Associate Editor, Practical Law

Associate Editor, Practical Law

Practical Law is looking for an Associate Editor to work in conjunction with more experienced colleagues to interpret and explain legal, practice, and market developments to our customers through online content.

About the Role

As an Associate Editor, you will report into the Director of Practical Law Litigation and will be responsible for supporting various Practice Areas by :

• Monitoring and identifying relevant legal developments to cover in the Practical Law product offering.
• With support and supervision from colleagues, maintaining content to ensure that content is up-to-date and reflects current legal and market practice, and is of the quality and scope that meets business objectives and customer needs.
• With support and supervision from colleagues, drafting new content for online publication.
• Conducting research projects and presenting results with proper analysis and in a succinct manner.
• Training AI for use in products and validating model performance to identify necessary steps to improve performance, as needed.
• Providing additional support to the Practical Law editorial teams, as needed.

About You

You're a fit for the role of Associate Editor if your background includes :

• A J.D. and current license to practice law in at least one US jurisdiction.
• Up to 2 years' experience practicing as an attorney in a law firm and / or corporate law department or working in a Legal / Publishing environment, using technology to create and disseminate online content.
• Enthusiasm and ambition, with a desire to learn and to improve the efficiency of legal services.
• Skill and passion for writing and good editing skills, including : close attention to detail;
• impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English;
• strong technical drafting skills; and
• the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• Comfort with technology, including proficiency in Microsoft Office applications, and able to adapt to new technology quickly.
• Ability to organize and present information in a clear and structured manner.
• Ability to work efficiently and within deadlines and communicate effectively across Practical Law practice areas and teams.
• Ability to work flexibly in an agile work environment.
• Ability to collaborate with diverse teams of people who bring different perspectives and lived experiences to the business.
• Ability to continuously collaborate with and support team members in a hybrid and / or remote environment and operate efficiently in a remote environment without on-site technical support.
• Candidates selected for a second interview will be required to undertake writing and editing sample

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What’s in it For You?

At Thomson Reuters, our people are our greatest assets. Here are some of the benefits we offer for your personal and professional growth :

Culture : Globally recognized and award-winning reputation for equality, diversity and inclusion, flexibility, work-life balance, and more.

Wellbeing : Comprehensive benefit plans; flexible and supportive benefits for work-life balance; company-wide Mental Health Days Off;

Headspace app subscription; retirement, savings, tuition reimbursement, and employee incentive programs; resources for mental, physical, and financial wellbeing.

Learning & Development : LinkedIn Learning access; internal Talent Marketplace with opportunities to work on projects cross-company;

Ten Thousand Coffees Thomson Reuters café networking.

Social Impact : Eight employee-driven Business Resource Groups; two paid volunteer days annually; Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) initiatives for local and global impact.

Purpose Driven Work : We have a superpower that we’ve never talked about with as much pride as we should we are one of the only companies on the planet 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.

Do you want to be part of a team helping re-invent the way knowledge professionals work? How about a team that works every day to create a more transparent, just and inclusive future?

At Thomson Reuters, we’ve been doing just that for almost 160 years. Our industry-leading products and services include highly specialized information-enabled software and tools for legal, tax, accounting and compliance professionals combined with the world’s most global news services Reuters.

We help these professionals do their jobs better, creating more time for them to focus on the things that matter most : advising, advocating, negotiating, governing and informing.

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 that celebrate diversity and inclusion.

At a time when objectivity, accuracy, fairness and transparency are under attack, we consider it our duty to pursue them.

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Accessibility

As a global business, we rely on diversity of culture and thought to deliver on our goals. To ensure we can do that, we seek talented, qualified employees in all our operations around the world regardless of race, color, sex / gender, including pregnancy, gender identity and expression, national origin, religion, sexual orientation, disability, age, marital status, citizen status, veteran status, or any other protected classification under applicable law.

Thomson Reuters is proud to be an Equal Employment Opportunity / Affirmative Action Employer providing a drug-free workplace.

We also make reasonable accommodations for qualified individuals with disabilities and for sincerely held religious beliefs in accordance with applicable law.

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