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Commercial/Regulatory Lawyer - Horizon Scanning - Social Media - London (hybrid)

Major, Lindsey & Africalondon, united kingdom🇬🇧United KingdomPosted 2 Aug 2026

Why This Role Stands Out

This hybrid role offers a unique opportunity to shape regulatory strategy for a leading social media company, developing invaluable expertise in global e-commerce law. You'll thrive here if you possess strong analytical and communication skills, enjoy cross-jurisdictional problem-solving, and are eager to contribute to a high-profile project within a renowned organization. Don't miss the chance to apply and explore this exciting career advancement.

Quick Overview

Work Type
Hybrid
Level
Mid Senior

Job Description

Our client is a household name in social media, and is looking for mid-level lawyers to put together a project team to run a large regulatory project.


Responsibilities:

  • Build and maintain a structured country-by-country legal issue list covering the full e-commerce lifecycle
  • Synthesize advice received from local counsel in each jurisdiction, reconcile conflicting positions, and identify incremental risks not flagged by local counsel
  • Flag gaps between baseline product/operational flows and local mandatory requirements, and propose concrete localization options to the business.
  • Map EU-level rules (DSA, GPSR, AI Act, CRD, UCPD, GDPR, ePrivacy, P2B Regulation, geo-blocking rules, product compliance/CE marking frameworks) against Member State transposition, competent-authority guidance, and enforcement precedent.
  • Liaise with local counsel, internal teams, business stakeholders, etc.


Preferred skills/qualifications:

  • Qualified in an EU jurisdiction, or in England and Wales.
  • Have experience with advising clients on entering new markets in the EU
  • Strong communication skills
  • Additional EU language(s) is a plus


For more information, please send your CV to us at MLA and we will reach out for a confidential discussion.


Skills

Compliance

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