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As an employment and data privacy specialist, you will be the key point of contact for all legal issues related to employment and data privacy which may include advising on contracts, policies, and procedures as well as any areas concerning employee relations such as employment due diligence, investigations, disciplinary hearings, disputes, transfers, supporting employment projects at EY, and much more. Subsequently, you can expect to quickly become a trusted and reliable advisor to the firm as you work with colleagues across the MENA region’s business. As an in-house legal specialist in charge of employment and data privacy matters at EY, you will be responsible for providing day to day legal support for HR business partners and specialists, including with employment/secondment agreements, absence/leave matters and change programmes.
Job Requirements
To qualify, you must have
- Have at least 5 years of post-qualification experience
- Employment law experience gained in either a reputable firm (or equivalent) and/or in-house function
- Commercial awareness of the business issues facing the organisation and the ability to deal with problems in a practical and intuitive way
- Proven ability to establish a high degree of credibility, respect and trust at all levels, including with senior members of the firm, some of whom have a considerable understanding of the law
- The capability to lead, take responsibility and act autonomously; including an ability to take difficult decisions and provide substantiated arguments
- Strong personal communication skills, capable of dealing with wide range of people
- Have effective planning and organising skills to prioritise key areas of responsibility, tasks and projects
- The ability to keep calm in a crisis and to cope well with conflicting deadlines
- Strong negotiation and influencing skills
- Be a strong team player who is both committed and flexible
Ideally, you should also
- Have experience with data privacy matters such as data access requests and record retention
- Be able to operate with limited use of external counsel
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