Senior Legal Counsel - Journals - Maternity Cover
Core
Senior Legal Counsel providing business-partner legal support to the Journals business, managing IP/copyright, commercial contracts, and dispute resolution.
Role type
Senior in-house legal counsel (Journals business)
Builds
Legal risk mitigation, commercial agreements, and dispute resolution strategies for a global content business
Domain
Publishing / Intellectual Property / Commercial Law
Required skills
Intellectual property and copyright law expertise, commercial contract negotiation, dispute resolution management, external counsel instruction, stakeholder relationship building
Preferred skills
AI licensing experience, publishing industry background, professional IP qualification
Technologies
Legal research tools, contract management systems
Responsibilities
Lead legal support for the Journals business, manage end-to-end legal risk projects, advise on complex IP/copyright and AI matters, draft and negotiate commercial contracts, resolve third-party disputes, oversee junior legal team members
Seniority
Senior, hands-on IC
