Legal Counsel

Counsel Corporate & Securities

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Thomson Reuters (TSX/Nasdaq: TRI) is a global content and technology company. We are looking for a Counsel Corporate & Securities to join our General Counsels 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 in Toronto/in Mexico City.

About the Role

In this opportunity as a Counsel Corporate & Securities you will

• 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 Counsels Office special projects and initiatives; manage outside counsel involved in certain transactions and projects; other duties as assigned.

About You

Youre a fit for the role of Counsel Corporate & Securities if your background includes:

• 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/or Qualified lawyer in Mexico with at least 3 years post qualification experience in private practice and/or as in house counsel.
• Licensed to practice law in Ontario/or Mexico.
• 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.

Whats in it For You

• Hybrid Work Model: Weve 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 tomorrows 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. We live by our values: 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.

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 26000 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.

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