Privacy Counsel - (NQ - 1 Year PQE) Belfast

We have a compelling career opportunity for a lawyer to join the Company’s Privacy Center of Excellence in a role that will provide a driven candidate with great opportunities to work on a variety of privacy, data, and AI matters.  Data is fundamental to our client services at Marsh McLennan.  We pride ourselves on being responsible stewards of the data we are entrusted with, and thoughtful in our design of innovative offerings to help clients manage risks.  As Privacy Counsel, you will play an important role in supporting impactful privacy initiatives at a global Fortune 200 stalwart.

We will count on you to:

Advise cross-functional teams on compliance with privacy, marketing and AI laws and regulations, including by drafting templates and playbooks

Review and negotiate privacy terms in client and vendor contracts

Research privacy and technology legal, regulatory, enforcement, and litigation trends, and provide updates on how these developments impact our organization

Complete Privacy Risk Assessments for new internal and client-facing offerings

Collaborate with cross-functional teams, including IT, security, compliance, product, marketing and engineering, to embed privacy-by-design principles

What you need to have: 

Qualifird lawyer NQ - 1 year of experience working in a corporate environment or law firm, with exposure to advising on privacy, data, and/or technology matters

Experience conducting legal research and producing summaries and guidance notes for different audiences

Ability to work under pressure in a fast paced and dynamic environment

Willingness and ability to work independently to accomplish assignments in a timely manner

Ability to work within a matrix environment, managing relationships with different business stakeholders and to problem-solve effectively across multiple geographies

Strong communication (verbal and written) skills

What makes you stand out:

Experience drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, with a focus on privacy and security terms

Good understanding of information technology systems and their security requirements

Familiarity with AI and algorithmic decision-making tools, digital platforms, and online tracking technologies

Why join our team:

We help you be your best through professional development opportunities, interesting work and supportive leaders

We foster a vibrant and inclusive culture where you can work with talented colleagues to create new solutions and have impact for colleagues, clients and communities

Hybrid working culture with a healthy work-life balance

Our scale enables us to provide a range of career opportunities, as well as benefits and rewards to enhance your well-being

Marsh McLennan (NYSE: MMC) is a global leader in risk, strategy and people, advising clients in 130 countries across four businesses: Marsh, Guy Carpenter, Mercer and Oliver Wyman. With annual revenue of $24 billion and more than 90,000 colleagues, Marsh McLennan helps build the confidence to thrive through the power of perspective. For more information, visit marshmclennan.com, or follow on LinkedIn and X.

Marsh McLennan is committed to embracing a diverse, inclusive and flexible work environment. We aim to attract and retain the best people and embrace diversity of age background, civil partnership status, disability, ethnic origin, family duties, gender orientation or expression, gender reassignment, marital status, nationality, parental status, personal or social status, political affiliation, race, religion and beliefs, sex/gender, sexual orientation or expression, skin color, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law. We are an equal opportunities employer. We are committed to providing reasonable adjustments in accordance with applicable law to any candidate with a disability to allow them to fully participate in the recruitment process. If you have a disability that may require reasonable adjustments, please contact us at reasonableaccommodations@mmc.com.

Marsh McLennan is committed to hybrid work, which includes the flexibility of working remotely and the collaboration, connections and professional development benefits of working together in the office. All Marsh McLennan colleagues are expected to be in their local office or working onsite with clients at least three days per week. Office-based teams will identify at least one “anchor day” per week on which their full team will be together in person.