Designed for those in the legal sector and focused upon the specific data protection challenges that exist within law firms today.

This bespoke training course will teach law firm staff how to appropriately manage the personal information they process.

Why Choose GDPR Certification for Law Firms?

Given the nature of work undertaken by solicitors, and the vast amount of special category information they handle every day, regulatory compliance is a necessity within law firms. It is, however, vital that the level of data protection training completed by those handling sensitive data is fit for its purpose. 

Our barrister-designed GDPR certification is an efficient, effective course that ensures you are equipped to meet legal compliance requirements and are able to evidence this to your clients.

This law firm-specific certification grants you everything you need to meet the ICO’s annual training requirements and demonstrate your continued commitment to compliance.

What you will learn? 

After completing this course, you will:

• Understand the importance of data protection and the consequences that come with breaching GDPR regulations.
• Be aware of the current legislation surrounding GDPR and your obligations in handling personal information.
• Recognise the different categories of personal data and know your role in processing information correctly.
• Understand the seven data protection principles set out by the GDPR.
• Recognise both physical and electronic security measures that protect client data.
• Understand your firm’s remote working policy and know of important safety concerns regarding data security.
• Know the rights of an individual and your role in dealing with Subject Access Requests or data breaches.

Who is this course for?

Solicitors and law firm employees who:

• Handle large amounts of sensitive personal data.
• Possibly have increased responsibility and risk under the legislation.
• Want an efficient, effective course that meets legislative and regulatory requirements.
• Want to become or remain competitive in their specialist area.
• Want to ensure robust regulatory compliance.
• Are keen to protect the professional reputation of their law firm.

This certification contains:

• GDPR Training Module 
• GDPR Assessment 
• A Certificate of Completion for all users who pass the exam 
• Access to our 'GDPR Trained Professional' certification badge

95% of users said they would recommend this training to a colleague.