Found Legal

Author: Mila Read

  • 🇫🇷 How we recruited a 14 PQE Commercial Lawyer for a Fortune 100 IT Company in Paris

    🇫🇷 How we recruited a 14 PQE Commercial Lawyer for a Fortune 100 IT Company in Paris

    Our client is one of the biggest IT companies in the world headquartered in the US with 400-strong global legal and compliance team.

    Who was hired and what was their role?

    EMEA GC, who the role reported to, was looking to hire a senior lawyer to be based in Paris, who would be fluent in English and French with experience working for a US company.

    We placed a 14 PQE Canadian lawyer bilingual in English and French, admitted to NY Bar, with experience working for a major US law firm and a top e-commerce company.

    Responsibilities included

    • Draft, negotiate and process contracts with enterprise customers: direct sale, RFP / RFIs, resale, nondisclosure, software license/sublicense, evaluation, cloud contracts, SaaS, flexible consumption models, dispute settlements and alliance agreements.
    • Responsibility for named customers accounts headquartered in France with operations in EMEAR and the Americas.
    • Provide advice and contract interpretation to senior management on the provisions of specific agreements as well as legal issues that might impact the business
    • Secure proper approval on nonstandard legal, financial, technical and business issues raised in contract documents
    • Review, analyse and maintain standard contracts and other business documents
    • Participate on and lead departmental and cross-functional process improvement teams

    What was the candidate’s background before being hired?

    The candidate we placed had trained with and worked at a major US law firm in the US, having then moved in-house (and to Paris) to work for a French telecommunications company and later for a leading e-commerce business.

    This person was looking for a more balanced role, whilst being part of an internationally recognised technology leader, both of which the role provided.

    How successful was this placement long term?

    The new team member started in their role in 2018.

    As of today, they are still gainfully employed by the business (as are 99% of lawyers we have placed).

  • 🇬🇧 How we placed a Senior Privacy Counsel at a Fortune 100 Tech company in London

    🇬🇧 How we placed a Senior Privacy Counsel at a Fortune 100 Tech company in London

    10+ PQE lawyer with six years of experience in privacy and data protection joins a well-known global B-to-B technology company as a member of global privacy team.

    Background:

    A well-known multinational technology corporation headquartered in the US, was seeking an experienced Privacy and Security lawyer in London to report to the Global Head of Privacy.

    Responsibilities:

    As a member of a small privacy team, primary responsibilities of the role included:

    • Contributing to the team’s ongoing mission to create a world-class privacy and security legal organisation for the company.
    • Spearheading legal support for the company’s compliance with GDPR.
    • Counselling clients on domestic and international laws concerning privacy, data security, and cybersecurity.
    • Assisting business teams on incorporating privacy by design into products/services and adopting innovative privacy solutions from inception to end-of-life.
    • Advising business teams on various types of privacy plans, compliance, data security, and data breach management.
    • Providing privacy and security due diligence and integration for acquired companies.
    • Researching and tracking global privacy and security legislation, evolving regulations and enforcement, and translating that into practical advice.
    • Training employees and other attorneys on privacy and security legal compliance.

    The Solution:

    After a thorough search and selection process, the team hired a 10 PQE UK qualified lawyer with 6 years of experience as a privacy counsel at another multinational organisation.

    The candidate had extensive experience in implementing and maintaining Pan-European data protection programs, training and developing guidance, drafting and negotiating contractual clauses, data transfer model terms, processing agreements, engaging with regulatory authorities, providing general advice and recommendations, leading GDPR implementation projects, and drafting and advising on a wide range of commercial and data processor agreements.

    Outcome:

    The new team member started in their role in 2018 and immediately made an impact in the legal team, providing expert advice and practical solutions for privacy and security matters.

    As of today, they are still employed by the business and have been promoted to a more senior role managing a small team.

    Their expertise, dedication, and experience have contributed significantly to the company’s ongoing mission to create a world-class privacy and security legal organization.

    Found Legal’s ability to find highly qualified and culturally aligned legal professionals has been key to our success in placing candidates in organizations worldwide.

    This case study is an example of our ability to identify, evaluate, and present a candidate who met our client’s needs and expectations.

    We are committed to providing our clients with talented, experienced, and dedicated legal professionals who will add value to their businesses.

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