Herbert Smith Freehills

Analyst, Information Security

London Full time

The Opportunity

Role / Primary Responsibilities:

An exciting opportunity within the General Counsel & Risk team as part of our global Information Security team.

The individual will work closely with the UK, Australia and US-based teams in the following primary areas of responsibility, focusing on the UK and EMEA offices:

Providing assurance to external stakeholders, including:

  • Client information requests (security questionnaires, contract terms etc.)

  • External certification audits

  • Client site audits

Supporting the maintenance of the Firms ISO 27001 certification, in particular:

  • Preparing new and existing business units for certification/audit.

  • Collating metrics in support of governance and continual improvement.

  • Risk assessing new ways of working, alongside the Risk and IT teams.

  • Assessing compliance with client-specific security requirements within the legal teams.

  • Managing the ISMS tools, documentation and trackers.

  • Supporting internal security audit activities.

Operational Security Oversight

  • Investigate and manage DLP alerts and user behaviour anomalies, escalating as needed.

  • Support incident response for phishing, impersonation scams, and other security events.

  • Assist with API integration projects to enhance security workflows (e.g., ServiceNow integrations).

Security Awareness & Education

  • Deliver and monitor phishing simulation campaigns, producing reports and insights.

  • Contribute to security communications and awareness programs across the firm.

Strategic Initiatives

  • Participate in onboarding new security technologies such as Data Security Posture Management (DSPM).

  • Engage with AI Risk and Governance discussions to support emerging technology adoption.

Stakeholder Collaboration

  • Build strong relationships with IT, Risk, HR, and legal teams to embed security into business processes

  • Provide practical security advice to internal stakeholders.

Please note this role is concerned with governance, risk and compliance elements of general information security; it is not a technical IT/Cyber Security role albeit a strong appreciation of IT and IT/Cyber Security concepts is required for this role to be successful.

Qualifications / Skills / Experience

  • Degree educated (technical degree or similar).

  • We would expect the successful candidate to have around three years' experience in information security but may consider those with less experience providing they can demonstrate they meet the required competencies.

  • Strong knowledge of ISO 27001 implementation and certification.

  • Power BI analytics and reporting.

  • One or more of the following desired – MSc in security or similar; CISSP; CISA/CISM; ISO 27001 Lead Auditor.

  • Professional Services experience preferable.

  • Adaptable, diligent and works with initiative.

  • Strong relationship builder – internal and external.

  • Familiarity with security tools and systems would be advantageous (e.g., Email DLP, UEBA, phishing simulation).

  • Experience working as part of a global team.

Team

General Counsel and Risk

Working Pattern

Full time

Location

London

Contract type

Permanent Contract

Diversity & Inclusion

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