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Legal Counsel

Legal Counsel

Thomson Reuters • Toronto, ON, Canada
30+ days ago
Job type
  • Full-time
Job description

About The Role

Thomson Reuters (TSX / Nasdaq : TRI) is a global content and technology company. We are looking for a Counsel, Corporate & Securities to join our General Counsel’s Office with a focus on corporate governance work and corporate transactions. This is a diverse and challenging role that offers the opportunity to work with stakeholders across the organization on a wide variety of legal matters. The position will be based at our global headquarters at 19 Duncan Street, Toronto.

Key Responsibilities

  • Corporate Governance :

Lead and coordinate subsidiary governance projects across multiple countries, ensuring timely and efficient execution.

  • Oversee and manage daily subsidiary governance activities for EMEA and other global entities, ensuring compliance with local regulations and corporate governance standards.
  • Draft and review corporate agreements, resolutions, and documentation and support internal corporate restructurings and reorganizations.
  • Assist with the preparation of public company and subsidiary board of directors and related committee materials and coordinate subsidiary board meetings.
  • Respond to information requests, manage corporate history records, collaborate with various Corporate Departments (Tax, Treasury, HR, Accounting) and liaise with external legal counsel, advisors, and agents.
  • Tax : Assist with legal analyses and documentation related to intercompany restructurings, intercompany agreements and corporate housekeeping matters.
  • Treasury / Finance : Assist with legal aspects of public debt offerings and redemptions, banking / credit facility matters, share buyback program and other treasury matters.
  • Securities : Assist with compliance with applicable Canadian and U.S. securities and stock exchange requirements.
  • HR / Benefits : Draft and provide other legal support for incentive / equity compensation plans and agreements.
  • Other : Help with General Counsel’s Office special projects and initiatives; manage outside counsel involved in certain transactions and projects; other duties as assigned.
  • About You

  • LL.B. or J.D. in good standing, called to the Bar of a Canadian province, membership in an applicable law society or bar association with at least 3 years’ post qualification experience in private practice and / or as in‑house counsel.
  • Licensed to practice law in Ontario.
  • Minimum 3 years of legal experience, with experience in corporate governance.
  • Strong knowledge of Canadian or foreign corporate law.
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and project management skills.
  • Ability to work independently and collaboratively in a global environment.
  • Strong attention to detail and ability to manage multiple priorities.
  • What’s in it For You

  • Hybrid Work Model : We’ve adopted a flexible 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.
  • Flexibility & Work‑Life Balance : 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.
  • Career Development and Growth : By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real‑world solutions. 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 wellbeing.
  • Culture : Globally recognized, award‑winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work‑life balance, and more.
  • 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.
  • Our use of AI within the recruitment process : Thomson Reuters utilizes Artificial Intelligence (AI) to support parts of our global recruitment process. Unless you opt‑out, our AI system will assess the information provided by you and compare it to the requirements listed for the role, and present the result to our recruitment personnel for further review. The AI system acts as a supporting tool, but there is always a human making the decision if you will be considered for the role.

    Thomson Reuters complies with local laws that require upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position. The base compensation range varies across locations. For Ontario, Canada, the base compensation range for this role is $125,000 CAD – $175,000 CAD. Base pay is positioned within the range based on several factors including an individual’s knowledge, skills and experience with consideration given to internal equity. Base pay is one part of a comprehensive Total Reward program which also includes flexible and supportive benefits and other wellbeing programs. This role may also be eligible for an Annual Bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

    About Us

    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. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.

    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. More information on requesting an accommodation here.

    Learn more on how to protect yourself from fraudulent job postings here.

    More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on thomsonreuters.com.

    Seniority level : Mid‑Senior level.

    Employment type : Full‑time.

    Job function : Legal.

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