Senior Specialist Legal Editor, Commercial & Law Department

About the role

Develop commercial legal and compliance content that is of national and global significance to be published as part of Practical Law’s online services.
Write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.
Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
Stay informed of current developments and legal issues relating to commercial contracting and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content.
Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, and legal professional groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is topical and meets their needs.
Support AI initiatives, including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.

Responsibilities

• Develop commercial legal and compliance content that is of national and global significance to be published as part of Practical Law’s online services.
• Write and edit legal resources, including standard form documents, practice guidance notes and checklists in accordance with Practical Law writing style.
• Assist in the editorial development of Practical Law or Thomson Reuters products, including Global and AI initiatives.
• Establish and maintain relationships with external law firm contributors.
• Write and edit content for Practical Law’s companion magazine, Practical Law The Journal.
• Stay informed of current developments and legal issues relating to commercial contracting and practice to ensure timely updates to existing content and the development of new content.
• Develop relationships with lawyers in private practice, in-house counsel, and legal professional groups to ensure that the Commercial service’s content is topical and meets their needs.
• Support AI initiatives, including training AI for use in products and validating model performance.

Requirements

A minimum of eight years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel and an understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel.

Qualifications

• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Skill and passion for writing, including: close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• The ability to collaborate with and support team members.
• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as: supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams in their efforts to build and market Practical Law; conducting sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, as requested; and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

Skills

• A minimum of eight years' experience working as a lawyer in a law firm or as in-house counsel and an understanding of the needs and priorities of law firm attorneys and in-house counsel.
• Expertise in a variety of commercial transactional and regulatory matters, including one or more of the following: general contract principles and boilerplate, including the purchase, sale, and supply of goods and services; government contracting; multi-state consumer regulatory issues and compliance; manufacturing and supply chain compliance; franchise; distribution, logistics, warehousing, and reseller transactions; e-commerce transactions; and consulting, sales representative, and professional services arrangements.
• Strong project management skills and the ability to balance multiple tasks at once.
• Close attention to detail; impressive command of grammar, punctuation, and plain English; and the ability to write about complex legal issues clearly and simply.
• The ability to collaborate with and support team members.
• Flexibility in working on tasks other than writing legal resources, such as: supporting the product development and sales and marketing teams in their efforts to build and market Practical Law; conducting sales demonstrations and webinars on topics of interest for customers, as requested; and responding to subscriber inquiries regarding Practical Law resources.

Benefits

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.

Pay

$119,700 USD - $222,300 USD

Schedule

N/A