Legal Counsel Data Protection Privacy and Corporate Affairs
UTA Ventures is the venture division of United Talent Agency.
About UTA Ventures
UTA Ventures seeks out, builds, and accelerates innovative businesses that change how people live, work, and play. It operates at the intersection of entertainment, commerce, and technology, partnering with talent to build companies, extend brand platforms, and expand into new categories. The division also invests in growing startups, including businesses in the creator economy, frontier technology, and the future of entertainment.
Skills
About the Role
You will advise on global data protection and privacy matters, negotiate privacy provisions and commercial agreements, maintain privacy governance documentation, and support data-related initiatives. You will also assist with corporate legal work, including supplier contracts, M&A matters, governance, and corporate housekeeping.
Requirements
- Qualified solicitor in England and Wales or equivalent
- 3–4 years' post-qualification experience
- Data protection and privacy advisory experience across different territories
- Corporate legal work experience
- Knowledge of GDPR, CCPA, and CPRA
- Microsoft Office proficiency
- Entertainment industry understanding
- Contract negotiation
- Time management
Responsibilities
- Advise on data protection and privacy issues.
- Lead privacy workflows across global territories.
- Negotiate data and privacy provisions in third-party agreements.
- Evaluate risks associated with third-party software and systems providers.
- Draft and update data-processing agreements, data-sharing agreements, privacy notices, and internal policies.
- Maintain data protection governance and ROPAs.
- Conduct data protection impact assessments.
- Advise on privacy implications of AI and data initiatives.
- Create and update staff data protection training materials.
- Advise on GDPR, CCPA, CPRA, and data subject access requests.
- Review and negotiate commercial, supplier, procurement, technology, and consultancy agreements.
- Assist with M&A matters, group governance, and corporate housekeeping.
