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Tracie Robinson

Halifax,West Yorkshire

Summary

Motivated Legal Professional with years of experience providing quality legal advice, pragmatic guidance and Information Governance/Data protection training in fast-paced broad structured settings.

Ability to work under pressure, to manage colleagues from different service areas, to adapt the training to bespoke needs of the individual or team.

Able to meet statutory timescales and roll out GDPR training to all areas of the Council in a timely way


Plans and coordinates staff and resources to meet high-volume response and compliance needs. Quick thinking and adaptable to evolving business and service user requirements.


Friendly, versatile and pragmatic problem solver.

Great sense of humour.


Highly organised

Overview

19
19
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education

Work history

Corporate Information Governance Manager

Calderdale Council
Halifax, West Yorkshire
01.2007 - Current
  • Managed the Information Governance Team within Legal Services
  • Drafted guidance, templates, training packages, PowerPoint presentations for consultation and GDPR roll out
  • Delivered council wide GDPR and data protection training to bespoke teams
  • SPOC for any ICO queries
  • Member for Leadership Team and Forensics Team dealing with Information Security issues.
  • Created Policy documents on all aspects of Data Protection law and Information Rights legislation
  • Kept registers in accordance with ICO guidance
  • Oversaw FOI, EIR and SAR requests and ensured compliance with statutory timescales
  • Managed the Council Information Risk as SIRO
  • Managed the Information Governance team
  • Interpreted laws, rulings and regulations for businesses and individuals.

  • Managed and oversaw paralegals and legal assistants.
  • Prepared case matter with robust evidence, disclosure and pleading documentation.
  • Analysed probable case outcomes using knowledge of legal precedents.
  • Prepared legal briefs and opinions and filed appeals in appeal courts.

Senior Legal Editor

TIKIT
Halifax, Calderdale
06.2005 - 01.2007
  • Checked copy for adherence to company guidelines, maintaining house style across written pieces.
  • Responsible for working with major law firms to add case links to their papers - Know How and Lexus Nexus etc
  • Verified and utilised images to illustrate copy theme and content of publications.
  • Informed readers of product features using current and accurate information.
  • Edited content to reflect correct tone, voice or structure.

Education

LLM - INFORMATION RIGHTS LAW & LEGAL PRACTICE

Northumbria University
Newcastle upon Tyne
09.2008 - 05.2011

LLB (Hons) - Law

University of Huddersfield
Huddersfield
09.2005 - 05.2008

Skills

  • Quality assurance controls
  • Policies and procedures
  • Manager duties
  • Gap Analysis
  • Legal Compliance
  • Legislative processes,
  • statutory timescales
  • Training and GDPR delivery
  • Complaints and breach handling
  • DPIA and Risk Assessments
  • Organisational skills


Hobbies and personal time

I have three grown up children. 

I have a clean driving licence.


I have recently been involved with a local independent film company making actor show reels, music videos, and our first feature film for Channel 4.

Timeline

LLM - INFORMATION RIGHTS LAW & LEGAL PRACTICE

Northumbria University
09.2008 - 05.2011

Corporate Information Governance Manager

Calderdale Council
01.2007 - Current

LLB (Hons) - Law

University of Huddersfield
09.2005 - 05.2008

Senior Legal Editor

TIKIT
06.2005 - 01.2007

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