In House Solicitor

Pe Global

Cork

Solicitor- Cork. PE Global are currently looking for a people-oriented, customer centric and forward-thinking solicitor on behalf of our client a multi-national in Cork .The successful candidate, will work cross-functionally and have regular interaction with key business partners. This person provides a designated comprehensive employee, data protection & compliance oversight. He/She will advise on Regulations, interpretation of the applications of the regulations specific to the Business and has oversight of privacy & data compliance. This role offers a great opportunity to work closely with Compliance Officer and Senior Management. Responsibilities. Maintain and develop knowledge of Irish/EU compliance legislation including Privacy themes/laws, Regulations and Enforcement of such & monitoring and reporting on new developments and trends. Providing advice and guidance on day to day Compliance, privacy or Employee relations legal queries and escalations. Ensure all policies & procedures are up to date and adhere to Data Privacy and Employment law legislation. Develop, Advise and maintain a data protection framework including collaboration space management. Assist with the design and monitoring of the Privacy controls including protecting information, data and asset security. Develop materials and tools that support education that embed a compliance culture & mindset. Assist with the investigation and management of potential breaches/instances of non-compliance. Report any detected breaches or risk issues internally or to external bodies as appropriate. Maintain good relationship with internal and external regulatory authorities. Ensure robust reporting on the progress and resolution of compliance issues, including escalation to Compliance Officer/Senior Management as appropriate. Providing legal advice in relation to the areas of Data Protection, Freedom of Information and Protected Disclosures and employment law. Working collaboratively with the management team to identify solutions to legal, ER and privacy issues. Maintain and update a Privacy Impact Assessment process and support management in undertaking assessments of new business, system and process changes to assess the potential data protection risks and challenges. Provide advice, guidance and training to the business/other compliance colleagues as required on data protection developments to aid with implementation. Project Manage any Special Project requests in line with company needs. Basic Qualifications. This position requires a Bachelors/Master’s degree in Law, along with qualification as a solicitor/barrister and 3 years post qualification experience. Practicing solicitor or barrister with 3 years+ post qualification experience. A good understanding of data protection and employment law / regulation and how to apply it in a business environment. Experience in advancing, applying and monitoring compliance policies. Strong influencing & communications skills and has the confidence to deal with management at all levels. Additional Skills/Preferences. Project management, with proven experience in delivering change management and control improvement projects. Driven and enthusiastic energy towards delivering objectives and obtaining results. Focuses on priorities. Excellent communication & interpersonal skills, Strong listening skills. Analytical approach to all aspects of a situation. Excellent organisational & reporting skills. Ability to maintain a high level of confidentiality. Interested candidates should forward an up to date CV to susan.omeara@peglobal.net or call me on 021 4297900 for further information. This job originally appeared on RecruitIreland.com.

2450 days ago