Harper James is designed specifically to support entrepreneurial businesses from startup to scale-up and beyond.

Toby Harper, its founder and CEO, previously worked in-house for a well-known venture capital firm. During his time there, he saw first-hand the barriers growth businesses faced in accessing quality legal advice, and decided something needed to be done.

Harper James aspires to disrupt the model for which legal services are provided to businesses. The Netflix of the legal world, the firm’s innovative approach to delivering highly tailored and accessible legal advice is considered genuinely different to the establishment.

Harper James is in its 8th year and hitting a £6m turnover. We have plans to triple this income by 2025. Getting in the right talent to support our growth is a key part of our strategy.

Our lawyers work on employed and flexible basis, working remotely with access to meeting space in Birmingham, Cambridge, London, Manchester, Oxford and Sheffield.

We work really hard to ensure our lawyers still feel part of a team so they can collaborate, share ideas and enjoy each other’s company. The remote set up allows people to work from wherever they want, to give people the flexibility they need, for whatever reason. But, we want people to feel that they belong to an ambitious company and that their contribution towards our growth is recognized individually and as a team. As long as you want to work with entrepreneurial businesses, we will discuss any idea you have to do it.

We are looking for a Data Protection Solicitor with the following experience:-

• A good understanding and knowledge of data protection legislation and well versed in recent developments in this area;
• Experience in relation to full mix of non-contentious advisory matters including:
  • data protection contracts;
  • cross border transfers of data;
  • direct marketing and targeting marketing on social media and use of cookies;
  • complex data subject access requests;
  • general privacy compliance, creating and maintaining data protection programmes and ability to draft relevant documents.
• A broad knowledge of information security, due diligence assessments, risk management and information governance;
• Experience of advising in relation to cyber risk and data breaches and liaison with the ICO where required;
• Experience of advising in relation to or supporting data protection litigation;
• An ability to manage client relationships;
• Able to work well autonomously and in a collaborative team;
• Good personal organisation, self-motivation and project management skills;
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills with the ability to create clear processes and documentation.

• Work where and when you want. Full time, part time and flexible hours are available.
• No client following is required. We care about experience, expertise and commitment to our clients.
• An environment with no politics, no bureaucracy and a great team of people who all play a fundamental part in the success and continued growth of the business.
• A career opportunity for all levels of experience that meets your needs and that is capable of evolving as you evolve… whether that means intellectually stimulating work for interesting and grateful clients, building a team or, for more junior lawyers, an opportunity to accelerate your career in a role supported by an experienced mentor…or all of the foregoing!
• Competitive salary, pension, holiday and healthcare equivalent to much of UK top 100 firms.