Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer
Compliance Lawyer/Legal Counsel (m/f/x)

The role holder will support the firm’s Legal Counsel for Germany and Austria on matters related to general day-to-day in-house activities for the firm principally in Germany (Dusseldorf) including regulatory compliance and privacy and data protection.

Your Tasks

• Provide guidance, recommendations and wordings with respect to data protection obligations of the firm, data protection projects, data protection related policies and queries
• Assisting in undertaking periodic privacy compliance audits and preparing reports and management information
• Review, guidance and assistance to lawyers with respect to client terms, engagement letters, matter opening questions and mandate related agreements
• Provide guidance with all other regulatory questions (for instance regarding Bar membership queries, Anti Money Laundering questionnaires and conflict checks)
• Assisting in commercial queries
• Involvement in the Legal Department’s global projects

Your Profile

• German qualified lawyer with 3 – 5 years’ work experience with a strong focus on German data protection law, ideally also experienced in advising on regulatory and professional code of conduct issues
• Must be able to set and sustain high levels of accuracy with attention to detail and must be able to give clear and commercial advice
• Strong analytical and organisational skills are necessary.  Must be used to working to very high standards of accuracy and efficiency but balanced with a practical, common sense approach
• Bi-lingual (English and German), with excellent English written and oral communication skills is desirable

Our Offer

• Various and diverse tasks with a wide scope in an international vivid environment
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Personal responsibility and distinct opportunities to actively help shape processes and to get involved on a national as well as global level
• A personal mentor will accompany and support you settle into our excellent teams

Learn more about Freshfields here.

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