03 Aug
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Thomson Reuters
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Toronto
03 Aug
Thomson Reuters
Toronto
Are you looking for an opportunity to provide practical legal counsel on innovative products, emerging technologies, and strategic business initiatives?
Assistant General
Counsel, Product to join our General Counsel’s Office. In this role, you will support Thomson Reuters’ Product, Technology, and Marketing teams by advising on legal, regulatory, and reputational risks across the product lifecycle, including new product and feature development, marketing initiatives, partnerships, and emerging areas of law. S. offices in Minneapolis or Dallas, or in our Canadian office in Toronto.
Counsel
Product, Technology, and Marketing teams on legal issues arising across the product lifecycle, from concept through launch, for current products, features, and functionality across Thomson Reuters’ products and services.
Identify and manage risk: Assess legal, regulatory, and reputational risks and provide practical, business-oriented guidance that supports informed decision‑making. Review and advise on marketing campaigns, product messaging, sales communications, marketing assets, and updates across Thomson Reuters’ digital properties. Develop and implement regulatory compliance best practices, particularly in artificial intelligence, consumer protection, advertising, intellectual property, and related laws and regulations.
Provide legal support for product partnerships, integrations, strategic alliances, and co‑development arrangements.
Build scalable legal resources: Create, update, and deliver training materials, playbooks, templates, and other legal resources for business partners. 6+ years of experience in a law firm and/or corporate legal department advising on product counseling, consumer protection, technology transactions, or related matters.
Familiarity with global advertising laws and regulations, artificial intelligence regulation, intellectual property law, and consumer protection laws. Ability to serve as a trusted, collaborative partner to Product, Technology, and Marketing teams, helping balance legal risk with business objectives and the long‑term interests of Thomson Reuters.
Sound judgment, intellectual curiosity, initiative, and creativity in solving complex legal and business problems.
Experience with technical disciplines, product development, or managing attorneys is a plus.
Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a adaptable hybrid working environment (2‑3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office‑based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flex My
Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work‑life balance.
Our Grow My
Way programming and skills‑first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI‑enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits:
We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company‑wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial well‑being. Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more. Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute.
We offer employees 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: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
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 makes reasonable accommodations for applicants with disabilities, including veterans with disabilities, and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.
📌 Assistant to the General Counsels Office (Toronto)
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