Herbert Smith Freehills
B2B
Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm delivering high-profile work that matters to their clients. The firm is committed to professional and personal growth for its employees, offering opportunities across various levels of seniority and skillsets worldwide. Herbert Smith Freehills prides itself on doing things differently, better, and raising ambitions for clients and employees alike with offices in notable locations including London, New York, Hong Kong, and more.
Senior Legal Counsel, GenAI, Tech and Data
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November 9
Herbert Smith Freehills
B2B
Herbert Smith Freehills is a leading global law firm delivering high-profile work that matters to their clients. The firm is committed to professional and personal growth for its employees, offering opportunities across various levels of seniority and skillsets worldwide. Herbert Smith Freehills prides itself on doing things differently, better, and raising ambitions for clients and employees alike with offices in notable locations including London, New York, Hong Kong, and more.
📋 Description
• Drawing together subject matter legal expertise from across the firm to inform the advice to the firm and ensuring the firm is up to date with developing laws and regulations relating to emerging technologies and data; • Developing, promoting and advising internally on legal issues and policies as they relate to data, tech, Gen AI and emerging technologies; • Building out the firm's policies to reflect this advice, and confirming the guardrails in which decisions should be taken; • Developing and approving training on data related issues; • Advising on the laws and professional obligations surrounding the collection, use, maintenance, location and retention of data; • Assisting Senior Leaders and Partners to come to decisions as required.
🎯 Requirements
• A technically-astute qualified lawyer with experience or a keen interest in new and emerging technologies and digital transformation, and experience of the developing laws, regulations and best practice relating data generally and to GenAI in particular; and a working knowledge of data privacy laws. • An awareness of legislative change and its applicability to lawyers in a global professional services firm • A decisive, pragmatic and commercial approach • Minimum 5 years PQE; qualified in a common law jurisdiction. We are open to the Candidate's prior experience: it may come from a role where there has been leadership and innovation in this field, private practice, or another professional services firm; in all cases we are looking for an ability to manage a fast moving and complex legal and rules environment and pace of change • Excellent interpersonal skills – the person will liaise with both lawyers and business services groups, in each case at all levels of seniority and from all HSF offices, and should be confident to challenge as appropriate.
🏖️ Benefits
• Health insurance • 401(k) matching • Flexible work hours • Paid time off • Remote work options
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