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Senior Legal Counsel

To our wonderful friends and followers around the world, Jagex is not pausing its search for the most talented people to join its ranks. We’re a successful, robust and growing business, after all.

In light of the current situation concerning coronavirus, we have already made changes to the way we recruit, and of course are mindful of following all necessary processes to ensure the safety of our staff and anyone we might come into contact with.

Jagex has switched to working almost entirely remotely, and in line with that our recruitment and selection process has moved to an entirely remote one with video calls being the preferred method of interview.

Our hiring managers are engaged, we are well-prepared and we sincerely look forward to talking to you soon. Our team of expert recruiters will be in touch with you to talk you through the process and changes and what to expect.

So, don’t delay, get that application in today!

A leader in creating deep and engaging experiences on PC and mobile, Jagex was founded in 2001 and is today one of the UK’s biggest and most respected video game developers and publishers.

Famed for its flagship MMOs RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, Jagex has welcomed more than 260million player accounts to its world and created a $1bn lifetime franchise revenue. Today the RuneScape franchise exists beyond running games in live operations; our titles are living games that connect and inspire millions of players, with content and experiences both inside and outside of inexhaustible game worlds.

Both RuneScape and Old School RuneScape, on PC and mobile, offer ever-evolving, highly-active worlds and our community-focussed development ethos empowers players to have a real say in how each game is shaped.

Jagex is expanding and extending its portfolio with fresh franchise titles, new IP and, in 2018 launched Jagex Partners, delivering third-party publishing and operational services exclusively for the living games of the future.

Jagex employs more than 400 people at its Cambridge headquarters and is on the hunt for talented people to work across the business to help the company to achieve yet another year of record growth and player satisfaction.

We are looking for a self-motivated and enthusiastic lawyer to join our growing Legal team at Jagex as Legal Counsel – Data Protection.

Reporting to the Head of Legal, this role will be working across all areas of the diverse and demanding legal games world. The main focus of the role will be on data protection and privacy matters however you will also be responsible for key commercial and technology projects both in the UK and globally including intellectual property, licensing, commercial relationships and contracts and litigation.

Working as part of a collaborative team, this is a role for someone who thrives in building strong partnerships with stakeholders across the business to help us achieve our objectives.

This is an exciting opportunity for a commercial and creative lawyer who wants to immerse themselves in a dynamic and varied legal role at a thriving studio within the games industry.

Main Duties, Responsibilities & Requirements

• Provide strategic and practical advice to the business on data protection, privacy, commercial / IP, corporate and regulatory matters.
• Review and draft game specific and other commercial contracts and support the business in negotiating these contracts to a conclusion – to include data protection addendums and data sharing agreements.
• Assist on corporate transactions including liaising with external solicitors on merger & acquisition transactions and corporate compliance, advising the Head of Legal on all relevant matters – in particular, data protection and privacy aspects.
• Help manage a diverse portfolio of trademarks and shape the business brand strategy for our evolving living games world.
• Liaise with external bodies and internal stakeholders on new developments in Gaming and Gambling which will impact the business, providing tools and advice to navigate the exciting and constantly evolving games landscape.
• Devise, develop and implement policies, practices and procedures to drive the improvement of the legal function within Jagex and ensure overall business compliance, with an emphasis on privacy, data protection and security elements.
• Responsible for managing the data protection authority communication
• Responsible for the maintenance of data mapping throughout the business, recording of data processing activities and assisting with data subject access requests
• Prepare standard and ad-hoc information and data reports to regulators and other stakeholders as required.
• Prepare and manage on a regular basis appropriate timely management information on Legal risk and regulatory issues to the Head of Legal including suggested mitigating actions.
• Assist with preparing advice/ad-hoc reports and presentations for the board and/or senior management on topical subjects.

Qualifications & Experience

• Honours degree (or equivalent) and qualification in law / current practising certificate
• Qualified solicitor from either a leading private practice law firm or in-house – currently practising would be advantageous
• Ideally, you will have 3-5 years PQE related experience (though other levels of qualification will be considered), with a data protection and privacy specialism, preferably with some in-house experience (any games industry experience an added bonus but is not required for this role).
• Experience investigating and working with others to advise on security and personal data breaches, complaints and ICO investigations.
• A good understanding of data protection and confidentiality legal and regulatory frameworks and best practice, with experience of applying this in a technology and data driven environment
• You will be accustomed to working on a broad mixture of commercial contracts in the games/software or other creative/entertainment sectors with excellent drafting, interpersonal and communication skills.

- Flexible Working

- Bonus Scheme

- Private Health Care

- Gym Membership

- Generous Pension Contributions

- Life Insurance

- Free Cycle Repair

- Income Protection

- Dental Plan

- Free Fruit and Drinks

- Subsidised Canteen

Feel like you fit this role, but don’t meet all the requirements? We strive for fresh perspectives, so as long as you can demonstrate how your attitude and other abilities might make up for any gaps we would welcome your application!

Jagex are an equal opportunities employer and positively encourages applications from suitably qualified and eligible candidates regardless of sex, race, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender reassignment, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief.