Digital Technology Regulatory Lawyer
Job Description
<p>We are currently seeking <strong>Digital Technology Regulatory Lawyers</strong> in the UK to support Axiom’s global clients on legal and regulatory matters across the digital technology landscape, including cybersecurity, online safety, AI governance, data privacy, platform regulation, digital resilience, and other emerging technologies.</p> <p><strong>Responsibilities:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Provide strategic legal and regulatory advice on digital technology matters, including cybersecurity, online safety, AI governance, data privacy, platform regulation, digital services, and emerging technology frameworks.</li> <li>Monitor, interpret, and advise on regulatory developments, assessing their impact on business operations, products, policies, reporting obligations, compliance requirements, and risk exposure.</li> <li>Support the design, implementation, and enhancement of compliance frameworks, governance processes, regulatory policies, contract clauses, templates, and internal guidance across digital and technology regulatory areas.</li> <li>Partner with legal, compliance, product, risk, policy, commercial, and operational teams to support cross-functional regulatory initiatives, training, stakeholder engagement, and risk mitigation strategies.</li> </ul> <p><strong>Minimum Qualifications:</strong></p> <ul> <li>Experience advising on digital, technology, data, cybersecurity, AI, online safety, platform regulation, or broader regulatory compliance matters, gained in-house or within a law firm environment.</li> <li>Strong understanding of digital regulatory frameworks relevant to technology businesses, including cybersecurity, AI governance, online trust and safety, privacy, digital platforms, operational resilience, and emerging technology regulation.</li> <li>Familiarity with key legislation and regulatory frameworks such as GDPR, ePrivacy, EU Digital Services Act, EU AI Act, EU Digital Markets Act, UK Online Safety Act, NIS2, DORA, and critical third-party regimes.</li> <li>Excellent legal and commercial judgment, with strong analytical, drafting, communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional advisory skills, and the ability to work independently in a fast-paced environment.</li> </ul> <p><strong><span data-contrast="auto">Compensation, Benefits & Location: </span></strong><span data-ccp-props="{"201341983":0,"335559739":160,"335559740":259}"> </span></p> <p>This role offers a highly competitive compensation and benefits package in the alternative legal services marketplace, that includes health benefits, pension and more. Axiomites also get access to professional development resources and learning and development programs. Axiom provides the opportunity to work remotely, onsite or hybrid, depending on client requirements.</p> <p><em>Axiom is the global leader in high-calibre, on-demand legal talent. Covering North America, the UK, Europe, and APAC, we enable legal departments to drive efficiency and growth and meet the demands of today’s business landscape with best in breed alterative legal services.</em></p> <p><em>Axiom is a leader in diversity, inclusion, and social engagement. </em><a href="https://www.axiomlaw.com/about-us/diversity"><em>Diversity </em></a><em>is core to our values and we are proud to be an equal opportunity employer. </em><em>We are proud to be named a best place to work for LGBTQ+ Equality, earning top marks in the 2021 Corporate Equality Index for the second consecutive year. Axiom’s legal department is Mansfield certified and is committed to considering at least 50% diverse candidates for leadership roles and outside counsel repre