Manager, Media Relations, Legal

Thomson Reuters•Eagan, MN

2d•Hybrid

About The Position

The Legal Media Relations Manager is responsible for leading earned media strategy and execution for Thomson Reuters legal businesses. This role drives proactive, high‑impact media engagement that strengthens Thomson Reuters position as the trusted leader in professional‑grade legal AI, research, and technology. This role is focused on earned credibility, not volume. Success is defined by quality of coverage, narrative alignment, and influence with legal, technology, and business decision‑makers—not press hit counts alone. The role partners closely with Product and Technology Communications & Corporate Communications team, Legal Marketing, Product, Analyst Relations, and the Influencer Relations Manager to ensure consistent, disciplined storytelling across the legal ecosystem.

Requirements

7+ years of experience in media relations, corporate communications, or public relations, ideally within legal, professional services, technology, or regulated industries.
Experience working closely with C-Suite leaders
Strong understanding of the legal industry and its media landscape.
Proven experience managing complex media narratives involving technology, AI, or high‑stakes professional workflows.
Excellent writing, messaging, and verbal communication skills.
Sound judgment and ability to operate confidently in fast-moving, high-visibility situations.
Strategic, not transactional, approach to media
Calm, credible, and decisive under pressure
Strong editorial instinct and news judgment
Collaborative mindset across Comms, Marketing, and Product
High standards for accuracy and professionalism

Nice To Haves

Experience supporting product launches or major announcements in legal or enterprise technology.
Undergraduate / pre-law degree
Familiarity with analyst relations, thought leadership programs, or executive communications.
Comfort working with senior executives and technical subject‑matter experts.

Responsibilities

Anticipate emerging legal AI trends and proactively position Thomson Reuters in relevant conversations.
Develop and execute the business of legal narrative and associated media relations strategy aligned to Thomson Reuters legal and AI priorities.
Own Thomson Reuters leadership on critical legal‑AI issues beyond product news, including AI hallucinations and reliability, citation integrity and verification, data governance and model boundaries, the use of AI by courts and judges, regulatory responses to AI in legal services, and the impact of AI on access to justice and legal education.
Consistently frame market differentiation by helping journalists understand key distinctions—tools vs. systems, pilots vs. production, and convenience vs. accountability—through briefings, background context, and comparative framing, reinforcing where Thomson Reuters leads (depth, scale, governance, trust) without directly naming competitors.
Position senior leaders as market thinkers (rather than product spokespeople) by shaping profiles around how the legal profession is evolving, what lawyers should expect next, and what good AI governance looks like, securing trend‑based, reflective, and forward-looking media opportunities where executives are quoted for judgment and insight—not just announcements.
Identify, prepare, and deploy credible customers as spokespeople in media and industry forums, elevating real-world experience and outcomes to validate Thomson Reuters leadership and reinforce trust through authentic, practitioner‑led storytelling.
Use products as proof points ( please note media relations related to product launches are handled in the P&T comms group)
Build and maintain strong relationships with key legal, legal‑tech, business, and select mainstream media.
Proactively pitch stories, commentary, and thought leadership tied to product launches, industry moments, and market shifts.
Manage reactive media inquiries with speed, accuracy, and sound judgment.
Prepare and support senior executives and subject‑matter experts for media interviews, briefings, and speaking opportunities.
Develop media materials including briefing documents, Q&A, key messages, and backgrounders.
Ensure executives are deployed strategically and consistently across priority outlets.
Work closely with Product, Legal Marketing, and Technology teams to ensure media engagement reflects real product capabilities and roadmap priorities.
Partner with Product and Technology Communications & Corporate Communications team.
Partner with the Influencer Relations Manager to align earned media with third-party voices and influence programs.
Coordinate with Analyst Relations to ensure narrative consistency across analysts, media, and influencers.
Ensure all media engagement adheres to Thomson Reuters standards for accuracy, transparency, and responsible communication.
Identify and manage reputational risk in coordination with Product and Technology Communications & Corporate Communications team and Legal teams.
Track and report on media impact using qualitative and narrative-based metrics, not vanity measures.

Benefits

Hybrid Work Model: We’ve adopted a flexible hybrid working environment (2-3 days a week in the office depending on the role) for our office-based roles while delivering a seamless experience that is digitally and physically connected.
Flexibility & Work-Life Balance: Flex My Way is a set of supportive workplace policies designed to help manage personal and professional responsibilities, whether caring for family, giving back to the community, or finding time to refresh and reset. This builds upon our flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year, empowering employees to achieve a better work-life balance.
Career Development and Growth: By fostering a culture of continuous learning and skill development, we prepare our talent to tackle tomorrow’s challenges and deliver real-world solutions. Our Grow My Way programming and skills-first approach ensures you have the tools and knowledge to grow, lead, and thrive in an AI-enabled future.
Industry Competitive Benefits: We offer comprehensive benefit plans to include flexible vacation, two company-wide Mental Health Days off, access to the Headspace app, retirement savings, tuition reimbursement, employee incentive programs, and resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.
Culture: Globally recognized, award-winning reputation for inclusion and belonging, flexibility, work-life balance, and more. We live by our values: Obsess over our Customers, Compete to Win, Challenge (Y)our Thinking, Act Fast / Learn Fast, and Stronger Together.
Social Impact: Make an impact in your community with our Social Impact Institute. We offer employees two paid volunteer days off annually and opportunities to get involved with pro-bono consulting projects and Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives.
Making a Real-World Impact: We are one of the few companies globally that helps its customers pursue justice, truth, and transparency. Together, with the professionals and institutions we serve, we help uphold the rule of law, turn the wheels of commerce, catch bad actors, report the facts, and provide trusted, unbiased information to people all over the world.
market competitive health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance programs
competitive 401k plan with company match
market leading work life benefits with competitive vacation, sick and safe paid time off, paid holidays (including two company mental health days off), parental leave, sabbatical leave
optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance paid 100% by the employee
optional life and AD&D insurance paid 100% by the employee
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts
fitness reimbursement
access to Employee Assistance Program
Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit paid 100% by employee
access to 529 Plan
commuter benefits
Adoption & Surrogacy Assistance
Tuition Reimbursement
access to Employee Stock Purchase Plan