As a member of our busy and expanding IDT team, you will join one of the largest highly specialized Intangibles, Data & Technology teams, dealing with a diversified client portfolio, across industries and borders. We aim to deliver practical, business-oriented solutions that help transform the way our clients operate, enabling innovation and growth through the use of new technologies, while maintaining legal and regulatory compliance. Our IDT practice covers a wide variety of subject matters including data protection, cybersecurity, cyber-resilience, new technologies, intellectual property, telecommunications and media, as well as other types of regulatory compliance (e.g. Whistleblowing schemes). This role offers a unique opportunity to grow professionally in a challenging and dynamic environment while playing a key role in delivering impactful legal solutions.
Your Role and Responsibilities
In your role as an Associate, you will focus on supporting the delivery of client engagements by understanding client expectations, producing high-quality work, and developing strong communication and relationship-building skills. You will also contribute to the priorities of the team as well as the business, while committing to your personal learning and development, seizing opportunities to make a meaningful impact through delivering exceptional legal services to our clients.
During your tenure as an Associate, you will demonstrate and develop the ability to:
- Contribute to the provision of innovative legal & practical solutions to complex legal issues, delivering a high-quality output and helping create trusted relationships with clients.
- Provide legal support and advice relating to, among others:
- handling data protection matters, including data subject requests, personal data breaches, data protection impact assessments, and advice on legal and regulatory requirements as well as supporting privacy trainings to employees;
- o supporting privacy management operational activities, such as conducting data mapping exercises, drafting and/or reviewing privacy notices, privacy policies and procedures;
- drafting and reviewing commercial agreements with a focus on data protection, cybersecurity and cyber-resilience matters and supporting negotiations;
- cooperating with cross-functional teams to conduct M&A due diligence on data protection, cybersecurity, intellectual property and other legal and regulatory compliance matters.
- Deepen your expertise in current and upcoming legislation on data protection, cybersecurity and intellectual property;
- Leverage advanced tools and technologies, and collaborate with non-legal functions to enhance the reach and effectiveness of your legal advice;
- Take on increasing responsibility in managing workstreams within client engagements, including coordinating tasks and timelines;
- Support the team’s business development activities, including client acquisition, retention and expansion, and the creation of new offerings for IDT-related products and services;
- Where appropriate, provide guidance to junior colleagues/trainees, reviewing work and supporting their development under the supervision of more senior team members.
Our Requirements
Our ideal candidate is a bright and ambitious experienced lawyer that focuses on delivering work of high quality, commits to a high level of client service, and has the ability to build strong client relationships. We expect you to have strong interpersonal and organizational skills, the ability to work effectively within a team, meticulous attention to detail and the drive to deliver practical, business-oriented legal solutions.
In particular, to qualify for the role you must have:
- Qualified as an Attorney-at-Law in Greece (Athens Bar Association or other Greek Bar Association membership);
- A Master of Laws (LL.M.) in Data Protection, Cybersecurity or New Technologies from a prominent, well-acclaimed University in Greece or abroad;
- Three (3) to five (5) years of post-qualification relevant work experience at a law firm, law office or in-house legal department;
- Prior work experience in data protection, cybersecurity, and/or intellectual property;
- Demonstrated interest and sound understanding of new or emerging technologies (e.g. artificial intelligence, data centers, connected devices, and software);
- Excellent written and spoken professional English, with strong drafting and presentation skills;
- A professional, business-aware and client-facing approach to legal services delivery;
- Strong project and time management skills, including the ability to work efficiently and timely under pressure and strict deadlines;
- Capacity to be detail – oriented and to deliver high quality work both independently and as part of a team;
- Strong collaborative, interpersonal skills – ability to work effectively with colleagues at all levels;
- Highly motivated and dynamic personality with a positive, proactive attitude and willingness to the extra mile;
- AI Literacy.
Preferred Skills:
- Ability to take initiative and work with a degree of independence, while knowing when to seek guidance;
- Additional languages (French, German, Italian or other) will be considered an asset;
- Diploma/Certifications/Seminars in data protection, cybersecurity;
- Diploma/Certifications/Seminars in privacy management platforms.
About KBVL. Law Firm
KBVL. Law Firm corresponds to the initials of “Ilias Koimtzoglou, Efstathios Bakalis, George Venieris and Thomas Leventis” and it is composed by a group of Lawyers with significant experience and skills in several areas of Law, covering different sectors of business activity, national and international, promoting global opportunities and solutions with an international mindset.
KBVL. is the sole Greek member of Deloitte Legal, an international network of law firms. “Deloitte Legal” means the legal practices of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu Limited member firms or other affiliates that provide legal services.
