Director, Legal Industry Programs

About the role

Thomson Reuters is the most trusted name in legal intelligence. CoCounsel — our AI platform for legal professionals — is built on that foundation: verified legal content, responsible AI design, and a 150-year track record with the legal profession. As AI adoption accelerates across law firms and legal departments, the legal profession is actively working out what responsible, competent AI practice looks like. State bars are issuing ethics opinions and mandating CLE credits. Bar foundations are building AI programming. Pro bono and access to justice organizations are exploring what AI means for legal aid delivery. The legal innovation community is growing rapidly and shaping how firms buy and adopt technology.

Responsibilities

• Build TR's presence as a substantive partner to state, local, and specialty bar associations — developing co-branded CLE programs on AI competency and ethics, supporting bar AI task forces and ethics committees with content and expertise, and establishing CoCounsel as the named platform in bar-endorsed AI training.
• Develop CoCounsel's role in the access to justice ecosystem — partnering with legal aid organizations, pro bono programs, and public interest law groups to extend AI-assisted legal services to underserved communities. Build the programs and proof points that establish TR as the company using AI to expand access to legal help.
• Build relationships and programming with specialty and affinity bar associations — including those representing diverse attorney populations — as well as practice-area focused legal organizations where AI adoption decisions are being made at the community level.
• Cultivate TR's presence in the growing legal innovation practitioner community — chief innovation officers, legal tech leads at major firms, and the legal AI influencer ecosystem that shapes how the profession thinks about adoption. Develop programming, forums, and content partnerships that position CoCounsel as the platform legal innovators recommend to their peers.
• Build the mechanism that routes program outputs — bar association endorsements, co-authored ethics frameworks, pro bono case studies, community program outcomes — into TR's marketing, communications, and sales teams so that institutional credibility shows up in every customer conversation.

Requirements

8+ years in legal industry programs, bar association work, legal aid, access to justice, professional services, or a closely adjacent field — with direct experience building programs and institutional partnerships, not just managing events.

Genuine existing relationships — or a specific, fast path to building them — within bar associations, legal aid organizations, specialty legal communities, or the legal innovation ecosystem.

Understanding of the bar association landscape: how state bars operate, how CLE accreditation works, how ethics committees and task forces function, and how organizations at this level make partnership decisions.

Comfort at the intersection of institutional relationship-building and commercial accountability — you understand that the goal of every program is ultimately credibility that drives pipeline.

Strong written communication: you can write a CLE co-sponsorship proposal and a community program pitch in the same week.

Genuine commitment to access to justice as a program priority, not just a narrative vehicle.

JD or deep legal industry fluency strongly preferred.

Qualifications

8+ years in legal industry programs, bar association work, legal aid, access to justice, professional services, or a closely adjacent field — with direct experience building programs and institutional partnerships, not just managing events.

Genuine existing relationships — or a specific, fast path to building them — within bar associations, legal aid organizations, specialty legal communities, or the legal innovation ecosystem.

Understanding of the bar association landscape: how state bars operate, how CLE accreditation works, how ethics committees and task forces function, and how organizations at this level make partnership decisions.

Comfort at the intersection of institutional relationship-building and commercial accountability — you understand that the goal of every program is ultimately credibility that drives pipeline.

Strong written communication: you can write a CLE co-sponsorship proposal and a community program pitch in the same week.

Genuine commitment to access to justice as a program priority, not just a narrative vehicle.

JD or deep legal industry fluency strongly preferred.

Skills

Strong written communication skills.

Ability to build and maintain relationships with key stakeholders.

Experience in developing and executing strategic partnerships.

Understanding of legal industry dynamics and trends.

Ability to navigate complex organizational structures and processes.

Benefits

Comprehensive benefit package including health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs, as well as a competitive 401k plan with company match.

Flexible vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave.

Additional benefits such as optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance, optional life and AD&D insurance, Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts, fitness reimbursement, access to Employee Assistance Program, Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit, access to 529 Plan, commuter benefits, Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance, Tuition Reimbursement, and access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

Annual bonus based on a combination of enterprise and individual performance.

Drug-free workplace policy.

Reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

Equal employment opportunity employer.

Compliance with local laws requiring upfront disclosure of the expected pay range for a position.