   
   
    
     Working hours:
    
    
     Full-time
    
   
   
    
     Department:
    
    
     Employment
    
   
   
    
     Location:
    
    
     Oxford
    
   
   
    
     The firm
    
   
   
    Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.  With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.  Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
   
   
    
     The department
    
   
   
    
     The Employment team is one of the leading employment law practices in the UK and consistently top ranked by independent legal directories, we have more recognised experts in employment than any other UK firm. With over 180 lawyers, Lewis Silkin’s employment and immigration team offers an unrivalled service supporting clients, including many of the world’s leading businesses, on their HR, employment and immigration law needs domestically and internationally.
     The work of the team as a whole is a mix of contentious and non-contentious matters, for a wide range of clients. The lawyers undertake a significant amount of business development and knowledge-sharing including giving seminars, training the team and creating content for various channels and publications. There is a significant international element to the team’s work, largely on account of its membership of the Ius Laboris international alliance of employment lawyers.
     In Oxford, the employment team consists of four partners, eight other fee-earning qualified lawyers, one PDL and two paralegals.
    
   
   
    
     Responsibilities
    
   
   
    
     The Associate’s workload will be exclusively employment work. The associate will mainly be assisting more senior associates and partners with their cases, as well as running his or her own matters under supervision. The caseload will consist of a mix of contentious and non-contentious employment work and the associate will have direct contact with a variety of clients.
     The role will develop in accordance with the associate’s own skills, aptitude and preferences and according to the needs of clients and the division.
     Candidate profile
     The successful candidate is likely to have between 0-4 years’ PQE and gained the benefit of training and development in a well-respected employment team.
     The candidate must have comprehensive employment law knowledge, a strong analytical ability, and a clear communication style (both spoken and written). They must have a commercial approach to client service, enjoy and be comfortable doing business development and, above all, must be a team player.
     IT skills required:
     
      Proficient IT skills - Office 365, Word, Excel, Outlook, PowerPoint, Skype for Business, DocsCorp PDF Docs, Word Compare (DocsCorp CompareDocs), Document Management System (Netdocs), although full in-house training will be provided.
      Time recording (Intapp TIME).
     
     Training
     The Employment team’s training programme includes seminars and workshops given by external speakers and by our own internal experts.
     We have dedicated Practice Development Lawyers who are responsible for maintaining know-how and precedents across the team, as well as the Lewis Silkin Business School which provides our Associates with the tools and skills necessary to develop.
     The successful candidate will be allocated a Talent Partner who will have an overview of their long-term career aspirations and progression. We have an excellent track-record of developing our Associates and generating opportunities for Partnership. Organic growth and a strong team culture is at the heart of our success.
    
   
   
    
     Additional information
    
   
   
    At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.
   
  
 



Associate - Lewis Silkin

Associate

You must be a qualified solicitor in England & Wales with in-house experience, leadership skills, data protection knowledge, and excellent communication abilities. Proficiency in MS Office is essential.

You will review contracts, handle data privacy matters, assist with claims, update compliance policies, manage intragroup legal arrangements, and support the General Counsel on various legal issues.

London

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     Term:
    </div>
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     Permanent
    </div>
   </div><br>
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    <div>
     Working hours:
    </div>
    <div>
     Full-time
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Reports to:
    </div>
    <div>
     General Counsel
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Department:
    </div>
    <div>
     Risk &amp; Compliance
    </div>
   </div><br>
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    <div>
     Location:
    </div>
    <div>
     London
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The firm
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.<br> <br> With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.<br> <br> Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity &amp; inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.</p><br>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     The department
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <p>The Risk &amp; Compliance team at Lewis Silkin is a dynamic and full-service function with a breadth of responsibility across the firm. Roles offer variety in the day-to-day running of the function but include longer-term project work, strategic planning and a focus on personal development. The team has grown substantially in the last few years and is looking to build upon its existing skills and expertise. The team supports the firm’s business across all of its offices/jurisdictions.</p>
     <p><b>Main purpose of role</b></p>
     <p>To assist and support the firm’s General Counsel in:</p>
     <ul>
      <li>handling a wide range of day-to-day legal and regulatory affairs of the firm, including client engagement letters/documentation and other commercial contracts, handling data privacy matters and, where required, handling litigation and other contentious matters and PI notifications;</li>
      <li>handling other risk and compliance matters across Lewis Silkin (including its overseas offices in Ireland, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions as required) and working closely with the Head of Risk &amp; Compliance;</li>
      <li>managing a part-time, experienced commercial lawyer within the team.</li>
     </ul>
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Responsibilities
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     <ul>
      <li>Reviewing and advising the business on client engagement documentation and other commercial contracts with third parties (in each case, drawing in appropriate internal or external expertise as required), including: 
       <ul>
        <li>client engagement letters, clients’ ‘outside counsel’ terms or legal service framework agreements;</li>
        <li>supplier contracts (such as IT contracts; contracts with third party consultants or service providers);</li>
        <li>managing the existing commercial lawyer within the team.</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Handling data privacy-related matters including: 
       <ul>
        <li>dealing with and responding to data subject access requests received by the firm;</li>
        <li>advising on data protection-related queries (including data processing agreements);</li>
        <li>maintaining and updating data protection-related policies;</li>
        <li>seeking specialist input from the firm’s client-facing data protection team where needed.</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Assisting the General Counsel in the management, investigation and handling of claims and complaints against the firm, including: 
       <ul>
        <li>making notifications to, and liaising with, the firm’s insurers;</li>
        <li>providing regular reporting to enable the General Counsel to update the firm’s Operations Board;</li>
        <li>responding to complaints in accordance with the firm’s complaints procedure and liaising with the Legal Ombudsman or SRA (if necessary).</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Assisting the General Counsel with maintaining and updating: 
       <ul>
        <li>the firm’s template engagement letters and terms of business in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulation and best practice;</li>
        <li>other risk and compliance policies as required in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulation and best practice.</li>
       </ul></li>
      <li>Assisting the General Counsel from time to time with managing intragroup legal and/or regulatory arrangements within the Lewis Silkin group of firms.</li>
      <li>Supporting the General Counsel on other legal and regulatory matters and providing training to the business as required.</li>
     </ul>
     <p><b>Requirements for Role </b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Qualified as a solicitor in England &amp; Wales (with a current practising certificate).</li>
      <li>Prior experience of working in-house within a law firm, with an understanding of the regulatory environment in which the firm and its associated businesses operate required.</li>
      <li>Prior experience of managing others.</li>
      <li>Experience of handling day-to-day data protection matters, client engagement documentation and commercial contracts required.</li>
      <li>Experience of managing and handling litigation / contentious matters and of liaising with professional indemnity (and other) insurers and/or of handling professional negligence matters preferable.</li>
      <li>Confidence and competency to handle and advise on a range of legal matters autonomously (or with only limited input from others).</li>
      <li>Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, particularly communication skills – both written and verbal.</li>
      <li>Ability to work to deadlines, juggle competing deadlines and multiple projects and deliver under pressure.</li>
      <li>Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail.</li>
      <li>Able to demonstrate high levels of discretion, sensitivity and confidentiality.</li>
      <li>Pro-active approach to ensuring that all relevant work is completed in a timely and efficient manner demonstrating excellent stakeholder management skills.</li>
      <li>Proactive in seeking better, more efficient ways of working in order to enhance service provided to stakeholders.</li>
     </ul>
     <p><b>IT skills required</b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Proficient IT skills using the Microsoft Office applications (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).</li>
      <li>Experience or knowledge of document management systems (such as NetDocs) would be beneficial but not essential as full training will be provided.</li>
     </ul>
     <p><b>Educational and professional qualifications required</b></p>
     <ul>
      <li>Holds current practising certificate in England &amp; Wales</li>
      <li>Educated to degree level or equivalent experience level</li>
     </ul>
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <div>
     Additional information
    </div>
   </div><br>
   <div>
    <p>At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.</p>
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     Term:
    
    
     Permanent
    
   
   
    
     Working hours:
    
    
     Full-time
    
   
   
    
     Reports to:
    
    
     General Counsel
    
   
   
    
     Department:
    
    
     Risk & Compliance
    
   
   
    
     Location:
    
    
     London
    
   
   
    
     The firm
    
   
   
    Lewis Silkin works with leading businesses to protect and enhance their most important assets - their ideas, their people, their brand and their future. We call it: Ideas. People. Possibilities.  With offices in London, Oxford, Manchester, Leeds, Cardiff, Belfast, Dublin and Hong Kong, we are recognised by clients and industry alike as being distinct for our unique culture, market-leading practice areas, sector focused approach and for providing solutions to complex, multijurisdictional business challenges, with a pragmatic and human touch. We have two things at our core: people — both ours and our clients’— and a focus on creative, tech and innovative businesses.  Our culture is encapsulated by an ethos of bravery and kindness, guided by our values of Integrity, Clarity, Unity and Excellence (our ‘I-CUE’). We aim to provide a supportive environment for our people, clients and wider community and embrace diversity & inclusion, ensuring people are able to bring their full selves to work.
   
   
    
     The department
    
   
   
    
     The Risk & Compliance team at Lewis Silkin is a dynamic and full-service function with a breadth of responsibility across the firm. Roles offer variety in the day-to-day running of the function but include longer-term project work, strategic planning and a focus on personal development. The team has grown substantially in the last few years and is looking to build upon its existing skills and expertise. The team supports the firm’s business across all of its offices/jurisdictions.
     Main purpose of role
     To assist and support the firm’s General Counsel in:
     
      handling a wide range of day-to-day legal and regulatory affairs of the firm, including client engagement letters/documentation and other commercial contracts, handling data privacy matters and, where required, handling litigation and other contentious matters and PI notifications;
      handling other risk and compliance matters across Lewis Silkin (including its overseas offices in Ireland, Hong Kong and other jurisdictions as required) and working closely with the Head of Risk & Compliance;
      managing a part-time, experienced commercial lawyer within the team.
     
    
   
   
    
     Responsibilities
    
   
   
    
     
      Reviewing and advising the business on client engagement documentation and other commercial contracts with third parties (in each case, drawing in appropriate internal or external expertise as required), including: 
       
        client engagement letters, clients’ ‘outside counsel’ terms or legal service framework agreements;
        supplier contracts (such as IT contracts; contracts with third party consultants or service providers);
        managing the existing commercial lawyer within the team.
       
      Handling data privacy-related matters including: 
       
        dealing with and responding to data subject access requests received by the firm;
        advising on data protection-related queries (including data processing agreements);
        maintaining and updating data protection-related policies;
        seeking specialist input from the firm’s client-facing data protection team where needed.
       
      Assisting the General Counsel in the management, investigation and handling of claims and complaints against the firm, including: 
       
        making notifications to, and liaising with, the firm’s insurers;
        providing regular reporting to enable the General Counsel to update the firm’s Operations Board;
        responding to complaints in accordance with the firm’s complaints procedure and liaising with the Legal Ombudsman or SRA (if necessary).
       
      Assisting the General Counsel with maintaining and updating: 
       
        the firm’s template engagement letters and terms of business in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulation and best practice;
        other risk and compliance policies as required in order to ensure compliance with applicable laws, regulation and best practice.
       
      Assisting the General Counsel from time to time with managing intragroup legal and/or regulatory arrangements within the Lewis Silkin group of firms.
      Supporting the General Counsel on other legal and regulatory matters and providing training to the business as required.
     
     Requirements for Role 
     
      Qualified as a solicitor in England & Wales (with a current practising certificate).
      Prior experience of working in-house within a law firm, with an understanding of the regulatory environment in which the firm and its associated businesses operate required.
      Prior experience of managing others.
      Experience of handling day-to-day data protection matters, client engagement documentation and commercial contracts required.
      Experience of managing and handling litigation / contentious matters and of liaising with professional indemnity (and other) insurers and/or of handling professional negligence matters preferable.
      Confidence and competency to handle and advise on a range of legal matters autonomously (or with only limited input from others).
      Excellent interpersonal and influencing skills, particularly communication skills – both written and verbal.
      Ability to work to deadlines, juggle competing deadlines and multiple projects and deliver under pressure.
      Outstanding organisational skills and attention to detail.
      Able to demonstrate high levels of discretion, sensitivity and confidentiality.
      Pro-active approach to ensuring that all relevant work is completed in a timely and efficient manner demonstrating excellent stakeholder management skills.
      Proactive in seeking better, more efficient ways of working in order to enhance service provided to stakeholders.
     
     IT skills required
     
      Proficient IT skills using the Microsoft Office applications (including Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Outlook).
      Experience or knowledge of document management systems (such as NetDocs) would be beneficial but not essential as full training will be provided.
     
     Educational and professional qualifications required
     
      Holds current practising certificate in England & Wales
      Educated to degree level or equivalent experience level
     
    
   
   
    
     Additional information
    
   
   
    At Lewis Silkin our ethos is simple. We strive to do the best for our clients, our people and the communities in which we operate. We recognise that an inclusive workplace allows for all kinds of ideas and thoughts, a variety of points of view that can trigger discussions or deliver innovative results, and a wide range of versatile skills and expertise. We are proud of the diversity within Lewis Silkin and of our culture that allows people to be themselves at work, ensuring we provide the best possible service to our clients. We are committed to finding the right person for this role and are open to discussing flexible working patterns and office location.
   
  
 



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