Legal Associate - Cybersecurity

About the role

We are seeking a Legal Associate to join our in‑house legal team, focusing on the technology and cybersecurity vertical. The role is hands‑on and commercially driven, requiring the associate to embed within the business, understand the technology landscape, and take ownership of a varied legal workload.

Key responsibilities

• Draft, review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements including SaaS, software licensing, reseller, distribution, white‑label, OEM, partnership agreements, NDAs, MSAs and vendor contracts.
• Manage the end‑to‑end contract lifecycle for the cybersecurity cluster, from initial drafting through execution, variation and renewal.
• Develop and maintain standard contract templates and playbooks to improve turnaround time and consistency.
• Advise business teams on contractual risk, obligations and rights in a clear, practical manner.
• Support data protection and privacy matters, including GDPR compliance across key markets.
• Monitor regulatory developments relevant to technology and cybersecurity and flag material changes.
• Maintain customer‑facing legal documentation such as terms of service, privacy policies, acceptable use policies and cookie notices.
• Maintain organized contract registers, legal trackers and document repositories for the vertical.
• Coordinate with external counsel on specialist matters, managing instructions and ensuring cost‑effective use of resources.

Required profile

• Proactive, hands‑on professional who can work at pace and take initiative without waiting for instruction.
• Strong commercial acumen and ability to act as a business partner first.
• Excellent attention to detail and ability to maintain quality and rigour under pressure.
• Comfortable handling high‑volume, varied legal work in a dynamic environment.

Required skills