This opportunity is for a Senior Legal Counsel with Thomson Reuters in Gothenburg, focusing on commercial legal services in a technology-enabled, data-driven corporate legal department. The role involves identifying and analyzing legal issues, drafting and negotiating documents, and ensuring legal compliance. The successful candidate will enhance the customer experience and simplify their interaction with the legal function.
Responsibilities
Review, draft, and negotiate a wide range of customer-facing and partner agreements, primarily complex software (including SaaS) and information licensing agreements, data protection and security, hosting, content acquisition, consulting and professional services agreements, non-disclosure agreements, and other commercial agreements relating to sales of Thomson Reuters products and services
Work within the Customers & Commercial team identifying 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
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
Requirements
7 years minimum post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in-house legal counsel advising on the sell rather than the buy side
Excellent written/verbal English language communication skills
Excellent technical legal knowledge in contract and commercial law, particularly with SaaS products and solutions
Excellent negotiation and drafting skills
Ability to think strategically and creatively, to identify and resolve legal issues
Authorisation to practice law
Commercial focus and real interest in developing privacy, data protection and cybersecurity knowledge and applying to customer contracting
Experience negotiating and drafting clauses and agreements relating to data processing, data protection and cybersecurity with GDPR, data transfers and data sharing
Nice to have:
German, French or Spanish language skills or legal experience working in these jurisdictions
Knowledge of US privacy laws
Benefits
Hybrid Work Model: 2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
Career Development and Growth: continuous learning and skill development, Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach
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Culture: globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more
Social Impact: two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives
Making a Real-World Impact: help customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency by upholding the rule of law, turning the wheels of commerce, catching bad actors, reporting the facts, and providing trusted, unbiased information
About the Company
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together trusted content and technology for decision-making, serving professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. The company's products combine specialized software and insights to empower professionals with data, intelligence, and solutions. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world-leading provider of trusted journalism and news. The company is powered by 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries.
