Legal

3 roles. The UK GDaD PCF has no matching family, so this reference defines these roles.

Legal assistant

Legal assistants and paralegals support the organisation's lawyers so that legal work is organised, accurate, and on time. They manage matters and documents, prepare contracts and bundles, research legal questions, and handle routine legal tasks. In a digital health care organisation much of the work involves technology contracts, data sharing and data processing agreements, information requests, and claims that may involve sensitive patient information.

Legal adviser

Legal advisers are qualified lawyers who give the organisation practical, accurate legal advice and help it manage legal risk. They draft and negotiate contracts, advise on data, procurement, employment, and health and care law, and manage disputes and claims. In a digital health care organisation much of their work is about technology: software licences, cloud and data processing agreements, data sharing, intellectual property in software and data, and the regulation of digital health products.

Head of legal services

Senior legal leaders make sure the organisation acts lawfully and manages its legal risk well. They lead the in-house legal team, manage external legal advisers, and advise the board and executive on the organisation's most significant legal matters. In a digital health care organisation this includes the legal basis for using health data, major technology and data contracts, intellectual property in software, and the organisation's statutory duties.