Job Description

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is the corporate foundation of Thomson Reuters, the global news and information services company. As an independent charity, registered in the UK and the USA, we leverage our media, legal and data-driven expertise to strengthen independent journalism, enable access to the law and promote responsible business. Through news, media development, free legal assistance and data intelligence, we aim to build free, fair and informed societies.

TrustLaw is the world's largest pro bono legal network. We work with leading law firms and corporate legal teams to facilitate free legal support, research and resources for civil society organisations (CSOs), social enterprises and non-profit independent media around the globe. By spreading the practice of pro bono worldwide, TrustLaw wants to strengthen civil society and drive change.

The Thomson Reuters Foundation is recruiting a agile Legal Projects Officer to support the delivery of legal activities on donor-funded projects.



This role will work closely with CSOs and social enterprises focusing predominantly on human rights, social and economic justice, climate and just transition, connecting them with pro bono legal support from law firms around the world and helping to strengthen their operational and legal capacity.
You will report to a Legal Project Manager based in London, and will work closely with regional TrustLaw teams.

Key Responsibilities
Project Implementation
- Support the Legal Project Manager to develop, administer, implement and monitor progress against project plans, to ensure that activities and logistics are delivered in a timely manner.
- Conduct outreach to and onboard relevant civil society organisations, legal teams and other partners, and engage existing TrustLaw members.
- Scope and draft pro bono legal requests, and manage these legal requests from inception to completion, including connecting clients with lawyers in the TrustLaw network and following u

📌 Legal Projects Officer, TrustLaw (Mumbai)
🏢 Thomson Reuters
📍 Mumbai