Practice Innovation Advisor- Legal Professionals

Thomson Reuters•Chicago, NY

About The Position

Thomson Reuters is building a senior advisory function for its most strategic law firm accounts. The Practice Innovation Advisor is a client-facing, peer advisory role at the intersection of AI strategy, technology transformation, and the business of law. The advisor engages senior firm leaders to help them assess how AI may change their organizations’ operations, competitive position, and delivery of value, and supports clients across the full relationship lifecycle, from pre-sale through post-sale. The role depends on deep experience from within the legal profession and focuses on executive relationships and strategic counsel rather than product demonstrations or adoption metrics. The advisor serves as a senior executive counselor to a portfolio of strategic law firm accounts and works alongside account executives and cross-functional client teams. The role also maintains a dotted-line relationship with the Product Organization to understand product roadmaps and launches, and brings executive-level feedback to Thomson Reuters product and business leaders. The advisor represents Thomson Reuters at senior legal industry forums, client roundtables, and executive events. Thomson Reuters describes its broader mission as providing trusted content and technology that help professionals make informed decisions and advance justice, truth, and transparency. The company has 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries. The position’s base compensation range for eligible US locations is $137,200–$254,800, with potential eligibility for an annual bonus based on enterprise and individual performance. The posting closes 12/31/2026.

Requirements

At least 5 years of innovation experience, including meaningful experience inside a law firm environment comparable to the clients served.
Practical understanding of law firm partnership structures, partner adoption, governance decisions, and common obstacles to technology change.
Executive communication skills, including the ability to engage individual partners and deliver structured committee presentations.
Collaborative approach and ability to work alongside CSMs, Practical Law Editors, AI Solutions Architects, Forward Deployed Engineers, and Professional Services.

Nice To Haves

Experience as a senior technology, innovation, or transformation leader inside a major law firm, such as a Director or Senior Director of Legal Technology, Innovation, or Knowledge Management at an AmLaw 200 or equivalent global firm.
Experience shaping firm strategy and building executive buy-in.
A grounded, experience-based perspective on how AI affects legal staffing, pricing, client delivery, and competitive positioning.
Fluency in the legal technology landscape, including Westlaw, CoCounsel, and Practical Law, and how these products fit into firm-wide technology strategy.
Ability to engage credibly with firm leadership without a commercial agenda; the role does not carry a quota.

Responsibilities

Serve as senior executive advisor for a portfolio of strategic law firm accounts, engaging firm leaders on AI strategy, transformation roadmaps, and operating model design.
Build trusted, peer-level relationships with law firm leadership to help Thomson Reuters participate in strategic technology decisions.
Partner with the Account Executive across the sales and relationship lifecycle, from pre-sale and close through post-sale.
Develop and deliver an informed perspective on how AI is reshaping law firm economics and operating models.
Maintain dotted-line relationships with the Product Organization to understand product roadmaps, feature development, and upcoming launches, and communicate these to customers.
Share executive-level insights with Thomson Reuters product and business leadership about firms’ investments, barriers to AI adoption, and unmet leadership needs.
Represent Thomson Reuters at senior legal industry forums, client roundtables, and executive events.

Benefits

Flexible work arrangements, including work from anywhere for up to 8 weeks per year.
Flexible vacation and paid time off, including sick and safe time and paid holidays.
Two company-wide Mental Health Days off annually.
Access to the Headspace app and Employee Assistance Program.
Retirement savings plan with company match.
Tuition reimbursement.
Employee incentive programs and possible annual bonus eligibility.
Health, dental, vision, disability, and life insurance.
Parental leave and sabbatical leave.
Two paid volunteer days off annually.
Fitness reimbursement.
Flexible Spending and Health Savings Accounts.
Commuter benefits.
Adoption and surrogacy assistance.
Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
Optional hospital, accident and sickness insurance; optional life and AD&D insurance; and Group Legal Identity Theft Protection benefit, each paid 100% by the employee.
Access to a 529 Plan.
Resources and programs supporting mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.