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Thomson Reuters · 2 hours ago

Senior Legal Counsel

Thomson Reuters is a leading provider of trusted content and technology, and they are seeking a Senior Legal Counsel to provide commercial legal services in a technology-enabled corporate legal department. The role involves reviewing and negotiating a range of agreements, providing legal advice to business leaders, and supporting the growth of the company.

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Responsibilities

Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of customer facing and partner facing agreements, primarily complex software (including SaaS) and information licensing agreements, re-distribution, reseller, referral and other channel partnership agreements, integration, hosting, content acquisition, consulting and professional services agreements, non-disclosure agreements and other commercial agreements relating to sales of Thomson Reuters products and services
Provide strategic legal advice to business leaders and partner with multiple stakeholders to drive strategy and growth
Experience advising on the licensing of, as well as using, AI tools and other legal technology

Qualification

Commercial lawSaaS agreementsContract negotiationLegal technologyAI licensingDrafting skillsStrategic thinkingProblem-solving

Required

6-8+ years post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in-house legal counsel advising a sales organization on customers (rather than procurement)
A desire to build a legal career within a large corporate setting
Excellent technical legal knowledge in contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS products and solutions, including Generative and Agentic AI products and solutions
Experience and knowledge of software/technology contracting
Excellent negotiation and drafting skills
An ability to think strategically, creatively and practically, to identify and resolve legal issues
A desire and ability to quickly learn about Thomson Reuters products and services, and its internal processes and organizational structure
Authorized to practice law

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance
Career Development and Growth
Industry Competitive Benefits
Culture
Social Impact
Making a Real-World Impact
Market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
Competitive 401k plan with company match
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

Company

Thomson Reuters

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Thomson Reuters delivers critical information from the financial, legal, accounting, intellectual property, science, and media markets.

Funding

Current Stage
Public Company
Total Funding
unknown
1995-11-20IPO

Leadership Team

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Steve Hasker
President and CEO
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Michael Eastwood
Chief Financial Officer
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