Legal Counsel, Thomson Reuters
$134.7-250.1k
+ Incentive Programs + ESPP
2-3 days a week in office (Times Square, NY)
Financial news and financial data provider
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Financial news and financial data provider
1001+ employees
Be an early applicant
$134.7-250.1k
+ Incentive Programs + ESPP
2-3 days a week in office (Times Square, NY)
1001+ employees
Company mission
To help professionals advance their businesses and gain competitive advantage with the trusted answers only we can provide.
Role
Who you are
- The successful candidate will be a critical thinker with sound business judgment, and someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment and works well with cross-functional teams and business stakeholders
- Admission to practice in the State of New York
- J.D. or equivalent experience
- 5+ years of experience in commercial transactional work; relevant in-house experience in media and publisher businesses strongly preferred
- Ability to work proactively and diligently, with a solution-driven approach to meeting business needs, mitigating risk and managing key relationships
- Ability to efficiently identify risk and provide practical, creative solutions to legal issues and communicate effective to non-lawyers at all levels of the organization
- Strong analytical, negotiation and legal drafting skills
- Experience in managing multiple matters and diverse, fast-paced workstreams, accommodating tight deadlines while working in a fast-paced environment
- Ability to work independently but also collaboratively with clients across diverse geographies and cultures as part of a global team
What the job involves
- We are seeking a Legal Counsel with a proven record of a practical, problem-solving approach to support the Reuters business team and our news agency products and services
- Our customers are broadcasters, print and digital publishers, corporations and governments
- Reuters provides its clients with multi-media news solutions to reach their audiences
- Our products include video & text feeds, pictures & graphics, packaged content and syndication services
- In this role, you will be responsible for identifying and analyzing legal issues, drafting and negotiating commercial contracts, presenting commercially viable recommendations, and assuring legal compliance for Reuters contracts
- Review and negotiate a wide range of commercial agreements, including inbound and outbound licensing for news and editorial content, software/SaaS license agreements, and custom content, marketing, sponsorship and other digital advertising related transactions for Reuters’ consumer properties
- Provide commercial legal support to Reuters business globally
- Identify and analyze legal issues, help to determine business terms and structure transactions, and provide advice to colleagues that balances business objectives and legal risk
- Provide general commercial and compliance advice and training, maintain updated knowledge on legal decisions, statutory changes and industry developments, and advise internal clients accordingly
- Partner with Reuters and Thomson Reuters lawyers around the world
- Safeguard the Trust Principles, which uphold Reuters’ integrity, independence and freedom from bias
Application process
- End Date: May 16, 2025
Our take
Thomson Reuters is reinventing the way professionals work. The multinational media conglomerate provides answers that help professionals make better decisions to run smarter businesses. It targets those in complicated sectors that move society forward; tax, law, compliance, government, and media.
Founded over 165 years ago, the company is now powered by thousands of international journalists. This bandwidth guarantees speed, impartiality, and insight that have helped Thomson Reuters retain its position a market leader. To stay competitive with companies founded in the digital era, Thomson Reuters places emphasis on helping clients reinvent themselves for the newly disruptive digital age.
As well as investing in the coverage of growth markets India and China, and embarking on a number of fintech acquisitions, Thomson Reuters announced an expansion of its long-term partnership with the London Stock Exchange Group in 2023. Together, they plan to enhance the value of financial and market news services to LSEG customers, whilst delivering a superior experience to professionals around the world.
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Company Specialist at Welcome to the Jungle
Insights
4% employee growth in 12 months
Company
Company benefits
- Global careers
- Flexibility
- Work that matters
- Employee appreciation & recognition
- 2 paid volunteer days
- Learning and development
- Parental leave
- Social events and activities
- 2 mental health days off
Company HQ
Wellington Place, Toronto, ON
Leadership
Steve Hasker
(President & CEO, not founder)Previously served as Senior Advisor for TPG, CEO for Creative Artists Agency, Global President & Chief Operating Office for Nielsen, and as a Partner for McKinsey & Company.
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