Pinsent Masons
Senior Associate / Managing Associate - Data Licensing (TMT)
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Job Description
Senior Associate / Managing Senior Associate – Data Licensing (TMT)
London, Manchester, Edinburgh, Glasgow
5-10 PQE
About the Role
Exceptional by design. Help shape the future of data-driven business.
Pinsent Masons is looking to appoint a Senior Associate or Managing Senior Associate to join our market-leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications (TMT) team, specialising in financial data licensing, data commercialisation and strategic technology transactions.
This is a unique opportunity to work alongside Paul Hinton, Angus McFadyen, and Edwin Baker, among others, three of the UK's leading advisers on financial data licensing, trading platforms, and technology transactions within the financial services sector.
The role sits at the heart of one of the fastest-growing areas of the technology sector, advising clients on the acquisition, use, commercialisation, and licensing of market data. You will work with some of the world's leading banks, asset managers, and other financial institutions on strategically important transactions involving large-scale datasets, data products, trading platforms, emerging AI-enabled solutions, and technology.
The Opportunity
Data has become one of the most valuable commercial assets in the modern economy. As organisations increasingly seek to monetise, share, analyse, and deploy data across their businesses, demand for specialist legal advice continues to grow.
As part of our specialist TMT practice, you will advise clients on the full lifecycle of data-related transactions, from the licensing of third-party datasets through to the development and commercialisation of proprietary data products.
You will work closely with a well-geared, supportive team of talented colleagues across our financial services, data privacy, intellectual property, and regulatory teams to deliver commercially focused advice on high-value, business-critical matters.
Depending on your level, you will also play an important role in supervising junior lawyers, leading client relationships, and contributing to the strategic growth of this expanding practice.
What You'll Do
You'll advise clients on a broad range of data, technology, and commercial matters, including:
- Advising, drafting, and negotiating a wide variety of financial market data licensing agreements for high-profile financial organisations.
- Analysing financial market data licensing agreements to provide legal advice notes on what uses are permitted, particularly with regard to the use of AI.
- Advising financial organisations on dealing with audits and contractual remediation projects.
- Drafting and negotiating a range of complex technology and commercial agreements.
- Supporting clients on technology-enabled data initiatives, including AI and machine learning projects.
- Managing multi-stakeholder negotiations involving global financial institutions, exchanges, technology providers, and data suppliers.
- Working closely with intellectual property, regulatory, and corporate specialists to deliver integrated advice.
- Supporting business development initiatives and helping strengthen Pinsent Masons' market-leading data licensing practice.
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About The Team
Our TMT practice is recognised as one of the leading technology practices in the market, advising clients across technology, financial services, telecommunications, and digital infrastructure.
The team works on some of the most complex technology and data transactions in the market, with a particular strength in advising financial institutions on:
- Financial market data licensing
- Trading platforms and connectivity arrangements
- Data commercialisation strategies
- Large-scale technology procurements
- Technology outsourcing and managed services
- Artificial intelligence and emerging technologies
- Intellectual property and data-driven products
- Strategic sourcing transactions
This role offers the opportunity to become part of a highly specialised practice with a reputation for technical excellence and commercial pragmatism.
What We're Looking For
We are interested in speaking with candidates at Senior Associate or Managing Senior Associate level (typically 5-10 PQE) who have strong technology, commercial contracts, or data-focused experience.
You will ideally demonstrate:
- Deep experience in advising on contracts for the licensing of financial market data and good working knowledge of the financial data market standards and data types
- Experience advising on technology, commercial, data licensing, or intellectual property matters.
- Strong contract drafting and negotiation skills.
- Experience working on complex commercial transactions involving technology or data assets.
- The ability to deliver pragmatic, commercially focused advice.
- Strong client relationship and stakeholder management skills.
- An interest in financial services, fintech, market infrastructure, or data-driven business models.
- Strong project management and organisational capabilities.
- A collaborative approach and enthusiasm for working across multidisciplinary teams.
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Experience advising banks, exchanges, financial institutions, market infrastructure providers, or data vendors would be particularly beneficial, though we welcome applications from candidates with broader technology or commercial backgrounds who are interested in specialising in this area.
Why Pinsent Masons
At Pinsent Masons, we create careers that are exceptional by design.
We offer:
- A genuinely specialist market-leading data licensing practice.
- Exposure to some of the largest financial institutions and data-driven businesses globally.
- High-profile, complex, and intellectually stimulating work.
- Direct access to recognised leaders in the technology and financial services sectors.
- A collaborative and inclusive culture.
- Flexible and agile working arrangements.
- Transparent career progression opportunities.
- The chance to help shape a rapidly expanding practice at the forefront of technology, data, and AI-driven innovation.
Our Commitment
We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workplace where everyone feels able to achieve their full potential. We welcome applications from all suitably qualified candidates and will make reasonable adjustments throughout the recruitment process where required.
How To Apply
Applications are accepted via our recruitment portal only.
For an informal and confidential discussion about the role, please contact our Talent Acquisition Advisor, Jules Grieve:
A Note for Recruitment Agencies
Please do not submit CVs for this role if you are not on our Preferred Supplier List (PSL), as we are committed to supporting and protecting our existing agency partnerships. Pinsent Masons will not be bound by your terms of business in respect of any unsolicited CVs submitted to us, and no fee will be payable in relation to such submissions.
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