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About the Role
Manage a broad portfolio of commercial litigation and disputes, including class actions, intellectual property and copyright, privacy, antitrust, and other high-stakes business disputes globally. You will join a legal team at the forefront of AI transformation, with access to CoCounsel and the opportunity to work with cutting-edge legal technology grounded in Thomson Reuters' trusted Westlaw and Practical Law content. You will sit in the General Counsel's Office (GCO) Litigation Practice Group, report to the Global Head of Commercial Litigation, and work with business leaders, GCO colleagues across practice groups, and outside counsel around the world.
Responsibilities
- Manage commercial disputes and litigation across multiple jurisdictions.
- Lead copyright and other intellectual property enforcement and defense.
- Direct class action defense, including antitrust and privacy claims.
- Develop and oversee litigation strategy aligned with business objectives, including early case assessment, budgeting, and risk analysis.
- Select, instruct, and oversee outside counsel globally.
- Oversee disclosure, discovery, and records management, using eDiscovery and legal technology to drive efficiency.
- Respond to subpoenas, regulatory requests, and other third-party demands for information.
- Act consistently with the Thomson Reuters Trust Principles: integrity, independence, and freedom from bias.
Requirements
- Law degree and current admission to practice in at least one U.S. state bar.
- 5 – 10+ years of post-qualification experience managing commercial litigation or arbitration, in private practice or in-house.
- A technology-forward mindset and demonstrated ability to embrace emerging legal technologies, including legal AI and eDiscovery tools.
- Sound judgment and the ability to provide timely, practical advice and set strategy.
- Strong written and oral communication and negotiation skills, with the ability to work effectively across multiple jurisdictions.
Skills
- Data protection/privacy law
- Intellectual property
- Copyright enforcement
- Written and verbal communication
- Negotiation
- Legal AI
- eDiscovery tools
Location
- Global
Work Type
- Hybrid
Experience Level
- 5-10+ years
Education Level
- Law degree
- Admission to practice in at least one U.S. state bar
Salary/Compensations
- $172,000 CAD - $222,000 CAD (Ontario, Canada)
Benefits
- Flexible vacation
- Two company-wide Mental Health Days off
- Access to the Headspace app
- Retirement savings
- Tuition reimbursement
- Employee incentive programs
- Resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing
- Work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year
- Two paid volunteer days off annually
About the Company
- 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.
- At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them.
- Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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.