About the Role

As an In-House Counsel at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

• Review and negotiate a range of commercial contracts and agreements, (including partnership, funding and licensing agreements, service contracts, and terms & conditions for websites and services).
• You will develop your skills in or utilise any pre-existing expertise in relation to:

​Intellectual Property Law– Support protection and management of the Foundation’s intellectual property and licences.

Media and Privacy Law– support on media and privacy law issues including defamation, content partnerships and licensing, as well as data protection.

• Support the drafting of a range of legal documents, templates, and guidance to improve service delivery to the Foundation and its programmes.
• Manage and update the internal legal resource page and act as the primary point of contact for queries relating to the material on the page.
• Support the Head of Legal /In-House Counsel to brief and liaise with external legal advisors on issues where the Foundation does not have the expertise or capacity to assist.

Requirements

To be our In-House Counsel, you will likely:

• A lawyer with strong corporate/commercial legal skills (any experience with media law and/or charity law would be a plus). You will have 1 to 3 years post-qualification experience in private practice or in an in-house team.
• While expertise in all of the legal areas outlined above is not essential, broad legal and commercial knowledge and the ability to issue spot is critical. Note that, experience in negotiating IT contracts will be an added advantage.
• Experience or a demonstrated interest, in the pro bono sector, with knowledge of key global development trends and/or experience working with the charitable, philanthropic or social enterprise sector.
• The proven ability to work with a diverse range of stakeholders, from senior corporate executives and partners of top law firms to social entrepreneurs, NGOs, media organisations, funders, multilateral organisations and any other beneficiaries of our services.
• Ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines to drive projects to completion.
• An independent self-starter with an ability to design their own agenda and take responsibility to advance and complete projects.
• A strong team player, able to communicate effectively with a global team.