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Thomson Reuters · 1 day ago

Legal Counsel, Government - Customers & Commercial

McLean, VA

Full-time

Hybrid

Mid, Senior Level

$135K/yr - $250K/yr

3+ years exp

Thomson Reuters is a global leader in providing trusted content and technology for professionals across various sectors. They are seeking a Legal Counsel to provide commercial legal services for government contracts, focusing on customer service and compliance while advising internal teams on legal issues.

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Hiring Manager

Jill Keller

Responsibilities

Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of customer-facing and partner agreements, primarily complex software (including SaaS) and information licensing agreements, re-distribution, hosting, content acquisition, consulting and professional services agreements, non- disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements relating to sales of Thomson Reuters products and services

Serve as the primary legal point of contact to the Deal Desk for government segment

Identify legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks associated with various business initiatives and developing and implementing appropriate mitigation strategies

Work with members of the General Counsel Office on enterprise- wide legal issues and projects

Operate within policy guidelines and requirements set for Thomson Reuters lawyers to ensure compliance and consistency

Research and respond to general legal inquiries from Thomson Reuters internal customers that relate to corporate, commercial, intellectual property and compliance matters, including privacy-related matters, and advise business on appropriate legal action to be taken

Contribute know-how to the group’s Knowledge Management initiatives and help to build an open knowledge sharing culture

Provide practical and insightful business and strategic advice, leveraging experience in the practice of law and the legal profession

Undertake other reasonable duties as requested

Qualification

Government contract lawCommercial lawDrafting skillsNegotiation skillsSaaS products knowledgeLegal complianceAnalytical skillsKnowledge managementLegal technologyJuris DoctorCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTeamworkStrategic thinking

Required

3-5+ years post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in-house legal counsel advising on the sell, rather than the buy side, for government procurements

Excellent technical legal knowledge in government contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS products and solutions, including Gen AI products and solutions

Excellent negotiation and drafting skills

Excellent written/verbal communication skills. Ability to positively influence behavior of multiple stakeholders

Excellent communication, organization, and analytical skills; and an aptitude for problem-solving

Experience and/or interest in using AI tools and other legal technology

Ability to think strategically and creatively, to identify and resolve legal issues; desire and ability to quickly learn about Thomson Reuters' products and services, and its internal processes and organizational structure

Ability to successfully work in a team environment and in a matrixed organization and ability to build rapport and trust with both internal and external stakeholders

Ability to juggle multiple matters at once and work independently in a fast-paced environment and prioritize accordingly

Ability to exercise good judgement on when to seek help and where to find appropriate resources to solve problems

Juris Doctor from an accredited law school

Authorized to practice law in state of residence

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.

Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset.

Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions.

Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.

Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency.

Comprehensive benefits package to our employees.

Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match.

Market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave.

Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee;

Optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee;

Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts;

Fitness reimbursement;

Access to Employee Assistance Program;

Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee;

Access to 529 Plan;

Commuter benefits;

Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance;

Tuition Reimbursement;

Access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.