Your privacy matters

Review how we handle, protect, and manage your data across all interactions with NextGen Legal.

Candidate registration: privacy policy

This policy explains how NextGen Legal collects, uses, and stores your personal data when you submit your details or CV for graduate or paralegal opportunities.

1. What Data We Collect

When you submit your information, we may collect:

  • Your name, email address, and phone number
  • Your CV and education/employment history
  • Any information provided through the contact form
  • Notes relating to applications, interviews, or placements
  • Employment data: proof of right to work details, bank details, tax code, emergency contact detail, NI number, timesheets.
  • We only collect data relevant to finding you legal work opportunities.

2. How We Use Your Data

Your data is used for the following purposes:

  • Assessing your suitability for paralegal or graduate roles
  • Presenting you to potential employers
  • Arranging interviews and job opportunities
  • Providing mentoring, coaching, and placement support
  • To set up payroll
  • Contacting you about suitable roles and career development
  • We will never sell your data or share it with anyone outside our placement and mentoring processes.

3. Lawful Basis for Processing

We process your data under:

  • Legitimate interest (helping you secure legal work), and
  • Consent when you choose to submit your details or CV to us.

4. How Long We Keep Your Data

We will store your data for two years from the date of submission to support you in securing a legal placement.

After two years, we will contact you for consent if we wish to retain your data for longer.

If consent is not given, your data will be securely deleted.

If we have placed you in a law firm or other company as a worker, we will retain your data for 6 years from the date of placement.

5. Your Rights

You have the right to:

  • Request a copy of your data
  • Ask us to correct inaccurate information
  • Ask us to delete your data at any time
  • Withdraw consent for us to hold or process your information
  • Requests can be made at any time via email or phone.

6. Contact Us

If you have questions about this policy or wish to exercise your rights:

info@nextgenlegal.co.uk

Data Privacy Policy for Clients

This Privacy Policy explains how NextGen Legal collects and uses data submitted by firms and in-house legal departments when making enquiries or requesting paralegal support.

1. Information we collect

When you complete our Client Contact Form, we may collect:

  • Contact name
  • Organisation name
  • Email address
  • Project or assignment details
  • Required duration (short-term or long-term)
  • Additional information you choose to provide relevant to the assignment.

2. How we use your data

We use your information to:

  • Review your staffing and project requirements
  • Match your needs with suitable graduates and paralegals
  • Prepare and send a tailored shortlist of candidates
  • Communicate with you regarding your enquiry
  • Manage placements and follow-up discussions

We never sell your data or use it for unrelated purposes.

3. Lawful basis for processing

  • Legitimate interest (providing the service requested)
  • Consent (provided when you submit the form)

4. Data Retention
We retain employer enquiry data for 2 years

After 2 years, we will request consent to keep it longer. If consent is not given, your data will be securely deleted.

You may request deletion at any time.

5. Your Rights

You may:

  • Request a copy of your data
  • Correct inaccurate information
  • Request deletion of your data
  • Withdraw consent at any time

6. Contact Us

For questions or data requests, email: info@nextgenlegal.co.uk