Legal Counsel, Government – Customers & Commercial
Thomson Reuters
full-time
Posted on:
Location Type: Hybrid
Location: McLean • Minnesota, Texas, Virginia • 🇺🇸 United States
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💰 $116,900 - $217,100 per year
Job Level
Mid-LevelSenior
About the role
- Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of customer-facing and partner agreements
- Serve as the primary legal point of contact to the Deal Desk for government segment
- Identify legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks
- Operate within policy guidelines and requirements set for Thomson Reuters lawyers
- Research and respond to general legal inquiries from Thomson Reuters internal customers
- Contribute know-how to the group’s Knowledge Management initiatives
- Provide practical and insightful business and strategic advice
- Undertake other reasonable duties as requested
Requirements
- 3-5+ years post qualification experience in private practice and/or in-house legal counsel
- Excellent technical legal knowledge in government contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS 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
- Juris Doctor from an accredited law school
- Authorized to practice law in state of residence
Benefits
- hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office)
- Flex My Way supportive workplace policies
- access to the Headspace app
- retirement savings
- tuition reimbursement
- employee incentive programs
- resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- flexible vacation
- two company-wide Mental Health Days off
- optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance
- optional life and AD&D insurance
- Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
- fitness reimbursement
- access to Employee Assistance Program
- Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit
- access to 529 Plan
- commuter benefits
- Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
- access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Applicant Tracking System Keywords
Tip: use these terms in your resume and cover letter to boost ATS matches.
Hard skills
government contract lawcommercial lawnegotiation skillsdrafting skillslegal researchcompliance requirementsregulatory requirementsproblem-solvinganalytical skillsSaaS products
Soft skills
written communicationverbal communicationorganizational skillsinfluencing skillsstakeholder managementstrategic advicecollaborationadaptabilityattention to detailinitiative
Certifications
Juris Doctorauthorized to practice law