Legal Projects Manager, TrustLaw

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Legal Projects Manager, TrustLaw

Company

Thomson Reuters

Job description

Legal Projects Manager, TrustLaw – Thomson Reuters FoundationJoin a team which leverages media, legal and data-driven expertise to strengthen independent journalism, enable access to the law and promote responsible business.We are the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, one of the world’s leading content and technology companies. A registered charity in the UK and the USA, our expertise is embedded across the globe.For more than 40 years, we have promoted the highest standards in journalism by training reporters around the world to cover issues relevant to their local context, accurately and impartially. Today, we aim to foster free, fair, and informed societies by harnessing the power of the media, the law, and data intelligence.We do this by informing, empowering and equipping key actors working in our areas of focus so that their decisions can have a positive impact on people, society and the environment. Our unique combination of media and legal expertise enables us to deliver targeted capacity-building programmes, research, news, legal support and convenings that support our mission. Together, we can shape a prosperous planet where no one is left behind.We are seeking a Legal Projects Manager to join the TrustLaw team in London to drive and deliver the legal and programmatic activities for key donor-funded projects and serve as the point person and lead for TrustLaw on these projects.You will report into the Senior Legal Programmes Advisor (based in Nairobi) and work closely with TrustLaw team members and other departments across TRF globally.Please note, this is a 12-month fixed term contract until November 2025.About the RoleAs a Legal Projects Manager at the Thomson Reuters Foundation, you will:

• Manage and drive the delivery of legal activities on donor-funded projects, including setting out project plans for delivery of legal activities and ensuring work is done on time, within budget, to the agreed scope and to a high quality.
• Reporting internally and externally on progress, including to donors.
• Working closely with members of the project team across TRF and inputting into project-wide work plans, results frameworks, etc.
• Serving as the TrustLaw point person on the project, ensuring the project aligns with TrustLaw’s and TRF’s processes, approach and priorities.
• Deliver key activities and work products, including managing the development and dissemination of legal resources (e.g., training materials, guides, etc.), delivering and coordinating delivery of training, workshops, and other capacity building activities for CSOs, media houses and journalists, in partnership with the Programmes team
• Managing legal requests (pro bono or paid ones), including scoping and drafting legal requests from project beneficiaries and connecting clients with lawyers
• Support other projects and tasks as needed.

About YouTo be our Legal Projects Manager, you will likely:

• Be an experienced lawyer (5+ years) with strong legal skills and experience with international development, pro bono or social change. Experience working in a law firm, NGO, media house or in-house is a plus.
• Have experience of project management or coordination from inception phase to reporting, ideally on donor-funded projects.
• Have experience designing and delivering trainings, workshops and events on legal topics.
• Have demonstrated understanding of at least one of the following themes: media freedom, responsible business or human rights.
• Have excellent research, drafting and analytical skills, including experience both developing and reviewing legal outputs and resources.
• Have experience engaging with a diverse range of stakeholders, CSOs, donors, media houses and journalists to senior corporate executives and partners of top law firms.
• Be a strong team player with experience managing and supporting a team to achieve results.
• Have strong organisational abilities, experience using databases and an ability to support a team to use systems and processes.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment and be able to manage multiple priorities at once, with a high degree of creative and flexible thinking.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.

Please note, the deadline for applications is 11 October at 11.59pm BST#LI-KK1What’s in it For YouAt the Thomson Reuters Foundation, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth:Global Perspective and Impact: Interested in working for a dynamic global organization with a focus on social impact? With hubs all over the world from Bangkok to Madrid to Rio de Janeiro, join a truly international team with a shared goal of helping to build societies around the world that are free, fair and informed.A Unique Approach: Our expertise in media and the law is world class; we combine the power of both to address the critical issues faced by humanity.Our Relevance: With a focus on advancing media freedom, fostering more inclusive economies and promoting human rights, our work has never been more needed than right now.Benefits: We offer competitive salary packages and market-leading benefits.Learning & Development: We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.About Thomson Reuters FoundationThe Thomson Reuters Foundation is corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we work to advance media freedom, foster more inclusive economies, and promote human rights. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and convening initiatives, we combine our unique media and legal services to drive systemic change.Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future? At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services – Reuters. We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most: advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.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 that celebrate diversity and inclusion. 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.AccessibilityAs a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our 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/Affirmative Action 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.Protect yourself from fraudulent job postings to know more.More information about Thomson Reuters can be found on .

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London

Job date

Sun, 22 Sep 2024 23:38:52 GMT

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