Senior Counsel: SaaS & Technology Deals

CAN002 Thomson Reuters Canada Ltd; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 120,000 - 190,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Flexible vacation

Mental Health Days

Headspace app

Retirement savings

Tuition reimbursement

Employee incentive programs

Wellbeing resources

Job summary

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Counsel to advise on and negotiate complex SaaS, software and data agreements supporting the global sale of Thomson Reuters products. You will be a hands-on commercial lawyer with experience on the sell side of technology transactions and will work within the Customers & Commercial team of the General Counsel Office.

You will review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, identify risks, and provide commercially sound recommendations to Sales,

Qualifications

• 7 years minimum post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in-house counsel advising on the sell side.
• Excellent written/verbal English language communication skills.
• German, French or Spanish language skills or legal experience in those jurisdictions are an advantage.
• 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.
• Authorization to practice law.

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.
• Identify legal, regulatory and compliance requirements and risks for various business initiatives and develop mitigation strategies.
• Collaborate with the General Counsel Office on enterprise-wide legal issues and projects.
• Research and respond to internal legal inquiries related to corporate, commercial, IP and compliance matters, including privacy-related matters, and advise on appropriate legal action.

Skills

SaaS contracts

Negotiation skills

Strategic thinking

English proficiency

Authorization to practice law

Legal drafting

Education

Qualified lawyer

Job description

Thomson Reuters is seeking a Senior Counsel to advise on and negotiate complex SaaS, software and data agreements supporting the global sale of Thomson Reuters products. You will be a hands-on commercial lawyer with experience on the sell side of technology transactions and will work within the Customers & Commercial team of the General Counsel Office.

You will review, draft, and negotiate a broad range of agreements, identify risks, and provide commercially sound recommendations to Sales,