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About the Role

The Global Legal Manager plays a central role in the TrustLaw service, working with the global team to ensure high standards in project scoping and management, and leading efforts to strengthen engagement with our legal network. This role is also responsible for delivering key TrustLaw and Access to Law initiatives. You will report to TrustLaw's Head of Legal and line manage a Programme Coordinator and a Legal Research Officer.

Responsibilities

Provide strategic direction for the Global Legal Team and in relation to the TrustLaw pro bono service, helping to strengthen engagement with our legal network, track emerging trends in the pro bono sector, and maintain high service standards.
Coordinate the development of an annual strategy, plan, and targets for the team.
Lead legal project review to ensure a high degree of consistency, quality, and professionalism across TrustLaw's pro bono projects.
Drive knowledge management for legal scoping and research processes, keeping guidance current, signposting resources, promoting best practices, and identifying opportunities for new guidance and training.
Drive innovation by identifying, testing and implementing tech, AI and process improvements for efficiency and quality across the project lifecycle.
Collaborate with the ProductTech and Global Programme Teams to implement solutions.
Oversee TrustLaw's portfolio of strategic legal research, including reviewing projects, ensuring sensible allocation of project leads, and strengthening our approach to research throughout its lifecycle.
Oversee TrustLaw's pro bono project flow and connections, working with the Programme Coordinator to monitor key metrics, troubleshoot queries related to offers and connections and the weekly pro bono opportunities email.
Strengthen engagement with our legal network and the broader pro bono sector, including leading or co-leading key partnerships and outreach initiatives.
Coordinate and work with the Programme Coordinator to actively track our Giving Programme, including the development of annual donor impact reports.
Drive and support strategic pro bono sector initiatives, from planning, kick-off, to project management and successful delivery.
Line manage the Global Legal Team (a Legal Research Officer and Programme Coordinator) and support their growth, development, and performance.
Co-chair the Legal Team Meetings and deputise for Head of Legal, as needed.

Requirements

Qualified lawyer with at least 5+ years' experience practicing in any jurisdiction, ideally in a corporate/commercial legal environment in the charities or corporate sector (law firm or in-house).
Strong attention to detail, with experience developing and driving processes, workflows, and guidance documents.
A hands-on, proactive professional with a dynamic, creative, and solutions-focused approach.
Experience working within a global, cross-functional team, including line management experience.
Proven project management skills, with a track record of delivering projects on time and to brief.
Strong written and verbal communication and stakeholder management skills.
Prior experience in the pro bono sector.
Must have the right to work in the United Kingdom.

Skills

Project management
Legal research
Stakeholder management
Process improvement
Knowledge management
AI implementation

Location

London

Work Type

Permanent
Full-time

Experience Level

5+ years' experience

Education Level

Qualified lawyer

Salary/Compensations

Commensurate to the charities sector and experience

Benefits

Competitive salary packages
Market-leading benefits
Access to both in-house and external training opportunities

About the Company

Thomson Reuters Foundation is the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company.
As an independent charity, registered in the UK and USA, we leverage our media, legal and data driven expertise to strengthen independent journalism, enable access to the law and promote responsible business.
Through news, media development, free legal assistance and data intelligence, we aim to build free, fair and informed societies.
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions.
We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media.
Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency.
Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments.

Equal Opportunity

As a global business, we rely on the unique backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences of all employees to deliver on our business goals.
To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex/gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.
Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer providing a drug-free workplace.
We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.