Senior Legal Editor

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Write and edit clear, informative, and engaging content to be used in a variety of customer solutions, primarily in answering employment law questions from customers without providing legal advice
• Upload relevant content to applicable digital properties through the content management system and ensure content displays and functions correctly
• Determine content for assigned digital products, including the creation of a long-term editorial calendar and managing deadlines
• Adhere to strict deadlines and product management requirements for all assigned print products
• Collaborate with team members and across departments (including marketing, product, production and development) to maintain content standards, implement content strategies, and ensure customer needs and deadlines are met
• Meet frequently with product, production, sales and marketing staff to discuss projects and resolve problems
• Represent the products and services in customer and prospect engagements, including onsite at internal conferences and industry events
• Propose new product ideas in your area(s) of expertise across all product lines, and oversee all content-related phases of the new products process, including conducting research, writing proposals, and presenting the finished concept
• Maintain an awareness of and adherence to company guidelines for messaging, tone, style, and editorial process
• Commit to continuous learning to gain proficiency and remain proficient in all assigned topic areas

Additional Responsibilities

• Ensure customer engagement and satisfaction with content
• Identify areas for new content development to increase value of current customer solutions

Critical Competencies

• Ownership and Execution
• Customer Centric
• Managing Ambiguity and Change

The Individual

• Background in employment law, preferably benefits (including health insurance and retirement), COBRA, HIPAA, Social Security and Unemployment Compensation
• Strong familiarity with HR concepts
• Demonstrated ability to discern customer needs and envision multiple solutions
• Ability to drive multiple initiatives simultaneously and meet multiple deadlines
• Self-motivated team mentor
• Strong verbal, written, analytical, research, and communication skills
• Demonstrated ability in time management, multitasking, and project management
• Attention to detail, accuracy
• Strong organizational skills and ability to work in a highly collaborative environment
• Ability to think logically, classify content, and apply taxonomy
• Ability to write clearly for an HR audience
• Proficient in Microsoft Office

Qualifications

• JD degree
• 10 or more years’ experience in working with benefits-related issues