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Legal Director – Cyber & Data Risk
London, England; Manchester, Greater Manchester, England
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What you’ll work on
Full postingManage complex and high-profile cyber and data risk matters.
Work closely with partners and other senior lawyers across the practice.
Support and supervise more junior lawyers.
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The role will give you the opportunity to: Manage complex and high-profile cyber and data risk matters. Provide strategic advice to clients in relation to cyber incidents and associated legal and regulatory issues.
Take responsibility for client relationships and support the continued development of key accounts. Work closely with partners and other senior lawyers across the practice. Support and supervise more junior lawyers.
Work closely with partners and other senior lawyers across the practice. Support and supervise more junior lawyers. Contribute to business development, thought leadership and the continued growth of the Cyber & Data Risk offering.
About Kennedys Law - UK
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services.
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Report an errorActively hiringFirst seen by us today, still listed, and not a repost of an earlier posting.
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- Nov 9, 2026today
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- 1
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About the role
We file this job under Data Leadership, by the work the posting describes.
Data leaders run data teams or design how a company's data fits together. Managers hire, set priorities and answer for whether the data work pays off; architects choose the systems and the shape of the data.
Expect years of hands-on data work, experience leading people or projects, and the ability to explain tradeoffs to executives.
Unlike a senior engineer or analyst, most of a data leader's week goes to people, planning and decisions rather than building.
US government figures for computer and information systems managers
- Median yearly pay, May 2025
- $175,140
- Expected change, 2025 to 2035
- 15.8% more jobsagainst 3.5% for all jobs
The government has no code for data leaders, so these figures are for the closest group, computer and information systems managers, which includes data processing and data operations managers.
Source: US Bureau of Labor Statistics, Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (May 2025) and Employment Projections (2025 to 2035). Occupation code 11-3021.
Job description
We are looking for an experienced Legal Director to join our growing Cyber & Data Risk team.
This is an excellent opportunity for a senior cyber lawyer looking to take on a highly visible role within a busy and specialist practice, working with colleagues across the wider team and helping us continue to develop our cyber offering.
The team is currently operating in a particularly busy environment and is looking to strengthen its senior capability.
The role
As a Legal Director, you will play a key role in the delivery and development of our Cyber & Data Risk practice. You will handle sophisticated cyber matters, work closely with clients and colleagues and provide senior-level support across the team.
The role will give you the opportunity to:
- Manage complex and high-profile cyber and data risk matters.
- Provide strategic advice to clients in relation to cyber incidents and associated legal and regulatory issues.
- Take responsibility for client relationships and support the continued development of key accounts.
- Work closely with partners and other senior lawyers across the practice.
- Support and supervise more junior lawyers.
- Contribute to business development, thought leadership and the continued growth of the Cyber & Data Risk offering.
- Play an active role in the wider development of the team.
What are we looking for?
We are interested in hearing from experienced lawyers with a strong background in cyber, data risk, privacy or closely related insurance work.
You will ideally have:
- Significant experience advising on cyber and/or data risk matters.
- Strong technical and commercial judgement.
- The confidence to manage complex matters with a high degree of autonomy.
- Excellent client-handling and stakeholder-management skills.
- Experience supervising and developing junior colleagues.
- A genuine interest in developing client relationships and contributing to the growth of a practice.
This is an opportunity to join a specialist team at a senior level and have a meaningful role in shaping its continued development.
About Kennedys
Kennedys is a global law firm with expertise in dispute resolution and advisory services. With over 3,000 people in 45 offices across 18 countries around the world we have some of the most respected legal minds in their field.
Our lawyers handle both contentious and non-contentious matters, and provide a range of specialist legal services, for many industry sectors but we have particular expertise in litigation and dispute resolution, especially in defending insurance and liability claims.
We're a fresh-thinking firm, and we're not afraid to bring challenging new perspectives to the table way beyond the traditional realm of legal services. We empower our clients with a diverse range of ideas, tools and technology to make their lives easier, as well as delivering exceptional results, every time.
What do we have to offer?
We welcome high-performing lawyers, business services professionals, secretaries, graduates and apprentices to join our rapidly expanding global firm. Whatever your role at Kennedys, you'll be involved in exciting and stimulating work, where your input will make a difference.
Our culture and values form a big part of who we are and we take them seriously. We make a difference by being approachable, straightforward, supportive, distinctive and ambitious. Our values are at the core of who we are and what make us a great firm to work with and for.
The Firm recognises the value of investing in our people's development and believes our culture and values contribute to the quality of our work and of our client relationships. With a culture of on-the-job and experiential learning, peer to peer learning, mentoring, resources and tools that enable you to drive your career, we can support your development in your current and future roles. A variety of other opportunities are available including secondments to clients and our global offices.
We strive to celebrate diversity, empower our people and ensure everyone can bring their authentic selves to work. We've created a culture based on client service, professional excellence, hard work and trust, where diversity, equity and inclusion (DE&I) is a key priority. We recognise that many of our people want to work for an employer that is aligned to their values, which is why we are building an inclusive culture, decarbonising our operations and supporting our people to thrive at work. Our people are the key to driving this change and helping us to make a difference to our clients, our people and the communities in which we live and work.
Kennedys is an equal opportunities employer and is committed to ensuring our recruitment processes are as inclusive as possible. We expect all employees to be aware of and comply with all relevant policies and procedures within their jurisdiction, including those relating to Information Security, Data Protection and Quality Management, refer any breach promptly to Risk & Compliance and to complete all mandatory training when requested.
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