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CoCounsel, part of Thomson Reuters, is seeking a German Lawyer to work as a Lawyer Product Specialist for a 6 months contract. This role offers a fantastic opportunity to learn about the cutting edge of AI and legal technology. As part of the Product Management Organization, you will help ensure the reliability and value of CoCounsel, the world\’s first AI legal assistant. Your contributions will directly impact CoCounsel\’s mission to deliver unparalleled value to top law firms and legal departments globally.
About The Role
In this opportunity as an Lawyer Product Specialist, you will:

• Collaborate with internal and external teams to support product programs and initiatives related to artificial intelligence and legal technology solutions.
• Assist in the testing and validation of generative artificial intelligence technology for legal industry applications designed for legal practitioners in Germany.
• Contribute to understanding our customers\‘ pain points and goals to help articulate value propositions.
• Support the development of advanced use cases for lawyers utilizing the CoCounsel platform.
• Provide feedback on CoCounsel\’s ongoing performance to our team of engineers and data scientists.
• Assist senior team members in client engagements, supporting Enterprise clients.
• Provide support to other Thomson Reuters divisions and teams on select projects.

About You:
You\’re a fit for the role of Product Specialist if you possess these attributes:

• Passion for legal research, writing, and analysis, with attention to detail.
• Commitment to knowledge-sharing, efficiency, and excellence in legal work.
• Excellent interpersonal, verbal, and written communication skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills.
• Highly motivated, with an ability to understand and support departmental goals.
• Strong team player with a strong work ethic who works collaboratively in a team-oriented environment.

Your background should include:

• Law degree and admission to German bar required. (Do not need to be currently located in Germany.)
• Experience using online legal research and practice tools

What\’s in it For You?

• 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.

DISCLAIMER
The above information in this description has been designed to indicate the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.
About Us
Thomson Reuters informs the way forward by bringing together the trusted content and technology that people and organizations need to make the right decisions. We serve professionals across legal, tax, accounting, compliance, government, and media. Our products combine highly specialized software and insights to empower professionals with the data, intelligence, and solutions needed to make informed decisions, and to help institutions in their pursuit of justice, truth, and transparency. Reuters, part of Thomson Reuters, is a world leading provider of trusted journalism and news.
We are powered by the talents of 26,000 employees across more than 70 countries, where everyone has a chance to contribute and grow professionally in flexible work environments. At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness, and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them. Sound exciting? Join us and help shape the industries that move society forward.
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