Legal Counsel, Employment & Privacy

Sony Pictures; London; On-site; GBP 125,000 - 150,000; Full time

Job summary

A multimedia entertainment company in London is seeking a qualified legal professional as Counsel for the Legal Affairs team. The role involves advising on employment law and data privacy across EMEA and APAC, requiring strong legal skills and interpersonal abilities. A commitment to equal opportunity in employment is emphasized.

Benefits

Competitive salary with annual bonus

Comprehensive health plan options

25 days paid leave plus winter holidays

Learning & development opportunities

Employee Business Resource Groups

Exclusive employee screenings

Interest-free season ticket loan

Company Pension Plan enrollments

Free counselling and advisory service

Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans

Qualifications

• 3+ years post-qualification experience in legal affairs.
• Fluency in English; additional languages a plus.
• CIPP qualification preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide legal advice on employment and data privacy matters.
• Assist in drafting and negotiating legal documents.
• Monitor regulatory changes for compliance.

Skills

Employment law

Data privacy law

Legal analysis

Negotiation skills

Interpersonal skills

Education

University degree and qualified solicitor degree

Job description

The Counsel, Legal Affairs role forms part of the Sony Pictures Entertainment Legal team and is based in London. The role supports the Privacy Office in EMEA and the Employment Legal team in EMEA and APAC. The role reports to the Vice President, Labour Law, EMEA & APAC, with a dotted line to the Legal Director for Data Privacy in EMEA.

The role is suited to qualified lawyers with 3 years + post-qualification experience, and prior industry-specific experience is beneficial. The Legal Counsel role will support the Vice President, Labour Law, EMEA & APAC, advising on Employment Legal matters across EMEA and APAC. The role will also be responsible for Data Privacy legal advice across the EMEA region and in both cases, will cover all lines of Sony Pictures Entertainment business, together with production companies and joint ventures. The role requires exceptional organizational and interpersonal skills as well as the ability to multitask, prioritise, and willingness to take direction and receive feedback to ensure that all tasks and projects are completed in an accurate and timely manner.

Responsibilities:

• A solid understanding of employment law, data privacy law and compliance.
• Self-starter with a proactive and positive attitude to their work, demonstrating a commercial and practical approach, taking ownership of tasks and working independently as well as collaboratively with others.
• Ability and willingness to continue to learn and understand new law and industry practices.
• Excellent legal analysis, drafting, negotiation and organizational skills.
• Strong interpersonal skills, including the ability to win the confidence of business partners and the flexibility to respond appropriately to a wide variety of stakeholders across multiple territories in a fast-paced international business.
• Serve as an advisor to business partners by providing practical and timely guidance.
• Will handle, manage & coordinate a wide variety of legal activities, including assisting with drafting and negotiating privacy provisions and contracts, employment-related agreements, and providing M&A transactional support.
• Partnering with the Privacy Tech & Operations team and business stakeholders to review new processing activities and supporting with the creation and legal analysis of Privacy Impact Assessments, Legitimate Interest Analysis and Transfer Impact Assessments.
• Partnering with the People & Organization team on relevant day to day advisory and employee relations matters.
• Assisting with the creation, maintenance, and updates to the Privacy office’s and Employment Legal team’s documentations.
• Carrying out regulatory monitoring research across the EMEA and APAC regions to identify key changes and updates to data privacy and employment law and guidance.
• Assisting with responding to questions and requests from individuals to ensure that communications are appropriately actioned or escalated.
• Supporting with data privacy compliance requirements, including assisting with data incidents and breaches.
• Supporting the Employment Legal team with a wide variety of legal advisory matters.
• Managing templates and precedent agreements and documents.
• Managing document flow, including creating and maintaining digital and physical files, scheduling key dates for meetings, and managing calendars.

Requirements:

• University degree and a qualified solicitor degree or equivalent are required.
• Must speak English fluently; additional languages a plus.
• Background in working in or with multimedia international corporations is helpful but not a prerequisite.
• CIPP qualification preferred.

Benefits:

• Competitive salary, with annual bonus eligibility.
• A choice of comprehensive health plan options that fit your lifestyle, including private medical insurance.
• Rest and recharge during a week off during the winter holidays, in addition to the 25 days of paid annual leave.
• Participate in extensive learning & development opportunities at all levels.
• Build your community by joining our Employee Business Resource Groups, and/or Sony Pictures Action – our racial equity and inclusion strategy.
• Access to an employee online store filled with a variety of discounted Sony products.
• Watch the newest movies and TV shows at our exclusive employee screenings at work.
• Entitlement to apply for an interest-free season ticket loan.
• Automatic enrolment in the Company’s Pension Plan.
• Free counselling and advisory service.
• You will be automatically enrolled in the Company’s Life Insurance and Group Income Protection Plans subject to any applicable service requirements.

Sony Pictures Entertainment is committed to equal opportunity in all its employment practices, policies and procedures. No worker or potential worker will therefore receive less favourable treatment due to their race, age, creed, sexual orientation, colour, nationality, ethnic origin, disability, religion, gender, marital status or Trade Union membership (if applicable).

If you require any reasonable adjustments with any part of the recruitment process, please contact us at [e-mail].