Legal Counsel

The role

The Legal Counsel will provide legal advice and support on commercial and corporate issues for The Economist Group's media businesses. This includes reviewing and negotiating various contracts and advising on areas such as data protection, intellectual property, and artificial intelligence.

What you will do

• Provide legal advice and support on commercial and corporate issues.
• Draft, review and negotiate procurement, client, editorial, print, digital, audio and film-related contracts.
• Advise Product team on consumer law requirements for websites and apps.
• Advise Marketing team on compliance for campaigns and customer communications.
• Ensure Group websites comply with e-commerce, marketing and advertising laws.
• Provide legal advice on complex data protection and privacy matters.
• Advise on legal and regulatory issues relating to artificial intelligence and emerging technologies.
• Protect Group brands and intellectual property through enforcement and rights-clearance.
• Keep up to date with relevant global laws and regulations.
• Manage and maintain contract templates and guidance.

Required qualifications

• Admitted as a lawyer in the UK or a relevant EU jurisdiction (minimum 3 PQE)
• Ability to collaborate across a wide range of business stakeholders
• A risk-based mindset
• Excellent oral and written communication skills
• Exceptional time management, planning, and organisational skills
• Strong analytic capabilities
• Attention to detail
• Exceptional interpersonal skills with proven experience in relationship building and partnering
• Positive can do attitude and a determination to succeed

Nice to have

• Understand the products and services sold by the businesses supported and the way those products / services are positioned to clients during the sales process as well as developed during the implement

Benefits

• Highly competitive pension or 401(k) plan
• Private health insurance
• 24/7 access to counselling and wellbeing resources through an Employee Assistance Program
• Work From Anywhere program (up to 25 days per year where you have the legal right to do so)
• Generous annual and parental leave
• Dedicated days off for volunteering
• Dedicated days off for moving home
• Free access to all The Economist content including online subscription, apps and podcasts

About the company

The Economist Group is a global media and information-services company. It includes The Economist, Economist Enterprise and Economist Education.