Legal Content Manager, Content Intern and Fellow Program - Illinois Legal Aid Online (ILAO)

About the role

The Legal Content Manager, Content Intern and Fellow Program, is part of ILAO’s Content Team. Legal Content Managers work independently and as a team to keep the legal information on ILAO's website accurate, relevant to diverse audiences, and easy to use. The role includes producing and maintaining legal content within a team-wide content plan, leading the Content Intern and Fellow (CIF) program (which offers paid and sponsored internships for law students and recent graduates, as well as volunteer opportunities coordinated with law schools), staying informed about legal issues facing lower‑income families and communities in Illinois, and contributing to team projects that use technology to improve how people find and use legal information.

Responsibilities

• Own and maintain a content portfolio in designated legal areas, exercising independent judgment while collaborating with other editors on shared content, editorial governance, and group projects.
• Contribute to and follow collective decisions regarding content structure, style, scope, and standards.
• Research, draft, edit, and publish legal information in assigned areas, following ILAO's content standards, style guide, and review processes.
• Complete content projects on schedule, including legal research, drafting, structural editing, plain-language review, proofreading, and publishing.
• Monitor changes in the law, external resources, and feedback from internal and external stakeholders, to determine content impact.
• Collaborate with the Product and Community Engagement Teams to inform the development of effective models, interfaces, and