Our law firm believes that Legal as a Service should be smart, flexible and innovative – like the IT industry itself
Services we specialize in:
Legal as a Service Ltd, a corporate boutique law firm, specializes in supporting legal, business and technology departments alike, in the fields of information technology (IT) and data protection law; including but not limited to software licensing, outsourcing, cloud services, consulting services and privacy program implementations along with new technologies, artificial intelligence (AI) and agile legal services strategies.
IT Law
Data Protection
Mediation
Projects
Projects - DSG Implementation:
The new Swiss Data Protection law entered into force September 1, 2023. It contains various new or enhanced obligations for controllers and processors, that are very similar to the EU GDPR. We would be delighted to support you with your own tailored privacy program. Also, we can conduct an internal gap assessment or internal audit or compliance checks for you.
Privacy Notice for customers, users, employees
Data processing records
Internal directives on data handling
Data Processing Agreements with Processors
Data Protection Impact Assessments
New Processes for Data Subject Rights and Data Breach
Training employees and staff
Data Transfer Agreements, Transfer Impact Assessments, EU Model Clauses (SCC)
Intragroup data flows
Projects
Projects - AI Implementation Pilots (e.g. GPT):
While everyone is starting to implement AI applications like GPT into their marketing clouds or other internal applications, certain concerns need to be addressed. Some clients have started with ring-fenced pilot implementations to learn and improve their internal set-up to mitigate the risks.
Data lakes for input data?
How to ensure data protection and privacy?
Prompt design and usability?
Prompt deletion?
How to ensure correctness of output data?
How to implement Privacy by Design and by Default?
How to protect copyright and know-how?
Projects
Projects - GDPR Implementation:
Amongst others, we have supported one of the largest international banks with their global GDPR implementation. The project was a great success. However, with the GDPR there remain quite some challenges that have not been clarified by the European Data Protection Board (EDPB, ex WP29) nor jurisprudence.
Deletion vs retention
Swiss DSG revision
Extra-Territorial Scope
Lead Management
EU Model Clauses (SCC)
Brexit impact
Intragroup data flows