Legal Manager, Media Freedom and Governance

1 week ago

London, Greater London, United Kingdom Thomson Reuters Full time
About the Role

We are seeking a highly skilled Legal Manager to join our team in the Media Freedom and Governance department. As a key member of our team, you will play a critical role in advancing media freedom and governance globally.

Key Responsibilities
  • Map evolving trends and legal threats for journalists, media freedom NGOs, and independent media outlets, identifying the most pressing legal gaps and needs.
  • Build excellent relationships with key stakeholders, including expanding our network of expert NGOs and legal teams working in the media, journalism, and media freedom space.
  • Refine the operating model for the media-legal offering based on feedback received, including intake process, eligibility requirements, project flow, and impact monitoring mechanisms.
  • Work closely with our Media Freedom and Programmes team to ensure alignment and integration of the media-legal offering within the Foundation's existing media freedom work, and to identify other innovative programming, products, and approaches that best leverage the Foundation's assets.
  • Scope and support the management of pro bono or low bono legal requests and cross-border research projects that address critical needs of journalists, media freedom NGOs, and independent media outlets.
  • Scope and oversee the development of tools, resources, trainings, and other content on key legal issues of relevance to journalists and independent media outlets to address threats to their safety and independence and build resilience.
  • Deliver and/or coordinate delivery of trainings, legal health checks, and events for media freedom NGOs, journalists, and/or media houses, often in partnership with the programming teams.
  • Support the development and implementation of a communications, engagement, and outreach plan, as needed, in collaboration with the Foundation's Communications, Social, and Media Freedom teams.
  • Support bid development and partnership-building to ensure financial sustainability of the offering.
  • Carry out a variety of administrative, reporting, planning, monitoring, and logistical responsibilities linked to the project.
About You

To be successful in this role, you will likely have:

  • An LLB, with preference for a qualified lawyer or an advanced law degree.
  • At least five years' experience working in the legal field, with prior experience in media law or related human rights matters, either in a law firm, media house, or non-profit organization.
  • Strong understanding of international standards on press freedom and/or the media law/policy landscape. Understanding of the legal needs of journalists and media outlets in the global south or Central/Eastern Europe/FSU an advantage.
  • Excellent project management and organizational skills, including the ability to manage effectively multiple matters and projects in a fast-paced environment, with a high degree of creative and flexible thinking, and the ability to incorporate lessons learnt through pilot delivery.
  • Prior experience working on donor-funded projects is a plus.
  • Excellent research, drafting, and analytical skills, with experience in training an advantage.
  • Excellent interpersonal skills – able to establish and maintain positive working relationships both internally and externally, with people from a wide variety of cultures and backgrounds.
  • Resilience, ability to cope with high pressure and work environments, and find solutions to problems when they arise – able to quickly understand complex information and communicate to non-experts.

We offer a competitive salary package and market-leading benefits. We are dedicated to the continual professional development of our employees and offer access to both in-house and external training opportunities.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is a 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.

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