Legal Counsel Litigation

The Legal department has deep expertise across the core practice areas relevant to a global media and information company including commercial agreements privacy intellectual property employment litigation compliance corporate governance M&A and media law. The team partners closely with business leaders across Dow Jones to provide practical commercially focused advice that supports growth manages risk and enables sound decision-making.

Dow Jones is seeking a Legal Counsel based in New York City to focus on litigation and support a broad range of legal and commercial matters across our businesses and corporate functions including our growing B2B business lines. This role will provide timely practical and solution-oriented legal advice on litigation (actual or threatened) of all sorts including subpoenas and day-to-day business issues strategic initiatives and risk management.

The successful candidate will be a trusted partner to internal stakeholders and will work closely with colleagues across Legal and the broader organization and with outside counsel. This is an opportunity for a strategic thinker who is comfortable balancing legal risk with commercial objectives thrives in a fast-paced environment and enjoys partnering with clients across a variety of disciplines while maintaining a superior work ethic fastidious attention to detail exceptional organizational skills and a dedication to ethics and professional responsibility.

This role will report to the Vice President & Associate General Counsel who sits in New York City.

This is a hybrid role with three (3) days per week required in our midtown Manhattan headquarters.

• Provide legal advice and support on litigation (actual or threatened) on various subjects (e.g. commercial disputes consumer claims data privacy antitrust) in a variety of forums in the U.S. and abroad (courts regulatory bodies arbitrations mediations).
• Collaborate closely with internal colleagues and outside counsel (where engaged) on litigation including reviewing and drafting filings and managing responses to discovery requests subpoenas etc.
• Provide legal advice and support on a broad range of business matters including commercial operational and strategic initiatives.
• Review draft and negotiate a variety of agreements including confidentiality agreements settlements and other commercial contracts.
• Collaborate with subject matter experts across the Legal team including colleagues focused on privacy intellectual property media antitrust employment compliance litigation and corporate matters as needed.
• Partner with business leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to identify legal and business risks and develop practical solutions.
• Advise on legal implications of new initiatives products partnerships and ways of working.
• Support internal clients on policy interpretation process improvement and issue resolution in a manner that is commercially pragmatic and aligned to company objectives.
• Help maintain and improve legal templates playbooks and training materials to drive consistency and efficiency.
• Maintain disciplined matter-management practices including trackers litigation reports status updates budgets and clear communications to Legal leadership and relevant business stakeholders.
• Participate in business-driven and department-led projects including those that may be cross-functional regional or global in scope.
• Stay current on legal and regulatory developments relevant to Dow Jones and the legal profession including evolving issues in technology AI privacy and other key subject matters and supporting responsible legal-process improvement and technology adoption.

• Juris Doctor (JD) degree from an accredited law admitted to the New York bar as an active member in good standing or qualified to register as in-house counsel in accordance with New York rules.
• 57 years of relevant legal experience with strong experience in litigation work; in-house experience is a plus.
• Demonstrated experience drafting reviewing and managing a wide range of litigation documents.
• Experience managing matters from investigation or pre-litigation demand through settlement regulatory response or formal proceedings.
• Strong understanding of litigation and a broad ability to spot and assess legal issues across business contexts.
• Excellent research and communication skills (written and oral) with strong judgment and attention to detail.
• Ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment and exercise sound judgment in setting priorities.
• A high degree of initiative accountability and self-motivation with the ability to work both independently and collaboratively.
• Strong interpersonal skills and the ability to build credibility with stakeholders across functions and levels of seniority.
• A practical business-oriented mindset and the confidence to advise senior leaders on complex issues with clarity and discretion.
• Commitment to ethics professionalism and high-quality legal work.

• Comprehensive Healthcare Plans
• Paid Time Off
• Retirement Plans
• Comprehensive Medical Dental and Vision Insurance Plans
• Education Benefits
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
• Family Care Benefits
• Commuter Transit Program
• Subscription Discounts
• Employee Referral Program

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Business Area:

Dow Jones - Legal

Job Category:

Legal Compliance & Audit

Union Status:

Non-Union role

Base Pay Range: $210000 - $240000

Were committed to offering competitive and flexible compensation to attract top talent. This pay range reflects our good faith estimate for the role and may vary based on a candidates experience skills location and other relevant factors.

For bonus-eligible roles targets are determined based on multiple considerations including market benchmarks and individual contributions.

For benefits-eligible roles we offer a comprehensive and competitive benefits package covering health retirement wellbeing and more along with optional benefits to meet the diverse needs of our employees.