Data Protection Solicitor (Legal Director)

Company: eNL Legal Recruitment
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Location: Birmingham
Job Description:

Overview

In this role you will advise high-profile clients on defamation, privacy, and data protection issues within a Global Risks team. You will handle a broad caseload from strategic advice through to litigation, collaborating with specialists and contributing to business development. The role offers autonomy, complex, commercially sensitive work, and exposure to international matters. You will help build client relationships and enhance your professional profile within a top international firm that values collaboration and development.

Pay / Benefits

  • flexible hybrid working model
  • inclusive culture
  • access to international work
  • career progression
  • supportive colleagues

Responsibilities

  • Advise on defamation, privacy, data protection, and related claims
  • Manage own caseload with autonomy
  • Provide strategic guidance from early stages to potential litigation
  • Collaborate with specialists and contribute to cross-functional work
  • Develop client relationships and participate in business development
  • Support the firm’s international, high-quality work platform

Key requirements

  • 5+ years PQE
  • experience handling defamation, privacy or data protection matters
  • comfortable managing own caseload
  • ability to advise on strategic and litigation matters
  • strong communication and client-relations skills
  • collaboration
  • relationship-building
  • commercial awareness
  • defamation
  • privacy law
  • data protection

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Posted: October 1st, 2026